IPE's Belgium Coverage – Page 10
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News
Belgian pensions return 4.2% in H1
BELGIUM – Belgian pension funds produced an average weighted return of 4.21% in the first six months of 2009, figures from the Belgian Association of Pension Institutions (BVPI) have revealed.
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FeaturesBelgium: The challenge of small funds
Julie Henderson assesses Belgium’s pensions landscape and finds that with a large number of small funds, economies of scale may be needed
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NewsConsultant calls for longer Belgian recovery time
BELGIUM – A Belgian pensions consultant has warned local pension plans need more time to meet funding recovery plans, as the industry-standard short time frames are placing undue pressure on executives and company sponsors to meet full funding targets.
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Belgian pensions make Q2 comeback
BELGIUM – Belgian pension funds have pulled back some of the losses seen in the financial turbulence of last year, as a strong performance in all sectors lifted funds within the second quarter, suggests data from Mercer.
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Country ReportOpting not to rebalance
Pension funds see their key asset managers forced to ask for government bailouts and many funds are holding new contributions in cash, finds George Coats
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Country ReportRefocusing on the first pillar
Belgium’s new pensions minister has set up a National Pensions Conference to re-examine the whole issue. But she is not an admirer of the second pillar, finds George Coats
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Belgian funds lost 25% in 2008 – Mercer
BELGIUM – Belgian pension funds delivered median returns of minus 25,2% over the year 2008, according to pension consultant Mercer’s Brussels office
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Belgian funds return -20.5% in 2008
[16:40 CET 03-02] BELGIUM – Belgian pension funds suffered a negative return of 20.5% in 2008, the Belgian Association of Pension Institutions (BVPI) has revealed.
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Features
Belgacom goes global
Last year the Belgacom Pension Fund selected eight fund managers and a custodian bank to handle the first tranche of its Bfr55bn ($1.6bn) fund, from the 60-plus respondents to its contract offer. Following an asset liability study to determine the strategic asset allocation, provisional benchmarks and tactical asset limits were ...
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Features
Moving on to a wider stage
The success of foreign fund managers in last year’s Belgacom outsourcing may force the locals to look to their laurels, writes Fennell Betson
