DAX Pension liabilities: No trend reversal!

The debt burden that many DAX companies are weighing on due to their pension promises remains high. As this article shows, the financial strength of some corporations is likely to suffer for many years from the pension deficits to be closed.

Since a return to the interest rate levels of the past cannot be expected in the near future, a more opportunity-oriented allocation of plan assets is becoming increasingly important. In view of the long-term nature of the agreements, the counter-argument of increased volatility is not effective.

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