All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 10
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Dutch scheme assets fall by €46bn in fourth quarter
Majority of members now in underfunded schemes, regulator reports
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Dijsselbloem to lead Dutch committee on discount rate
Committee is expected to conclude that pension funds must lower their assumptions for returns
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Dutch roundup: ABP launches energy transition fund
Also: Smurfit Netherlands to liquidate; Adviser trade bodies to merge
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NewsBiggest Dutch scheme cuts return assumptions after 2018 losses
Five largest Dutch pension funds report annual results ranging from 0.3% gain to 2.3% loss as equities plummet in December
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NewsNetherlands roundup: ABP to appeal over military pension ruling
Also: Regulator AFM to focus on communication from schemes facing cuts
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PMT and PME invest €150m in technology fund
Innovation Industries to run portfolio seeking €250m to invest in Dutch tech start-ups
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ABP to commit €500m to green mortgages
Asset manager APG has earmarked €1bn in total commitments to Vista Hypotheken’s sustainable mortgages
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Merseyside, People’s Pension allocate to ESG smart beta funds
UK schemes backing climate change themed funds to reduce carbon output while maintaining performance
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NewsPGGM and Shell assess joint bid for green energy firm Eneco
Players aim at expanding sustainable energy products and services across Northwest Europe
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€1.3bn Dutch shipping scheme to overhaul board structure
Director and CIO to become executive board members as part of professionalisation drive
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€1.3bn engineering scheme outsources fixed income to BMO
Portfolio worth €600m outsourced following 2017 decision to retain independence
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NewsNetherlands roundup: ABP completes nuclear, tobacco divestments
Plus: Unions threaten strike action over pension demands; Retail and food sector schemes raise premiums to boost funding
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Equity slump increases chances of cuts at Dutch schemes
Funding down by 4 percentage points to 104% on average in December, as UK also experiences declines
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Special Report
Netherlands: A new Dutch blueprint
Several pension experts contend Shell’s individual DC plan could provide a good model for the wider Dutch market
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More than 70 Dutch schemes back sustainable investment covenant
Agreement aims to increase pension funds’ worldwide influence on human rights, labour conditions and environment
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Dutch scheme consolidation: APFs attract €8bn in two years
Number of Dutch pension funds dropped from 1,042 in 1998 to 240 this year
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PGGM to invest €880m in specialist reinsurer
Joint venture with RenaissanceRe targets US property
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NewsDemand for tech experts to jump as disruptive technologies take off
Biggest shortage skills in artificial intelligence, blockchain and robotics areas, reports Intertrust
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NewsToo much choice could lead to paralysis, think-tank finds [updated]
Netspar looks at experience with Sweden’s first-pillar defined contribution system
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IPE Conference: EU should ‘use single market access to its advantage’
Former EU trade commissioner Karel de Gucht says EU ‘must remind Trump how valuable it is’
