All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 123
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Dutch Labour leader tough on early retirement
NETHERLANDS -The Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) want a tougher policy on discouraging workers from taking early retirement, said its leader Wouter Bos.
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Dutch launch cross-border asset pooling vehicle
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch Finance Department has endorsed a Fund for Joint Account(FJA) as a tax-transparent vehicle for international asset pooling, it has confirmed.
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Bols’ €130m scheme reinsures its liabilities
NETHERLANDS - Pension fund Erven Lucas Bols has chosen insurer Zwitserleven (Swiss Life) for the reinsurance of its pension liabilities, the insurer has announced.
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FTK will hamper Z-score, VB says
NETHERLANDS - The Z-score, the instrument for measuring the performance of the mandatory industry-wide pension funds in the Netherlands, still doesn’t function properly according to the umbrella organisation VB.
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Equities boost Netherlands’ TNT
NETHERLANDS - Especially good returns of equity in Europe and emerging markets have contributed to a first quarter result of 2.8% of Dutch postal pension fund TNT, the scheme announced.
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Dutch government denies FTK delay
NETHERLANDS – A spokesperson for the Dutch social affairs ministry has flatly denied market rumours that the new Financial Assessment Framework for pension funds had been delayed again.
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High returns compensate for bad years - VB
NETHERLANDS – Dutch industry-wide pension funds made average returns of 14.3% in 2005, the Dutch Association of Industry-wide Pension Funds, or VB, reported.
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PGGM hails new investment strategy
NETHERLANDS – Dutch healthcare pension fund PGGM has hailed its new investment structure which eschews the traditional asset class structure.
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ABP settles TimeWarner claim for €16m
NETHERLANDS - Dutch civil service scheme ABP, Europe’s largest pension fund, has settled a damages law suit for $20m (€16.5m) – or one-tenth of the original claim - against global movie and media giant AOL/TimeWarner.
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OPF hails Dutch corporate schemes’ returns
NETHERLANDS - The 2005 investment results of Dutch corporate pension funds have been excellent, with returns of up to 25.3%, the Foundation of Company Pension Funds, or OPF, reported.
