Translation of "Low-yield environment" in German

The problem is that unconventional monetary policies in some major economies have created a low-yield environment, leaving investors somewhat desperate for high-yield options.

In any case, a rating change would hardly affect funding costs in the current low-yield environment, as lower-rated sovereigns have demonstrated.

In addition, a well-functioning securitisation market provides alternative investment opportunities to insurance and reinsurance undertakings, which need to diversify their portfolios in a low yield environment.

Cyclical and structural factors – including new regulatory requirements and the low yield environment – have had an impact on banks' profitability.

This development includes one-off effects related to the acquisition of Warta pension fund, the nationalization of pension assets in Poland as well as performance fees driven by increased value of assets under management and a low yield environment in Slovakia.

Especially in the low-yield environment, investments in real estate loans are an important building block to insure an attractive yield for our customers," said Andreas Lindner, Investment Manager at Allianz Leben.

All or nothing: The low yield environment also increases the gap risk in another way: most of these bonds may see their prices stabilise when marginal buyers, such as distressed investors, begin to see value.