Occupational disability pension for GmbH managing directors

If the man (or woman) in the executive suite drops out due to health problems, it can become critical for the GmbH. What to look for. In a nutshell – a medium-sized limited company cannot afford the disability of its managing director. – A BU component built into the entire supply contract has disadvantages. – […]

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 […]

Dr. Fiala: Garnishment protection – the pitfalls in pension schemes, in Liechtenstein and Switzerland

  Tax consultants, doctors, dentists, architects, journalists and other freelancers have no other choice. You have to pay into professional pension funds or pension chambers for your pension. But how safe is the money you have saved up when creditors or insolvency administrators want to enforce their claims?   The financial news service GoMoPa.net asked […]

The tax consultant as a financial advisor – (k)a competition for financial service providers?

Time and again, tax advisors and lawyers try their hand at “investment advice” – occasionally not only for a fee but also for commission if the investment is successful. Conversely, insurance companies (e.g. when setting up a company pension scheme) and banks (e.g. for financial advice and succession planning) are increasingly offering the customer a […]

Sales traps with U-cash registers

The collapse of the Adkura support fund shows how vulnerable occupational pensions remain today. There are large gaps in the safety net, which ultimately have to be covered by employers – who, in case of doubt, take the blame for the sales force. Once upon a time there was a U-Kasse in Ratingen, today you […]

Company pension scheme (bAV) and working time account models (ZWK) – No asset protection in the event of insolvency of the company through trust/CTA models

*by Dr. Johannes Fiala, lawyer (Munich), mediator (Univ.), MBA Financial Services (Univ.Wales), MM (Univ.), certified financial and investment advisor (A.F.A.), EC expert (C.I.F.E.), lecturer for civil and insurance law (Univ. of Cooperative Education), banker (www.fiala.de) and Peter A. Schramm, actuary DAV (Diethardt), graduate mathematician (Univ.), expert for actuarial mathematics, publicly appointed and sworn by the […]

Trust foundation as a solution for medium-sized businesses

Attorney Johannes Fiala and Frank M. Strobelt explain how entrepreneurs can arrange company succession through a charitable foundation. According to calculations by the Institute for Research on Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, more than 300,000 family businesses are facing a change of ownership in the next few years. It is estimated that in about 40 percent […]

Occupational pension schemes: Advice protocols and products put to the test

*by Peter F. Then, insurance broker (Veitshöchheim), lawyer (www.then-finanz.de) and Johannes Fiala, lawyer (Munich), banker (www.fiala.de ) The information problem: An agent writes ‘I personally have no problem with broker liability. I am largely responsible for my own actions. Only that I should take over the liability for the mistakes of my suppliers does not […]