All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 117
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Eumedion names PGGM's Bos as board member
NETHERLANDS - Eumedion, the Dutch corporate governance platform, has appointed PGGM’s chief investment officer, Else Bos as member of its board.
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ABP and PGGM to sue regulator on fines
THE NETHERLANDS - The two largest Dutch pension funds ABP and PGGM will sue regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), because of the fines imposed on them for ‘illegally’ promoting their subsidiary companies, the schemes have confirmed.
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PME takes over pensions obligations of NedCar
THE NETHERLANDS - The industry-wide pension fund for the metal and electro-technical engineering, PME, will take over the liabilities of the €820m company scheme VCBV of car producer NedCar, it has announced.
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Dutch survey finds slumping levensloop popularity
THE NETHERLANDS - The popularity of the new ‘levensloop’, or life-course, scheme, is fast waning, a survey has revealed.
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ABP declares interest in running Dutch toll roads
THE NETHERLANDS – The €201bn civil service pension fund ABP is willing to operate one or more motorways in the Netherlands as toll roads, its chairman Elco Brinkman said.
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Dutch insurers have €31bn pension liabilities - DNB
NETHERLANDS - Dutch life insurers have pension liabilities totalling €31.2bn, pensions regulator De Nederlandsche Bank said.
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Dutch MPs approve FTK parameters
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch parliament has approved the parameters of the new financial assessment framework for pension funds, or FTK, as proposed by Social Affairs minister Aart Jan de Geus.
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ABP names executive board chairman
NETHERLANDS – Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, the €201bn Dutch civil service pension fund, has named chief financial officer Dick Sluimers as its new executive board chairman.
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Interpolis asset management head leaves
NETHERLANDS – Interpolis’ head of asset management Herman Bril has left the Dutch insurer to join Aegon where he will lead the firm’s treasury and capital management activities.
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PGGM confirms asset management-admin split
NETHERLANDS – The €77bn healthcare and social workers’ scheme PGGM, has officially announced the separation of its asset management and administration activities.
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Too much choice confusing, says ABP chief
NETHERLANDS - Pension funds should limit the freedom of choice for new collective schemes, otherwise workers will face considerable financial uncertainties, says Dick Sluimers, deputy chair of the executive board at Dutch civil service scheme ABP.
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Dutch govt says indexation text not yet mandatory
NETHERLANDS - Pension funds don’t have yet to use the exact text of the indexation matrix in the communication to their participants, Social Affairs minister Aart Jan de Geus says.
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Dutch printing scheme contracts out equities
NETHERLANDS - The pension fund for the printing industry says it will contract out most of its equity portfolio to specialized external managers.
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Dutch doctors scheme names finance head
NETHERLANDS - Bernard de Haan has been appointed as head of finance and control at the €12bn Doctors Pension Fund Services.
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Dutch painters tap CS for private equity
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch painters industry pension fund has appointed Credit Suisse Benelux with a €45m private equity mandate, the bank announced today.
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ABP scales down stake in real estate group
NETHERLANDS - The €201bn civil service pension fund ABP has decreased its majority stake in real estate group Vesteda to 46.7%, Vesteda said.
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New Dutch flower sellers’ pension fund launched
NETHERLANDS - A new industry-wide pension scheme for the Dutch flower sellers has been established, pensions provider AZL has announced.
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Dutch govt amends communication matrix
NETHERLANDS - Dutch Social Affairs minister Aart Jan de Geus has changed the indexation matrix of the new financial assessment framework FTK, in order to enhance the clarity on communication to participants in pension schemes.
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ABP board sees pan-Europe potential
NETHERLANDS - The board of Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, the €201bn Dutch civil service pension fund, sees opportunities for European cross-border activities, pensions director Jaap Maassen says.
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Dutch Doctors’ scheme nabs ABP’s Wu
NETHERLANDS - Meng-lei Wu has taken up the function of treasurer at the €12bn Doctors’ Pension Fund Services, or DPFS.
