30/11/2020

Germany: Fund industry manages EUR 1,600 billion for retirement provision

The fund industry is the largest manager of capital for retirement provision in Germany.

19/11/2020

Germany: Fund industry with very good new business

Investment funds registered inflows of approximately EUR 71 billion by the end of September 2020. This matches the inflows of the same period for the...

17/11/2020

Snapshot Sustainability

The assets of sustainable funds continue to grow. More on this in our new Snapshot Sustainability

28/10/2020

IIFA publishes additional points for effective IT security

Protection against cyber risks is a high priority for the fund industry. Based on the IIFA Cybersecurity Program Basics 2019, IIFA adopted additional...

8/10/2020

BVI proposes a new fund vehicle for the EU

The German investment funds association BVI is proposing to the EU Commission the introduction of a new type of fund to help both cushion the economic...

7/10/2020

BVI: European Commission's proposal to implement the disclosure regulation is pragmatic

The European Commission has announced that it will implement the rules on sustainability related disclosure requirements in a pragmatic way.

30/9/2020

Virtual Annual General Meetings

Shareholder rights still not sufficiently respected - BVI calls for improvement in 2021

25/9/2020

BVI-Position zum Entwurf einer Verordnung zur Verlängerung von Maßnahmen im Gesellschafts-, Genossenschafts-, Vereins- und Stiftungsrecht zur Bekämpfung der Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie

24/9/2020

EU Action Plan for Capital Markets Union

There is no shortage of ideas, but a need for more speed.

10/9/2020

Sustainable funds mark a new record high of over EUR 100 billion in assets

The ESG fund market in Germany is growing fast: assets invested in sustainable funds have now overtaken the EUR 100 billion mark, around half of which...

7/9/2020

Credit rating agencies: BVI and GDV campaign EU Commission for stricter rules

German Investment Funds Association BVI and Insurance Association GDV are making a joint appeal to the EU Commission to regulate US rating agencies...

2/9/2020

Sustainability: New impetus for the German EU Council Presidency

The German Investment Funds Association BVI urges the German government to set a self-confident course for EU sustainability regulation. ‘Whether...

1/9/2020

Nachhaltigkeit in der Finanzmarktregulierung: Vorschläge des BVI für EU-Maßnahmen während der deutschen Ratspräsidentschaft