All articles by Cyril Widdershoven – Page 12
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Bolkestein says growth key for pension systems
NETHERLANDS – The European Commission’s Frits Bolkestein has said that pension systems would not remain feasible without economic growth.
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Dutch corporates mull future of pension funds
NETHERLANDS - New accounting standards are forcing several companies, such as AkzoNobel, Philips and ABN Amro, to reconsider their current financial relationship with their respective pension funds.
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Accounting changes pressure Dutch funds
NETHERLANDS - Changing accountancy rules, to be implemented in 2005, will have a negative effect on the coverage ratio of industry-wide and corporate pension, according to new research.
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Dutch pension fund coverage ratio talks underway
NETHERLANDS - Negotiations about the implementation of a new pension law in 2004 are reaching their final phase.
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ABP, PGGM unveil indexation rates for 2004
NETHERLANDS – The two largest Dutch pension funds have unveiled their indexation rates for this year.
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Dutch government probes pension law impact
NETHERLANDS – Dutch social security minister Mark Rutte has published research into the possible impact of the new pension law.
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Dutch union critical of widows’ pensions
NETHERLANDS – Dutch labour union federation the CNV says the pensions of widows and widowers are under threat.
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Pension funds cool on new Dutch code
NETHERLANDS – The new Tabaksblat corporate governance code has received a mixed response from pension fund bodies.
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Dutch MPs set to debate ABP law
NETHERLANDS – Dutch MPs are set to debate changes to the ABP law on Wednesday.
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Dutch pension funds support Rutte plan
NETHERLANDS - Dutch social security minister Mark Rutte’s idea of setting up boards of commissioners at pension funds has won funds’ backing.
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Netherlands’ Rutte proposes pension boards
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch minister for social security, Mark Rutte, has put forward the idea of setting up boards of commissioners at pension funds – though there is to be no change to the PVK.
