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Building Europe’s Retail Investment Culture: Germany’s Altersvorsorgedepot, Savings & Investment Accounts, Distribution & Operational Readiness

Retail Pension & Investment Accounts Europe Summit 2027

Join us in Retail Pension & Investment Accounts Europe Summit

With Germany’s Altersvorsorgedepot launched in January 2027, the EU pushing Member States towards Savings and Investment Accounts and pension gaps

Welcome to The Retail Pension & Investment Accounts Europe Summit 2027 —The Retail Pension & Investment Accounts Europe Summit brings together banks, savings and cooperative banks, neobrokers, asset managers, ETF providers, life insurers, fund platforms, policymakers, regulators, consumer organisations and technology providers to address the challenges of launching, distributing and scaling tax-advantaged retail pension and investment accounts across Europe.
With Germany’s Altersvorsorgedepot launched in January 2027, the EU pushing Member States towards Savings and Investment Accounts and pension gaps widening across the continent, providers must design products, set pricing, build onboarding and transfer processes and win customers in a market that is being reshaped in real time.
This summit provides a dedicated platform to explore AV-Depot launch results, pension policy and subsidies, product design and pricing, guarantee products, Riester transfers, digital onboarding, distribution and advice, lessons from the UK ISA and Swedish ISK, Europe-wide rollout, child savings accounts and consumer protection.

Alberto Castronovo

Head - Internationalisation Unit, Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy

Joshua Hawley

CEO

Stephan Pueschel

Co-Head Metals & Mining | Origination & Structuring Resources and Recycling

Han Ilhan

Managing Director

Kamran M. Khozan

Chairman & CEO

Dr. Marko Komac

Treasurer, International Raw Materials Observatory

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Who Should Attend

  • Banks, Savings Banks & Cooperative Banks
  • Neobrokers, Online Brokers & Digital Banks
  • Heads of Retail Banking, Wealth & Private Clients
  • Heads of Product, Retirement Solutions & Savings
  • Asset Managers, ETF Providers & Fund Distributors
  • Life Insurers & Pension Providers
  • Operations, Onboarding & Securities Processing Leaders
  • Compliance, Legal & Tax Professionals
  • Digital, Platform & Technology Leaders
  • Brokers, Broker Pools, IFAs & Financial Advisers
  • Policymakers, Regulators & Industry Associations
  • Consumer Organisations, Researchers & Consultants

Industries Represented

  • Retail Banking & Savings Banks
  • Online Brokerage & Neobanking
  • Asset Management & ETFs
  • Life Insurance & Private Pensions
  • Fund Platforms & Custody
  • Wealth Management & Financial Advice
  • Investment Infrastructure & Fintech
  • Public Policy, Regulation & Supervision
  • Consulting, Research & Consumer Protection

Key Themes

Altersvorsorgedepot Launch & Market Development

  •  Early take-up, flows and customer profiles
  • Product ranges, default options and investment rules
  • Competitive positioning of banks, brokers and insurers
  • Outlook for the market’s first full year

Pension Policy, Subsidies & Regulation

  • Reform of private pension provision in Germany
  • State allowances, tax treatment and certification
  • Supervisory expectations and investor protection
  • Policy debates still to be settled

Pricing, Distribution & Advice

  • Fee levels, cost caps and value for money
  • Branch, digital and hybrid distribution models
  • Role of brokers, IFAs and advice networks
  • Marketing, comparison portals and customer acquisition

Insurers, Guarantees & Product Design

  • Guarantee and non-guarantee product variants
  • Lifecycle and de-risking strategies
  • Payout phase and annuitisation options
  • Competing with fund-based depot solutions

Operations, Onboarding & Technology

  • Digital onboarding and identity verification
  • Riester transfers and legacy contract migration
  • Allowance processing and reporting to authorities
  • Platforms, APIs and investment infrastructure

Europe-Wide Rollout & International Lessons

  • The EU Savings and Investment Account agenda
  • Lessons from the UK ISA and Swedish ISK
  • Child savings accounts in Germany and the US
  • Building retail investment culture across Europe

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6 Key Themes for the Retail Pension & Investment Accounts Europe Summit 2027

Prepare your business for Europe’s new retail pension and investment market.

Join banks, brokers, asset managers, insurers and policymakers to explore the product, pricing, distribution and operational strategies required to succeed with the Altersvorsorgedepot and Europe’s savings accounts — and turn regulatory change into long-term customer relationships.

6 Reasons to Attend

  1. Win in the AV-Depot Market: Understand early take-up, product trends and the competitive dynamics shaping Germany’s new private pension market.
  2. Get Operations Right:  Explore how providers are handling digital onboarding, Riester transfers, allowance processing and reporting at scale.
  3. Benchmark Pricing & Distribution:  Discover how banks, neobrokers, insurers and advisers are pricing, positioning and selling retail pension accounts.
  4. Learn from Europe’s Leading Markets:  Examine what the UK ISA and Swedish ISK teach about mass adoption, and how the EU Savings and Investment Account agenda is unfolding.
  5. Prepare for the Next Generation of Savers: Learn how child accounts such as Germany’s Frühstart-Rente and the US Trump Accounts will bring new customers into investing.
  6. Connect Across the Retail Savings Ecosystem: Meet banks, neobrokers, asset managers, insurers, platforms, regulators and consumer experts facing the same market shift.

Retail Pension & Investment Accounts Europe Summit 2027

Retail Pension & Investment Accounts Europe Summit 2027 — This summit provides a dedicated platform to explore AV-Depot launch results, pension policy and subsidies, product design and pricing, guarantee products, Riester transfers, digital onboarding, distribution and advice, lessons from the UK ISA and Swedish ISK, Europe-wide rollout, child savings accounts and consumer protection.

Retail Pension & Investment Accounts Europe Summit 2027

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Carrer de la Marina, 19-21, Ciutat Vella, 08005 Barcelona, Spain

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