All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 113
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NXP pensions head for PME
[17:12 CEST 03-07] NETHERLANDS - Chip manufacturer NXP is in negotiations to place its Dutch workers' pensions with the industry-wide pension fund for the Metalektro (PME).
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Rabobank scheme plots its real estate future
[17:01 CEST 29-06] NETHERLANDS - The Stichting Pensioenfonds Rabobank has started to invest in plots of land, to create future building opportunities for its property investments.
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Schemes exceeded benchmark by 1.75% - DNB
[17:00 CEST 29-06] NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension funds returned 1.75% on average over their respective benchmarks between 1999 and 2006, pensions regulator De Nederlandsche Bank has said.
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PGGM to pursue SRI engagement
[13:23 CEST 29-06] NETHERLANDS - PGGM, the €85bn pension fund for healthcare and social workers, has announced it will actively engage with the all 4,000 listed companies in its investment portfolio on ethical issues.
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Plan members get say on policy
[11:00 CEST 28-06] NETHERLANDS - The Social and Economic Council (SER) is to ask ordinary Dutch workers for their views on pensions this autumn.
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SBZ mandates ABN and Russell
NETHERLANDS - The €2.5bn industry-wide pension fund for care insurers, SBZ has placed its asset management with ABN Amro Asset Management (AAAM) and Russell Investment Group.
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Develop alternatives to DC, urges Bank president
NETHERLANDS - The president of supervisor De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has challenged the Dutch pensions sector to develop new alternatives to defined contribution (DC) plans.
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Accor Hotels taps Horeca for extra services
NETHERLANDS - Horeca & Catering (PH&C) is to provide employees of Accor Hotels in the Netherlands with additional pension products.
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Dutch broadcaster demands SRI
[16:42 CEST 14-06] NETHERLANDS - Llink, the smallest Dutch broadcaster, has announced it will leave the industry-wide pension fund PNO Media if the scheme doesn’t change its investment policy.
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Raise retirement age to 67 - think tank
[16:46 CEST 13-06] NETHERLANDS - The Dutch government must actively approach the pensions crisis by raising the official retirement age from 65 to 67, the Council of Economic Advisers (REA) says.
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Dutch schemes consider rejuvenating industrial estates
[16:54 CEST 12-06] NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension funds are showing an interest in investing in the rejuvenation of run-down industrial estates in the Netherlands.
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Dutch threat postpones portability vote (amended)
EUROPE - The portability directive will not get approved by the council of ministers following criticism from the Netherlands (amends details on parliamentary vote).
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Netherlands´cabinet to introduce API
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch cabinet will introduce a new pensions vehicle - known as an API - to bolster the Netherlands' position as a destination for pan-European pensions, according to Social Affairs minister Piet Hein Donner.
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Elsevier turns to specialists
[17:01 CEST 29/05] NETHERLANDS - Stichting Pensioenfonds Elsevier-ondernemingen has contracted two asset managers for its fixed income portfolio, focusing on liability driven investment.
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Emerging markets and high yield boost Progress’ fixed income
[17:01 CEST] NETHERLANDS - With a yield of 12.8%, emerging markets and high yield bonds were the best contributors to the fixed income returns of 0.5% in Unilever Netherlands’ pension fund Progress.
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ABP to triple its voting at AGMs
[16:58 CEST 25/05] NETHERLANDS - The giant civil service scheme ABP will drastically increase its voting at shareholders meetings, as a further improvement of its corporate governance policy, officials have announced.
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Holland rules out land mine investment rules
[16:53 CEST 24/05] NETHERLANDS - The Dutch government does not intend to introduce new pension fund investment legislation concerning cluster ammunition and anti-personnel mines, Social Affairs minister Piet Hein Donner has announced.
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Joep Schouten to leave Cordares chair
[12:30 CEST 24/05] NETHERLANDS - Joep Schouten has announced he will step down as chairman of pensions provider Cordares on October 1.
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Dutch schemes unfazed by high yield worries
[10:58 CEST 24/05] NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension funds aren’t worried yet about gloomy predictions on the future of high yield corporate fixed income investments, they have made clear.
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TNO scheme property returns 33.4%
[16:54 CEST 21/05] NETHERLANDS - Property and private equity were the most profitable asset classes in 2006 for the pension fund of technical research institute TNO, the fund has stated.
