Luigi Serenelli

Plans to reform Germany's pension regulatory and policy system that are expected to boost the country's pension buyout market have sparked the interest of foreign investors, say industry experts. In June, Alterssicherungskommission - Germany's Pension Security Commission - published a government-backed report in which it urged social partners to fully ...

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