All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 132
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Dutch actuaries want further guidance
NETHERLANDS - Dutch actuaries won’t be allowed to check and certify their own work for pension funds and insurers from January 1, the Actuarial Society has decided.
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Dutch central bank to merge DNB and PVK schemes
NETHERLANDS - Finance minister Gerrit Zalm has told parliament in a letter that the two pension funds of the central bank will be merged and detached from the sponsor.
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Deloitte Dutch scheme extends Aegon contract
NETHERLANDS – The €400m Dutch pension scheme of consulting firm Deloitte has expanding its deal with Aegon for asset management and reinsurance in response to the new FTK rules.
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DNB still unhappy about actuaries’ proposals
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch central bank, which regulates pensions, still isn’t satisfied about the Actuarial Society’s proposals about the independence of actuaries at pension funds and insurers.
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Analyst in “zombie investor” jibe at schemes
GLOBAL – Pension funds – along with other investors such as Asian banks and Japanese private investors – have been branded “zombie investors” by a respected economic commentator.
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Dutch company funds have adapted – central bank
NETHERLANDS - Most Dutch company pension funds seem to have adapted well to the changing environment, although industry-wide schemes however haven’t yet completed the recovery process, says the central bank.
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Real estate top performer for Dutch schemes - OPF
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch foundation for company pension funds, the OPF, says real estate has been the top performing asset class of its 140 member schemes.
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Dutch tax proposal could boost schemes
NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension schemes could gain out of a tax-change proposal from finance minister Gerrit Zalm aimed at improving the competitiveness of Dutch investment institutions.
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Dutch FTK delayed for insurers, not pension funds
NETHERLANDS - The new financial assessment framework won’t come into force for the insurance sector by 2006, says the Dutch pensions regulator, central bank DNB.
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Dutch foundation eyes pension governance
NETHERLANDS - There is no need for a compulsory separation between the governance and the implementation of pensions schemes, says the Dutch employment foundation, the Stichting van de Arbeid.
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Red tape killing Dutch company schemes - KPMG
NETHERLANDS - Thirty percent of Dutch companies with their own pension schemes are seriously considering abandoning them due to ‘red tape’, says KPMG.
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Dutch state will issue 30-year bonds again
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch Finance Ministry has confirmed it will soon issue new 30-year bonds because of strong demand from investors from all over Europe.
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SPOV cautious despite full indexation
NETHERLANDS - Although the Dutch public transport scheme Pensioenfonds Openbaar Vervoer SPOV is healthy and has been able to apply a full 2.5% indexation to its pension payments, it still needs to be cautious, says its board.
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PGGM happy with tied research
NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the Dutch healthcare sector pension scheme, has warned against the need to formally free market research from investment banks and has started investigating if the present practice can just be improved.
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Dutch industry-wide funds improve position
NETHERLANDS - Dutch industry-wide pension funds have considerably improved their financial position in 2004, says the coordinating Vereniging van Bedrijfstakpensioenfondsen (VB).
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Dutch criticised for ethical failings
NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension funds lack transparency in involving social and environmental issues in their investment policies, while the locally-listed companies are less “socially responsible” than their French and UK counterparts, according to two reports.
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Dutch railways scheme joins criticism on regulator
NETHERLANDS - There is growing criticism among the Dutch pension schemes about the new rules the pensions regulator is set to introduce next year after the railways fund joined the attack.
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Dutch pension funds eye direct real estate
NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension funds have positive expectations about the amount of direct real estate in their portfolios, according to new research.
