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The German Insurance Market: Opportunities And Considerations For Fund Managers

The German insurance market, with €1.9 trillion in assets, represents one of Europe's largest pools of institutional capital, with allocations to alternative investments growing from 23% to 30% over the past two years.

Germany Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

Focus On Labour Law – 4th Quarter 2025

As the year draws to a close, we are issuing our last Focus on Labour Law for 2025 with its usual overview of important labour court decisions of the last few months and updates on new legislation.

Worldwide Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Fokus Arbeitsrecht – 4. Quartal 2025

Das Jahresende bringt den letzten Fokus Arbeitsrecht 2025 mit dem gewohnten Überblick über wichtige arbeitsgerichtliche Entscheidungen der letzten Monate...

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Company Pension Schemes: Bundestag Passes Second Act Strengthening Company Pensions

On 5 December 2025, the Bundestag (finally) passed the Second Act Strengthening Company Pensions (Betriebsrentenstärkungsgesetz II, BRSG II).

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Betriebliche Altersversorgung: Bundestag Verabschiedet BRSG II

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Germany Increases Social Security Contribution And Compulsory Insurance Ceilings Effective January 1, 2026

Germany Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

EIOPA Publishes Its Annual Work Programme 2026

European Union Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

Company Pension Strengthening Act II ("BRSG II") – Draft By The Federal Government – What It Brings And Who Benefits From It!

Germany Employment

PL

PwC Legal Germany

Company Pension Schemes: Must-haves And Minimisation Of Liability When Implementing By Means Of Direct Insurance

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Betriebliche Altersversorgung: Must-haves und Haftungsminimierung bei der Durchführung über Direktversicherungen

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

EIOPA Releases 2024 Annual Report – Key Developments, Regulatory Initiatives And Strategic Priorities

Germany Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

Employment Law Aspects Of The Coalition Agreement At A Glance

Germany Employment

AO

A&O Shearman

Coalition Agreement 2025: New German Government's Plans For Labor And Employment Laws

Germany Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

The EU's 2025 Savings And Investments Union Strategy

European Union Strategy

PL

PwC Legal Germany

Avoiding Unauthorized Display Of Sensitive Personal Data (Such As A User's Facial Image) During A Payment Authentication Process: Non-technical

Germany Privacy

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Problem-solution Approach At The EPO (2025) (Video)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Rejection Due To Headscarf – German Federal Labor Court Holds Employer Liable For Compensation

Germany Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

The Fender Stratocaster Before The Regional Court Of Düsseldorf – First Application Of The ECJ Principles From Mio/konektra To A Work Of Applied Art In Germany

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Rethinking Production Capacity: Your Path Into The Security And Defence Industry – With Solid Legal Support Every Step Of The Way

Germany Commercial

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Luther Luxembourg S.A.

Gender Discrimination In Company Pension Schemes: Need For Action And Cost Risks

As is well known, the Pay Transparency Directive imposes a need for action on companies. Employee comparison groups must be established to identify potential gender pay gaps. Employees are granted extensive and highly detailed rights to information, which must also be actively communicated.

Germany Employment

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Littler

Gender Discrimination In Company Pension Schemes In Germany: Need For Action And Cost Risks

The EU Pay Transparency Directive imposes a need for companies in the European Union to take action. Employee comparison groups must be established to identify potential gender pay gaps.

Germany Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Germany, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Germany Employment

Hangarter Legal

Amendment To German Investment Ordinance – Additional Flexibility For Alternative Investments

The German Investment Ordinance (GIO) is being amended (Eighth Amending Ordinance (https://www.recht.bund.de/bgbl/1/2025/31/VO.html). For the insurance companies within its scope the following

Germany Employment

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POELLATH

Labour & Employment Law Newsletter Issue 2 2024

Germany Employment

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Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Labour & Employment Law Newsletter Issue 1 2024

Germany Employment

LR

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Germany Employment

HK

HEUKING

Fünf Fragen an…..

Germany Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Germany: Proposals To Expand Occupational Pension Participation

Germany Employment

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WTW

Proposed Amendment To German Investment Ordinance - Additional Flexibility For Alternative Investments Of Regulated Pension Schemes

Germany Employment

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POELLATH

Focus On Labor Law – 4th Quarter 2023

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Private Equity Investments In Germany | How To Manage HR Related Risks And Optimize Deal Value

Germany Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Betriebsrentenanpassung In Der Inflation

Germany Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

AI As A Driver Of Business Transformations And Restructurings

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Focus On Labor Law – 4th Quarter 2023

In our last issue of this year's Focus on Labour Law you will find the usual overview of the most important labour court decisions of recent months...

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Private Equity Investments In Germany | How To Manage HR Related Risks And Optimize Deal Value

PE transactions are special in many ways, including deal structuring and financing, tax-optimization as well as entrepreneurial and operational concepts post-closing.

Germany Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Betriebsrentenanpassung In Der Inflation

Die Inflationsrate in Deutschland erreicht immer wieder neue Höchststände. Zuletzt lag der für die Bemessung der Inflationsrate heranzuziehende Verbraucherpreisindex im August 2023 bei 6,1%.

Germany Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

AI As A Driver Of Business Transformations And Restructurings

AI is already transforming the way we do business, and offers huge potential for companies to restructure and move towards a radically different cost-base. Here, we ask what changes are likely, and what the role of HR will be.

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Focus On Labour Law 1st Quarter 2023

Germany Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

Back To The Future? Germany Travels Back In Time While Digitalization Occurs Elsewhere

The latest amendments introduced by the German Federal Ministry for Labor (BMAS) to the "Nachweisgesetz"/NachweisG will transform Germany back into the age of hard copies and wet ink.

Germany Employment

RF

Rimon Falkenfort

Final Administrative Decree On Crypto Assets & Decision In ECJ Case C-641/17 & "CPP" & Federal Tax Court On Cum-/ex-transactions

On 10 May 2022, the German Ministry of Finance published its final administrative guidance on the income taxation of crypto assets, esp. crypto currencies.

Germany Technology

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WTS Global

Änderung Des Nachweisgesetzes Erfordert Anpassung Von Arbeitsverträgen Bis Zum 1. August 2022

Der deutsche Gesetzgeber hat das Nachweisgesetz überarbeitet, das die inhaltlichen Vorgaben für Arbeitsverträge regelt.

Germany Employment

MF

Morrison & Foerster LLP

EU Working Conditions Directive: The Reform Of The German Act On Proof Of Working Conditions Has Significant Implications For The Contract Management Of HR Departments

The EU Directive 2019/1152 on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions in the European Union of 20 June 2019 ("Working Conditions Directive") ...

European Union Employment

OP

Oppenhoff

On Your Mark! Get Set! Vacation! FAQs On German Vacation Law (Part 3)

Germany Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

New Hurdles For Employers In Germany – The Sharpening Of The Law On Proof Of Essential Working Conditions And Its Consequences

Germany Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Dynamisierung Von Überkapazitäten Und Qualifizierungslücken

Germany Commercial

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AlixPartners

Massenentlassungsanzeige: Aus „Soll" Wird „Muss"?

Germany Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Transferring A Business Following Insolvency In Germany: Who Pays The Pensions Bill?

Germany Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Neue Hürden Bei Der Befristung Von Arbeitsverhältnissen: Pläne Zur Änderung Des Befristungsrechts In Zeiten Wirtschaftlicher Unsicherheit

Germany Employment

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BLUEDEX

Silence Is Golden: Employers' Information Obligations In Germany

Germany Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

COVID-19 In Germany: Short-Time Work Implemented – What Now?

Germany Coronavirus

MB

Mayer Brown

Personalpartnerschaften - Unternehmensübergreifender Personaleinsatz Zur Vorübergehenden Unterstützung In Der Krise

Germany Employment

HK

HEUKING

Social Insurance Obligation For Minority Shareholder-Managing Directors Of A GmbH (German Limited Liability Company)

Germany Employment

HK

HEUKING

Reversal Of An (Allegedly) Freelance Relationship

Germany Employment

HK

HEUKING

No Vacation In The Passive Phase In Partial Retirement

Germany Employment

HK

HEUKING

Age Limits For Occupational Pensions Not Discriminatory Against Women

Germany Employment

SS

SKW Schwarz

No General Prohibition Of Deterioration For Retirement Benefits In Cases Of Transfer Of Businesses

Germany Employment

HK

HEUKING

Workplace Pensions In Germany: What You Need To Know

Germany Employment

HL

Hogan Lovells

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Video update: Directiva Europea de Transparencia Retributiva y su impacto en España

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Pension & Employee Benefits | Remuneration Essentials (Video)

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Arendt & Medernach

Jak Wygrywamy Czyli Sprawiedliwość Po Latach!

KHG Hupajlo Grzegorczyk & Partners

Pension Auto-Enrolment (Video)

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Arthur Cox

Global Mobility Manager (Video)

IL

Ius Laboris

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