Tag: Riester
Riester and Rürup pensions only produce mini-returns – economy
Riester and Rürup savers need a lot of patience to fight inflation. If you want to achieve better returns than inflation with state-sponsored pension products, then you have to live…
BGH collects Riester clauses: Success for pensioners against blanket regulations – Economy
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has declared blanket clauses in Riester contracts invalid, according to which “closing and mediation costs” may arise when pensions are paid out. The BGH…
Federal Court of Justice overturns fee clause in Riester contracts
As of: November 21, 2023 3:35 p.m In many Riester contracts there is a clause that “if necessary” additional costs may arise after the savings phase. According to the Federal…
Private pension provision: Riester pension: Only in the plus at the age of 100
Do Riester providers with high life expectancies underestimate their customers’ pensions? Critics say yes, the insurers reject it. What’s true about the accusation – and what customers can do. source…
The bill “in Parliament next year”, according to Riester
Emmanuel Macron has promised a bill on the end of life. The latter should be debated in Parliament “next year”, said this Monday the Minister of Relations with Parliament, Franck…
Riester pension: Attractive only for banks and insurance companies?
As of: September 10, 2023 8:13 p.m The promises were big, but the results were often more than meager. The Riester pension was supposed to be a supplementary pension in…
Coalition wants to reform Riester pension – economy
The federal government wants to comprehensively reform state-subsidized old-age provision and thus encourage more people to save privately for old age. The Riester pension is to be simplified and expanded,…
Retirement provision: The Riester shock
Riester customers with a bank or fund savings plan often experience a nasty surprise: before the pension flows, they should first pay. How expensive it can be – and how…
Pension – customer wins in the Riester dispute – economy
Zurich insurance may not unilaterally reduce the pension factor for a Riester policy by 25 percent. That was decided by the district court of Cologne. A customer has been paying…
Focus group old-age provision, GDV, BMF, Riester pension, citizen’s pension – economy
Old-age provision in Germany is about to take a decisive step. This is to prepare a so-called focus group, which met for the first time on Tuesday at the Federal…