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German pension schemes steadily accelerate fund investments
The share of funds held in portfolios by pension institutions has increased fivefold in the last 18 years, doubling by 34 percentage points, according to Kommalpha
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Spezialfonds record ‘remarkably poor’ net inflows from German pension funds
Net inflows of pension institutions into Spezialfonds amounted to €525m in Q1 2024, and €674m for insurance companies
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Pension funds’ net inflows in Spezialfonds collapse
Spezialfonds collected only €1.3bn net in 2023 from pension schemes, down €35bn year-on-year, Kommalpha says
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Pension funds’ allocations to Spezialfonds remain ‘extremely weak’, says Kommalpha
Institutional investors only allocated €31bn net to Spezialfonds mandates at the end of the third quarter of 2023, down from €61bn in the same period last year
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German pension funds pull out of Spezialfonds for first time
Spezialfonds recorded an outlfow worth €1.9bn from pension institutions in the first half of the year, an historic first
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DACH roundup: German pension schemes’ investments in Spezialfonds drop
Plus: European Commission green lights UBS-Credit Suisse merger
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Pension schemes bump insurers down as top investors in German Spezialfonds
Spezialfonds managed pension scheme assets totalling €530.4bn at the end of December last year, equivalent to a market share of almost 28%
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DACH roundup: German pension schemes’ assets in Spezialfonds shrink
Plus: Austrian fund industry hit by war in Ukraine; Swiss cabinet sets date for first pillar reform
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Germany roundup: BaFin clarifies EU disclosure regulation terminology
Plus: Net inflows of pension funds in Spezialfonds take a dip
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Germany roundup: Pension schemes top net inflows in Spezialfonds
Plus: Metzler Pensionsfonds ups assets; Golding Capital Partners’ assets rise
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German investors test crypto assets ahead of potential allocation shake-up
It will take time for investors to become familiar with crypto currency, says Clemens Schuerhoff
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German pension schemes often opt for Masterfonds mandates
Unpublished figures point to a 75-80% estimate of assets managed via Masterfonds
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Pension funds drive strong year-end performance for German Spezialfonds
Net inflows in Spezialfonds from pension funds in the fourth quarter of 2020 reached a total of €14.5bn
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German Spezialfonds immune to COVID-19 impact for Q3 inflows
Net inflows in special funds totalled €18.9bn, with inflows standing at €80.5bn
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COVID-19 fuelled unprecedented Spezialfonds flows – study
April flows a ‘dramatic dynamic’, says Kommalpha
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German pension schemes tripled use of pooled funds since 2005
Increased securitisation and diversification could lead to “disruptions”, warns Kommalpha
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Assets in Spezialfonds set to double over next decade, study predicts
Kommalpha says German funds to cover new asset classes