All articles by Frank van Alphen – Page 7
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PGGM to drop client as occupational scheme admin arm fails to grow
Provider said it couldn’t offer sufficient benefits of scale for marine pilots’ scheme
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Netherlands roundup: Shoemakers’ scheme in tie-up with Detailhandel
Also: Largest Dutch schemes team up to address public trust; PNO Media hails long-term outperformance
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Netherlands roundup: Government pays €31m to Caribbean scheme
Also: Researchers warn on wealth-related life expectanct gap; Uranium workers’ scheme seeks quick consolidation
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Country ReportDutch regulator replaces LDI manager on €1.9bn pension scheme
BlackRock replaced by Cardano but will stay on as fiduciary manager
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Aegon to merge low-cost DC vehicles in Netherlands
The new PPI – Aegon Cappital – will be the second-largest on the Dutch market
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Netherlands roundup: Parliament rejects minimum discount rate
Plus: Koolmees postpones transfer option; HaskoningDHV to merge; Federation leaks email list
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NewsMortality rate change could boost Dutch pension scheme funding
Longevity drop could boost pension funds’ coverage by 0.5%, according to Sprenkels & Verschuren
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Holland Casino paid €4.3m to its scheme during consolidation move
State-owned casino chain transferred its pension scheme to the Stap APF last year despite union opposition
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Netherlands, UK take opposite views on small pension pots
Dutch rules will allow automatic transfer of small pensions, but UK minister says now is ‘not the right time’
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Solvency requirements ‘encourage investment in risky equities’
Quant managers from Robeco argue for a more nuanced approach to assessment of equity risk
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NewsNorit pension fund to join agricultural sector scheme to avoid cuts
Earlier effort to join multi-sector scheme PGB failed because of high costs
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NewsDutch housing scheme develops financial dashboard proposition
Online program developed in partnership with APG and Ortec Finance
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Fiduciary management: Foreign fiduciaries struggle
Pension funds’ changing requirements are having a profound effect on the market for fiduciary management
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Netherlands roundup: PGGM joins €921m dam project
Plus: Butchers’ scheme takes on 4,000 poultry workers; Netherlands and Belgium reach pension tax agreement
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Netherlands roundup: PWRI, Levensmiddelen, AOW, Mercer, APG
Industry-wide schemes reduce state pension offset; Mercer Netherlands, APG, Robeco sign outsourcing agreements
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NewsPGGM, APG call for reform to withholding tax rules
Dutch schemes could claim €300m back but costs are prohibitive for smaller funds
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NewsDutch pension scheme backs BlackRock ESG launch with €50m
SCA pension fund supports strategy with exclusion policy based on UN Global Compact Principles
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Top five Dutch schemes ride equity rally to boost funding levels
But only construction sector scheme BpfBouw can grant any form of inflation-linked uplift
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News'No connection' between pension fund costs and returns, survey shows
Consultancy LCP argues that Dutch pension funds could push down asset management costs further
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NewsSwedish firm enters Dutch market to enable 'freedom of choice'
Financial advice group Söderberg to take stake in Montae and roll out IT systems
