All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 126
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Dutch in line with pension directive – de Geus
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch pensions legislation has been fully brought in line with the EU’s directive on occupational pension schemes, Social Affairs’ minister Aart Jan de Geus has announced.
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Hoogovens splits investment portfolios
NETHERLANDS – The €5.3bn Hoogovens pension fund has introduced two investment portfolios to enhance transparency, as part of its solvency commitments.
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Dutch employers critical of portability plan
NETHERLANDS – Dutch employers organisation VNO-NCW has criticised the European Commission’s proposed directive on pensions portability – saying it could threaten the Dutch pension system.
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Dutch Parliament postpones levensloop choice
NETHERLANDS - The mandatory choice between the savings scheme ‘spaarloon’ and the new ‘levensloop’, or life course, scheme will be postponed until July 1, the Dutch parliament has decided.
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Custody boosts Dexia results
EUROPE - Assets in custody and financial management have contributed to the increased results of Dexia Bank, the Belgian/French financial group announced in its third-quarterly report.
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Tabaksblat Code needs refining - Eumedion
NETHERLANDS - The Tabaksblat corporate governance code needs refining to make listed companies stick to its principles, said Eumedion, the foundation for corporate research for pension funds, formerly known as SCGOP.
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Watson critical of Star governance proposals
NETHERLANDS - Internal supervision of pension schemes, as proposed by the Labour Foundation, or Star, could more efficiently be done by the pensions regulator DNB, because of its independence and expertise, says consultancy Watson Wyatt Netherlands.
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MN Services’ assets now exceed €30bn
NETHERLANDS - The assets under management of Dutch fiduciary manager MN Services have exceeded €30bn, the company has announced.
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KPN faces strike on pensions
NETHERLANDS - Dutch telecoms firm KPN is the second company within a month to face a strike over pensions.
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Dutch pension association OPF eyes service role
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch Foundation of Company Pension Funds, or OPF, has set out to become a service organisation for practical support of smaller company schemes, chairman Han Thoman said.
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Akzo Nobel chooses Aegon for levensloop
NETHERLANDS – Chemicals firm Akzo Nobel has chosen insurer Aegon as provider of the collective levensloop, or ‘life course’, scheme for its 20,000 employees, Aegon said in a statement.
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Dutch actuaries respond to conflict fears
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch Actuarial Society, or AG, is to introduce a uniform statement for the assessment of the financial position of pension funds and insurers, it said.
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Metal scheme opts for own levensloop offering
NETHERLANDS --The industry-wide pension fund for the metalworking and engineering sectors, PMT, has decided to provide its own collective ‘levensloop’, or life-course, scheme rather than follow a collective scheme approach favoured by other funds.
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Pension awareness campaign targets youngsters
NETHERLANDS – Holland’s foundation for raising pension awareness among Dutch employees, the Stichting Pensioenkijker, has launched a nationwide campaign to raise pension awareness among young workers.
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Dutch pension funds post 2004 returns of 9.5%
NETHERLANDS -- Dutch pension funds showed a collective return of investments of 9.5%, totalling €48.6bn, in 2004, according to the pensions regulator, De Nederlandse Bank (DNB).
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New regulator backs NIVRA on IFRS
NETHERLANDS -- The IFRS accounting rules require than companies with a pension fund that is part of an industry-wide scheme are required to carry their pension liabilities on their balance sheet, according to the new Dutch regulator for the financial markets, or AFM.
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Eumedion widens its scope
The Dutch Foundation of Corporate Governance Research for Pension Funds, or SCGOP, has changed its name and plans to widen its membership. The newly named Eumedion will now be open to insurers and asset managers. There will also be a change of management. At a recent annual meeting, it was ...
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Earmarked for early retirement
The new Dutch ‘levensloop’, the new life course, scheme - designed to encourage later retirement - will probably have to be adjusted within five years. Too many workers want to use it for early retirement, instead of a sabbatical or care leave. Benne van Popta, chairman of the Association of ...
