*by Dr. Johannes Fiala, lawyer (Munich), mediator (Univ.), MBA Financial Services (Univ.Wales), MM (Univ.), certified financial and investment advisor (A.F.A.), lecturer for civil and insurance law (BA Heidenheim, Univ. of Cooperative Education), banker (www.fiala.de) and Andreas M. Bosl, management consultant (Pöcking/Starnberg) Managing Director of Mittelstands- Strategie-Beratung GmbH and owner of MBD Mittelstands-Beratungs-Dienst e.K. (www.mbdbav. de) […]
Artikel zum Thema: Old-age poverty
Family (in)security: Be careful with the Riester pension! Reclaim of the allowance threatens
pays contributions to the statutory pension insurance scheme and yet is not a compulsory member Attorney at Law Dr. Johannes Fiala Last year more than 2,000,000 Riester contracts were sold. Due to the changeover to “unisex tariffs” (equal premiums and equal benefits for men and women), male customers had to sell out at the end […]
Liability trap: occupational pension reinsurance with closed participations
*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 in Civil and Insurance Law (Univ. of Cooperative Education), Banker (www.fiala.de) What some people pretend to themselves, that no one imitates them so quickly. (Gerd Uhlenbrock) Both in the company pension […]
bAV: The fairy tale of GGF insolvency protection, in particular of pension commitments
DIE WELT of August 03, 2005, page 1 reports: A recent study by the German Institute for Retirement Provision (DIA) reveals that the statutory pension is no longer sufficient. However, almost 60 percent of all households do not make sufficient provision for their old age. Nearly one third of the population is even threatened […]
Company pension scheme: Valuation of pension provisions ? Auditors sound the alarm
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) IDW criticises unrealistic balance sheet approach The renowned Institute of Auditors (IDW) puts it in a nutshell in its press release of 16.01.2006: ?deficits in the current regulations ? The fiscal default of 6% leads […]
bAV: Total loss, social welfare and old-age poverty instead of ?life insurance with pension commitment?
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) In the beginning there is often a tax saving model: For the family business, which is usually run as a GmbH (limited liability company), the company pension scheme (bAV), for example as a pension commitment, […]
bAV: The obligation to convert remuneration in accordance with § 1 of the German Company Pension Act (BetrAVG) – a liability trap with a possible insolvency risk
*by Ralph C. Kiening (Bamberg), corporate consultant-bAV (www.betriebsrentenkasse.de) and Johannes Fiala (Munich), lawyer (www.fiala.de) Old-age poverty preprogrammed? A recent study by the German Institute for Retirement Provision (DIA) reveals that the statutory pension is no longer sufficient. However, almost 60 percent of all households do not provide sufficiently for their old age. Almost one third […]
bAV: Valuation of pension provisions – auditors sound the alarm
IDW criticizes unrealistic balance sheet approach The renowned Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer (IDW) puts it in a nutshell in its press release of 16.01.2006: “Deficiencies in the current regulations – The tax requirement of 6% thus results in a provisioning approach that is too low. Similarly, Section 6a of the Income Tax Act prohibits the […]