Austrian chancellor Christian Stocker has proposed building a sovereign wealth fund with €100bn in capital over the coming decades to support first-pillar pensions. In an interview last week, Stocker raised the possibility of allocating “continuously, yea... See more
Swiss Financial Supervisory Authority FINMA is continuing to investigate Zürich Lebensversicherungs in relation to its occupational pensions business with partner and multi-employer pension fund Vita Sammelstiftung, IPE understands. As part of the proceed... See more
Deutsche Finance Group and Germany’s largest pension institution, Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), are trading accusations over losses linked to US real estate investments, in an escalating legal battle. Deutsche Finance Group filed a lawsuit this week... See more
The first German professional pension funds are being awarded a new quality seal for meeting risk management and governance standards, following concerns over the management of assets at a pension fund for dentists in Berlin. The €18bn pension fund for do... See more
Capital inflows resulting from Germany’s proposed pension reforms could strengthen domestic capital markets while expanding the role of banks and asset managers, according to pension investors and analysts. The pension commission’s proposals, submitted to... See more
