An amendment to the Investment Regulation was originally planned as part of the 2nd Company Pension Strengthening Act (Betriebsrentenstärkungsgesetz/BSG 2). However, a corresponding draft bill was not pursued further following the collapse of the German ‘Ampel’ government. The amendments to the Investment Regulation included therein have now been implemented by means of an amending regulation. The ‘Eighth Regulation on the Amendment of Regulations under the Insurance Supervision Act’ was published in the Federal Law Gazette on 6 February 2025 and is applicable from 7 February 2025.
The amendment creates new opportunities for infrastructure investments. Pension funds, death benefit funds and small insurance companies will have more flexibility when investing in infrastructure, as these investments will no longer count towards the often already exhausted quotas for alternative investments.
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