All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 51
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Dutch healthcare scheme PFZW grants partial indexation of 0.94%
Zorg en Welzijn returns ‘satisfactory’ 3.7% on investments in 2013
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KLM pension funds profit from overweighting of equities
Dutch schemes to place sustainable equity holdings under review
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Dutch asset managers throw support behind responsible investment
ESG investments certain to generate higher returns over long term, says PGGM
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Dutch interest in integration of living, care and pensions on the wane
Industry event cancelled due to lack of interest
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Large schemes warming to local investment
Dutch pension funds’ assets of €1trn were the Holy Grail for politicians and companies to plug banks’ funding gap of €478bn last year. By taking over a substantial amount of mortgage loans, pension funds could free up banks’ lending capacity and kick-start the ailing housing market and local economy.
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NewsDutch Pensions Federation calls for postponement of system review
Federation calls on government to postpone implementation of planned changes to pensions system by another year
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Dutch National Mortgage Institute to market bonds to foreign institutionals
Government denies wanting to ‘force’ investments on pension funds
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Funding at Dutch schemes suddenly drops as deadline approaches
Consultancies warn that increasing number of pension funds now facing rights cuts
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NewsING pension fund avoids quarterly loss thanks to currency hedge
Scheme’s coverage ratio increases to more than 126% as of end of September
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Dutch giant PMT concedes decision on pension rights cut a 'tight one'
Industry-wide scheme for metalworkers cuts accrual but maintains contribution
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Nearly 40 Dutch pension funds to cut rights next year – Aon Hewitt
To avoid cuts, pension funds must have funding of at least 104.3% by year-end
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Dutch state secretary calls for 'tailor-made' pensions communication
Communications should match participants’ unique needs, characteristics
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NewsCost-cutting ABP lowers contribution by nearly 4 percentage points
Opposition politicians question motives behind sudden, significant cut
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Time to pool resources
Leen Preesman asks the CEOs of PGGM and PKA about their co-operation plans and about the development of supplementary pensions in Europe
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Dutch downgrade's impact on pension funds limited, experts say
The decision by ratings agency Standards & Poor’s (S&P) to downgrade the creditworthiness of the Netherlands from AAA to AA+ will affect the assets and liabilities of Dutch pension funds only marginally, industry experts have suggested. Many point out that pension funds have invested a relatively small portion of their ...
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NewsRvTs must have right to sack pension fund boards, says Dutch state secretary
Jetta Klijnsma stands by supervisory boards’ right to dismiss boards in letter to Parliament
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NewsDutch hedge funds lose 3.4% over third quarter – DNB
Local hedge funds’ assets contract by nearly 3%, watchdog says
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IPE Awards Seminar: Raising retirement age won’t solve ageing problem
Credit Suisse Securities’ Amlan Roy highlights growing importance of demographics
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NewsDutch pension funds passing buck on sustainable investment policies
VBDO criticises schemes for failing to consult with participants on issue
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Pension fund for Dutch 'flexworkers' shelves plans to launch PPI
Scheme cites complicated process for obtaining necessary licence
