Die Riester-Rente beziehungsweise die einzelnen Riester-Produkte haben sich seit ihrer Einführung zuungunsten von Sparern verändert. Verträge, die heute abgeschlossen werden, führen oftmals zu einer geringeren Rendite als 2001 vereinbarte Verträge. Insgesamt sind die Renditen aus...

Since their introduction, the Riester pension scheme and the individual Riester products have become less beneficial to savers. Contracts concluded today will often lead to lower returns compared to contracts concluded in 2001. From a social perspective, meaning pension benefits in relation to...

This article examines the calculation of Riester pension products and their returns, highlights the price increase caused by an assumed life expectancy and the selection bias. It states that changes to the profit participation components at Riester savers' and insurees' charge-applied in...

The article documents the discussion of a workshop on the Riester saving which took place at DIW Berlin. Workshop participants included scientists, consumer advocates, representatives from the financial services industry, and politicians. The workshop addressed a number of controversial topics,...