Occupational pension provision: entrepreneurs must expect a wave of lawsuits

A recent ruling by the Munich Regional Labour Court confirms that the offsetting of acquisition costs in the first few years in occupational pension schemes with deferred compensation is not permissible. Corresponding agreements are null and void – even if the employee was previously expressly informed about the offsetting of acquisition costs. In its reasons, […]

Occupational pension schemes: U-funds without insolvency protection, up to 25 billion euros employer liability

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) The case ?XXX U-Kasse?: Once upon a time there was a U-Kasse in Ratingen, today you can only find the insolvency administrator on the Internet who is winding up this U-Kasse. The case went through […]

Forms and legal classification of leasing contracts III

Introduction: Both real estate and movable assets (movables) can be considered as objects for financing through leasing. In the management of real estate there is always the acquisition of equipment, machinery, vehicles, for which the question of financing arises. This article gives an overview in its three parts and thus helps the house owner and […]

Forms and legal classification of leasing contracts II

0. Introduction Both real estate and movable assets (movables) can be considered as objects for financing through leasing. In the management of real estate there is always the acquisition of equipment, machinery, vehicles, for which the question of financing arises. This article gives an overview in its three parts and thus helps the house owner […]

Interest reimbursement to investors – banks owe billions

Get your annual profits back from the bank: Because the more than 3% interest rate reduction by the ECB since 2000 must be passed on to you by the credit institution! The Investment: It all started quite simply for investor Heinrich Müller (name changed): His banker granted him credit and arranged an interesting project as […]

AWD structure distribution damages 70% of the 20,000 DLF fund investors / With an investment volume of DM 1.3 billion the largest liability case in 2001

On November 16, 2001, DWS lost its second lawsuit: He had been sued by a disappointed investor. On the stock exchange newcomer AWD up to 70% of the investment volume from approximately 14,000 mediated business come as adhesion potential ? plus legal costs and interest from lost investment income (around 6% p.a. is usual). This […]