The company pension scheme

If the company pension does not deliver what you were promised Every day we learn from politicians and the media that the statutory pension will at some point not be sufficient to maintain the accustomed standard of living in life after a professional career. Those of us who have taken out a company pension in […]

Basic knowledge about the pecuniary loss liability insurance of the StB/WP

The “knowing breach of duty” coverage gap.   It is estimated that every fifth (1) liability case ends with the finding that the tax consultant/auditor (StB/ WP) has no insurance cover at all or insufficient insurance cover in terms of the amount in the pecuniary loss liability insurance (VSH) for the relevant loss. German insurers […]

Risks associated with the investment and management of third-party funds

by Johannes Fiala, Lawyer (Munich), M.B.A. (Univ.Wales), M.M. (Univ.), Certified Financial and Investment Advisor (A.F.A.), EC Expert (C.I.F.E.), Banker (www.fiala.de) On the duties of a lawyer and tax adviser in the management of third-party assets – in particular in the investment of wards’ money – in escrow or trust accounts Due to faulty investment advice […]