From market volatility, high inflation and the war for talent, to ESG, Diversity Equity and Inclusion and unrelenting legislative change – the challenges facing global pensions leaders are as significant […]
Author: Rainer Bannör, Lurse After years of historically low interest rates, the year 2022 has brought a turnaround: interest rates have risen significantly. This also has consequences for the discount […]
For German employees who want to maintain their accustomed standard of living in retirement, company pension plans are often indispensable. For employers, on the other hand, the long-term security of […]
With immediate effect Worldwide Broker Network™ (WBN), USA announced Lurse to be member of its global network. The largest, fully integrated international network of independent Insurance Brokers and Employee Benefits […]
The draft bill for an Act to Reinforce Company Pensions published at the beginning of November does not deliver any new surprises. In summary, the proposed essential changes starting 2018 […]
From the five different methods of implementation, companies often prefer to choose insurance-oriented solutions to offer an attractive and balance sheet-neutral provision plan. The reform was triggered by a decision […]
According to the German Association for Occupational Pensions (aba), the legislative procedure for an “Act to Reinforce Company Pensions” will be expanded, making a conclusion in this legislative period seem […]
At the latest aba (German Association for Occupational Pensions) forums for tax and labor law, Dr. Möhlenbrock of the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) has given a closer insight into […]
Pensions have moved into the focus of the political discussions in Berlin. Before the end of this legislative term, draft laws on the “reinforcement” of legal pensions and the “confidence-building” […]
On Friday, February 26, the German Bundesrat (Federal Council) did not object to the law for the residential properties credit directive. In this Act, the German Bundestag also passed an […]
BGH, February 17, 2016 – XII ZB 447/13: Under the Pension Rights Adjustment Act (Versorgungsausgleichgesetz), the value of a pension entitlement at the time of the ending of the marriage (the […]
Supposedly defined contribution systems are not risk-free for enterprises Companies are increasingly relying on matching systems Protection for employees as well as employee retention and recruiting intended Reduction of costs […]
Frankfurt/Main, November 18, 2015 – The Bundestag (Lower House of German parliament) has recognized that the low-interest phase has also reached company pension schemes. Following a petition by the coalition […]
Frankfurt/Main, August 13, 2015 – The EU Mobility Directive is intended to simplify the adaptability of corporate pension schemes when moving to other EU member states. The new regulations, scheduled to […]
