Archive

  • Key outsourcing fund loses appeal for German lifers as ZZR build-up stops

    12 November 2024

    Better interest rates mean fewer bond sales, with knock-on effect for Spezialfonds, says BVI

  • Chart of the Week - 'Build it and they will come' - German insurers and Spezialfonds

    18 August 2023

    Since 2009 German institutions made 3.9% in their Spezialfonds - and expanded allocations by 167%

  • German insurers hold €528bn in Spezialfonds

    17 February 2023

    Closed-ended Spezialfonds have enjoyed an interrupted and sharp expansion since 2019

  • German insurers reveal plan for non-financial reporting

    05 March 2021

    Fund industry association reveals insurers' €21bn in ESG mandates

  • Single data access point game changer for EU investors, insurance industry says

    20 January 2021

    EC proposal could even have repercussions beyond European borders

  • Differing reactions to EC's CMU action plan from insurance industry

    25 September 2020

    Insurance Europe positive, while BVI and Axa share their concerns

  • Germany's ESG fund market crosses €100bn threshold

    11 September 2020

    Nearly all funds managed by BVI members apply Principles for Responsible Investing

  • German asset managers join GDV in criticising ratings agencies

    07 September 2020

    Fund association BVI wants fee transparency and tighter regulation

  • German trade body calls for proportionality on look-through

    31 August 2017

    GDV's plea comes as Insurance Risk Data reveals Germany's largest fund-investing insurers

  • German insurers keep top spot in Spezialfonds usage

    03 October 2016

    Firms turn to mixed-asset strategies for Spezialfonds allocations