The document discusses the operation and challenges of running multi-employer funds in the EU, focusing on the construction industry and the transition from past to future. It outlines the characteristics of pay-as-you-go and fully funded pension schemes, detailing contributions, membership statistics, and risk management strategies. The presentation emphasizes the importance of collective agreements and political stability in ensuring financial sustainability and societal benefits.

1. Running a multi-employer fund in the
EU today: Challenges as we head from
the past to the future
Dr. Thorsten Guthke
Head of European Office

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ULAK
[Paid Leave Scheme and
Vocational Training Scheme]
Established: 1949
ZVK
[Occupational Pension Fund]
Established: 1957
SOKA BAU
(ZDB)
(HDB) (IG BAU)
SOKA-BAU: A multi-employer fund - and a
Paritarian Institution
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3. Pay-as-you-go: Characteristics
 Based on a generally binding collective agreement
 Mandatory for all employers and employees in the scope
 Funded by employers
 Defined Benefit
 Amount of pension benefit depends on pension age and
duration of employment
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Construction Industry
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4. Funded System: Social Partner Solution
Solving New Challenges
2016: Tarifrente Bau
Demographic
change
European
and national
legislation
Alignment of
East and
West
Germany
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- Fully funded
- Entitlements vest
immediately
- Individual pension
account
- Enlargement of scope:
includes apprentices
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Occupational Pension Schemes in the German
Construction Industry

5. PAYG and funded: Numbers and figures
83,000 employers in the
construction industry
795,000 active workers
employed
1,480,000 members
accrue entitlements
340,000 beneficiaries
receive Rentenbeihilfe
or Tarifrente Bau
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Construction Industry
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6. Rentenbeihilfe and Tarifrente Bau:
Contributions
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Construction Industry
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Contributions
Blue collar 3.2 % of gross
salary*
White collar 67 € per month
Apprentices 20 € per month
* The percentage for all
schemes carried out by
SOKA-BAU is 20.8 %

7. Risk Management
 Risk strategy
 Risk-bearing capacity
 Most services are internal
 Strategic asset allocation
 Self-developed ALM-model
 ESG score: external & internal data
 Regulatory risks
 EIOPA Stress Tests:  cash-flow approach
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8. Own Risk Assessment
Risk
 Identification
 Analysis
 Communication
 Control
Risk reports to BaFin: 1 x / year
Risk Management & Compliance Committee
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9. Political situation
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profit
Mandatory affiliation
EIOPA: Technical
Advice on IORP 2
Paritarian structure
Collective
agreements
Backed by numerous
employers
Growth driver
Financial stability
National social &
labour law
Societal benefit !

10. Eυχαριστώ πολύ
Thank you for your
attention!
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Dr. Thorsten Guthke
SOKA-BAU
Rue De Pascale 4 - 6
1040 Brussels
+32 (0)2 520.40.03
TGuthke@soka-bau.de