IPE's Belgium Coverage – Page 7
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NewsBelgian government aims to raise second-pillar retirement age
Three-year increase in retirement age planned for introduction by 2018 under government proposals
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Features
Belgium’s pensions challenge
Belgium’s pension plan sponsors have struggled to adapt the International Accounting Standards (IAS) 19 accounting model
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Syntrus Achmea, State Street Global Advisors, NN IP, AXA IM, EFAMA, EY, Vontobel
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Belgian pension fund OGEO increases assets to more than €1bn
Municipal employees scheme brings assets in-house but sees returns drop for second consecutive year
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News‘No support’ for solvency agenda in IORP II, rapporteur says
Irish MEP says EU should be unapologetic for creating gold standard in legislation, concedes cross-border funding rules need revisiting
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Pension fund for DuPont weighs cross-border move to Belgium
Scheme still requires approval from Dutch regulator, Inland Revenue and works council
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Aon employees unhappy with scheme's cross-border move
Employee representatives question decision to move Dutch scheme to Belgium, with decision still controversial with staff
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ExxonMobil's Dutch pension fund exploring move to Belgium
Company cites considerable savings without need for changing arrangements, obligations
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NewsJohnson & Johnson scheme transfers to Belgium after three-year wait
Dutch regulator agrees to transfer existing pension rights after protracted, ‘complex’ process
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Country Report
Slow shift in perspective for Belgian pension funds
Having enjoyed good returns in 2014, Belgian pension funds are now seeking alternatives to bonds, writes Gail Moss
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NewsBelgian pension funds double investment returns
Average pension fund returns nearly 12% over 2014, according to BAPI
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Belgium's Petercam, Degroof to merge, target Dutch pensions market
New asset manager seeks to increase institutional operations in Netherlands
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Features
Letter from Brussels: Snail’s pace on new rules
An EU-wide framework for third-pillar personal pension products (PPPs) with an optional set of ‘second regime’ rules is inching forward.
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NewsBelgian pension funds return nearly 6% over first half
Belgian Association of Pension Institutions expresses concern over low rate of return on government bonds
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Dutch pension fund for oil giant BP considering move to Belgium
Trustee says move could potentially cut costs, improve efficiency
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Independent EIOPA funding will be ‘difficult to resist’ - NAPF
UK pension fund lobby group will look to offset potential new levy in reduced levies elsewhere
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UK government seeks ‘allies’ in challenging Brussels on IORP II
Treasury minister to approach EU countries that banded together to fight off solvency requirements in Directive
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Special Report
Top 1000: Belgium - Plenty more to do
The new government has received a raft of recommendations to fix the disparities in the country’s pension system. Is it too little too late?
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News
Belgacom's Philip Neyt joins strategy, policy team at APG
Neyt’s ‘broad network’ to strengthen Dutch giant’s stakeholder management in Brussels and abroad
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NewsOGEO beats average Belgian pension fund performance with 7.4% return
Assets rise to €968m by 2013 year-end
