All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 119
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Nedlloyd scheme transfers real estate portfolio
REAL ESTATE - Delta Lloyd Vastgoed will take over the direct real estate portfolio of the Nedlloyd Pension Fund, both parties have announced.
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MN Services names fixed income head
NETHERLANDS - Pensions provider MN Services has appointed Hans Copini as head of fixed income.
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Dutch schemes return 3.8% in third quarter - WM
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch Pension Fund Index for the third quarter showed returns of 3.8%, including currency hedging, WM Performance Services announced.
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Dutch rail scheme SPF returns 4.4%
NETHERLANDS - The railways pension fund SPF and the public transport scheme SPOV have returned 4.4% and 4% respectively during the third quarter, they have announced.
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Insurers get leeway in Dutch Pensions Act
NETHERLANDS - Insurers will get extra leeway in implementing the new Pensions Act, Social Affairs minister Aart Jan de Geus has said.
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New FTK parameters to hit premiums, expert says
NETHERLANDS - The new parameters for the financial assessment framework FTK, announced last week by De Nederlandsche Bank, could lead to up to a 6% increase in pension contributions, says pensions professor Guus Boender.
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TKP Pensioen names new CEO
NETHERLANDS - Frans de Beaufort has been appointed chief executive at TKP Pensioen, the pensions provider owned by Aegon.
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ABP and PGGM to invest in carbon reduction
NETHERLANDS - The large pension funds ABP and PGGM will invest €275m and €200m respectively in carbon trading and technology to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases, they have announced.
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Three years recovery period for Dutch pension funds
THE NETHERLANDS - Pensions funds in a position of underfunding will get a reprieve of three years instead of one year to recover, a majority within the parliament has indicated.
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PGGM may separate asset management and admin
NETHERLANDS – Dutch healthcare pension fund PGGM has confirmed it is discussing separating its asset management and administration from the actual pension fund, and to house both within a cooperative.
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Dutch regulator optimistic on pensions
THE NETHERLANDS - The present position of the Dutch pension funds is reason for cautious optimism, said Dirk Witteveen, director pensions of regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DnB).
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Van Essen to head PGGM’s executive directors
THE NETHERLANDS - Heino van Essen has been appointed as chairman of the executive directors of PGGM, the industry-wide pension fund for the health care and social work sector has announced.
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Swedes and Dutch scrutinise private equity funds’ role
EUROPE – A week before general elections, the Swedish government has raised concerns about private equity fund Cevian’s investment approach in Volvo.
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Dutch OPF wants one pensions supervisor
NETHERLANDS - The government should aim for only one pensions regulator instead of two, says the Foundation of Company Pension Funds, or OPF.
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Aegon outsources €40bn to Citigroup
NETHERLANDS - Aegon Netherlands is to outsource €40bn to Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking as part of wider investment platform plans. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Dutch metals fund PMT returns –1.8%
NETHERLANDS - The industry-wide Pension Fund for Metalworking and Engineering, or PMT, has announced negative returns of 1.8% during the second quarter.
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Providing greater choice
The Dutch pensions system is too rigid and a more tailor-made approach would benefit individual workers, Theo Nijman, professor of investment theory at Tilburg University, tells Leen Preesman
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Dutch schemes ‘must keep check on hedge funds’
NETHERLANDS - New rules should be set under which pension funds can invest in hedge funds, says the largest labour union FNV Bondgenoten.
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Fiduciary management ‘needs wider scope’
NETHERLANDS – The concept of fiduciary management needs a wider interpretation than just asset management, says pensions and investment manager Compendeon.
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Dutch pension associations demand Europe vision
NETHERLANDS - The three main pension organisations have called on political parties to position the Netherlands as the country of choice for European pension funds.
