All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 55
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NewsServices trump coverage ratios for Dutch pension participants – survey
NETHERLANDS – TNS Nipo surveys 18,500 participants at 17 Dutch pension funds.
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Pension fund for Achmea switches to collective DC
NETHERLANDS – Shift allows company to remove €5.6bn of liabilities from balance sheet.
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Unilever pension fund attributes funding level to 'fine-tuning'
NETHERLANDS – €4.4bn Progress scheme returns more than 18% on investments in 2012.
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PGB to bring management of BlackRock government bond portfolio inhouse
NETHERLANDS – Pension fund for Dutch printing industry cites efficiency, cost savings.
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Prospect of avoiding rights cuts at Dutch metal schemes 'gloomy'
NETHERLANDS – €31.6bn PME concedes it might have to cut rights by as much as 5%.
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ABP, PFZW warn of possible rights cuts after second-quarter losses
NETHERLANDS – Coverage ratios at largest Dutch schemes fall by 4 percentage points.
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VLEP sticks with strategic asset allocation despite coverage ratio
NETHERLANDS – Pension fund concedes an additional 2.9% rights cut is on the cards.
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Dutch Cabinet unveils proposals for new financial assessment framework
NETHERLANDS – ABP claims proposed FTK will do little to help stabilise contributions or discount rate.
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Dutch notaries scheme 'seriously' considering merger
NETHERLANDS - Discussions come after repeated rights cuts, with further cuts possible.
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NewsCommunication should be tailor-made to each fund – Dutch Labour Foundation
NETHERLANDS – Foundation praises member communication of Rabobank and DSM schemes.
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NewsDutch Senate passes Governance Act by slim margin after concessions
NETHERLANDS – New supervisory board RvT given right to hire and fire board members.
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NewsSPMS reorganises 'disappointing' alpha portfolio
NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension fund reduces number of managers after six years of poor results.
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MN simplifies board to improve relationships with clients
NETHERLANDS – Company “mirrors” board on those of clients to serve them better, faster.
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NewsLeaked draft reveals Dutch government's thinking on FTK
NETHERLANDS – New financial assessment framework expected some time next week.
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NewsBiggest Dutch pension funds divest from Wal-Mart over labour practices
NETHERLANDS – PGGM, PME and PMT join growing list of schemes citing failed engagement efforts.
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NewsPGGM, PKA team up to share best practice across Europe
NETHERLANDS – Schemes hope to 'inspire' with solutions from world's 'most effective pensions systems'.
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NewsDocumentary accuses ABP, PFZW of profiting from tax avoidance
NETHERLANDS – Pension funds dismiss tax-dodging allegations as 'far fetched'.
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NewsDutch pension fund PFZW turns back on tobacco after demands go unmet
NETHERLANDS – Healthcare scheme says attempts to engage industry yielded poor results.
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NewsFalling equity markets drag Dutch coverage ratios to 102%
NETHERLANDS – Mercer attributes drop to investor uncertainty over future of QE measures.
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APG looks to swap futures to reduce costs
APG, the €336bn pensions provider and asset manager, is studying the possibility of using swap futures – a derivative instrument under development in the US – as a means of cutting the cost of initial margins in central clearing.
