All articles by George Coats – Page 15
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SGAM in India joint venture deal
GLOBAL - Société Générale Asset Management is to finalise a joint venture agreement with the State Bank of India Fund Manager (SBIFM) by the end of October.
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Uproar as Dutch pension plans leaked
NETHERLANDS – There is uproar over a leak of the forthcoming budget which has revealed that the government is looking at possibly raising the retirement age to 67.
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DNB-PVK merger set for OK despite pension row
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch lower house of parliament will vote on the government’s proposal to merge the Dutch central bank and pension regulator on Tuesday September 7.
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Features
Preparing for a new term
The June European election campaign was again accompanied by a widespread debate on just how united the people of a disparate group of countries could be in reality. And as the votes were counted, the question was answered. One of the common defining features of the European electorate - in ...
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DNB-PVK pension funding row escalates
NETHERLANDS - A bitter spat has erupted over the refinancing of the pension funds of the Dutch central bank and pension regulator the PVK - with the head of the bank branding an MP's comments "tendentious and grievous".
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Icelandic pension funds in $2bn merger talks
ICELAND - Two of Iceland’s leading pension funds, Framsyn and Sjomanna, are in the process of negotiating a merger - the merged entity would have two billion dollars in assets.
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What the PVK says about outsourcing by pension funds
In January this year the Dutch pensions supervisory authority, the PVK, circulated policy rules for outsourcing by pension funds, the Beleidsregel uitbesteding pensioenfondsen. These rules, which came into effect on 1 February 2004, set out regulations with which pension funds and the service supplying party must comply. They define a ...
