All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 129
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Dutch pensions ombudsman gets few complaints
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch Pensions Ombudsman says he has received a relatively low number of complaints in the last few years.
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Equities boost for Netherlands’ SBZ
NETHERLANDS - With a return of 8.4%, equities were the best performing asset class of the Dutch industry-wide pension fund for health care insurers, or SBZ, it said in its annual report.
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Dutch pension security hits economy - researcher
NETHERLANDS - The high pensions security of 97.5% will damage the Dutch economy, and will eventually harm the members of pension schemes as well, says the head researcher of the daily Het Financieele Dagblad.
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OPF secretary leaves for Volker Wessels
NETHERLANDS - Rob Kragten, secretary of the Dutch foundation for company pension funds, or OPF, is to join construction group Volker Wessels Stevin.
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Loyalis to implement ABP’s levensloop
NETHERLANDS - Loyalis will implement ABP’s ‘levensloop’, or life course scheme, the €170bn Dutch pension fund said.
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Dutch railways fund returns 4.2% in Q2
NETHERLANDS - The €10.4bn Dutch railways pension fund, or SPF, has posted a return on investments of 4.2% in the second quarter.
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Dutch insurers warn of VUT tax-break chaos
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch government must postpone the limitation on tax breaks on the early retirement schemes VUT and pre-pension by a year, say insurers – who are warning of chaos.
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Commodities boost Dutch metals scheme PMT
NETHERLANDS - With returns of 30%, commodities were the best performing asset class of the Dutch pension for Metalworking and Mechanical Engineering, or PMT, during the second quarter, it said.
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Dutch pension governance code delayed again
NETHERLANDS - The introduction of the Dutch code for corporate governance for pension funds will be delayed again, and probably won’t be published until much later in the year.
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Dutch textiles and clothing schemes to merge
NETHERLANDS - The industry-wide pension funds for the textile and ready-made clothing sectors plan to merger, the schemes said in a statement.
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Cordares seeks growth by offering expertise
NETHERLANDS – The new Dutch pension firm Cordares, formerly known as the SFB, the social fund for the building industry, is seeking growth by offering administration, asset management and income insurance, it says in its annual report.
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Dutch schemes’ NIB ‘close to take-over decision’
NETHERLANDS – NIB Capital, the merchant bank owned by the two largest Dutch pension funds, has received a bid from a former board member of Goldman Sachs, according to press reports.
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Dutch collective system under threat - Bovenberg
NETHERLANDS – The Netherlands’ collective pension system is under threat due to young people’s “growing pension consciousness” according to leading pensions academic Lans Bovenberg.
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Dutch companies to stick with DB – Towers
NETHERLANDS - Most finance chiefs at Dutch listed firms expect to keep on sharing the risks of their pension funds, unlike elsewhere, according to a study by consulting firm Towers Perrin.
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Dutch schemes’ boards ‘need more control’
NETHERLANDS - The boards of pension schemes still aren’t sufficiently aware that they need to be in control and that just implementing internal management is not enough, claim two Dutch experts on corporate governance.
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Dutch schemes in $175m US real estate deal
NETHERLANDS – Pensions management company MN Services says it has entered into a real estate joint venture with US company Fairfield Residential on behalf of two Dutch pension funds.
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Pragma assesses new EU members
The 10 new EU member states ought to encourage defined benefit-type pension schemes and introduce three-pillar systems, according to a report from Brussels-based consultant Pragma. Nine international institutions, including the two largest Dutch pension schemes ABP and PGGM, sponsored the EU-wide study. It aimed to give the new members’ reserves ...
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Dutch may issue index-linked to aid schemes
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch Treasury is looking at the possibility of issuing index-linked bonds to help with the financing of pension funds, says finance minister Gerrit Zalm.
