All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 64
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Interest hedge boosts returns at pension fund for cleaners
NETHERLANDS – Nearly 8 percentage points of 10.7% return come from 60% hedge of interest risks.
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NewsDutch schemes must be 'more aware' of impact on markets
NETHERLANDS – Professor says pension funds should incorporate impact into investment policies.
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IPE Top 400: Dutch asset managers boost institutional AUM by nearly 10%
NETHERLANDS – Nearly all Dutch managers report increase, according to IPE’s Top 400 Asset Managers survey.
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NewsDutch hedge funds buck global trend in second quarter – DNB
NETHERLANDS – Watchdog attributes performance to appreciation of US dollar against euro.
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NewsLow interest rates cancel out recovery contributions at Dutch Sara Lee fund
NETHERLANDS – Investment returns at fund further dented by small loss on currency hedge.
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NewsDutch face rights cuts of 8% with current discount rate, says government
NETHERLANDS – Leaked memo estimates 12m at risk of rights cuts if discount rate is maintained.
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NewsABP and PMT reject call to buy bank mortgage portfolios
NETHERLANDS – Employer lobby group agrued loan sale would allow banks to start lending again.
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NewsDutch scheme ABP expects rights cuts of up to 14%
NETHERLANDS – Leaked memo predicts average contribution will need to rise nearly 30%.
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NewsCounterparty risk for Dutch funds limited, says DNB
NETHERLANDS - Risk remains limited, despite 'delicate' current financial climate.
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NewsMinister blasts Brussels for 'meddling' with Dutch pensions
EUROPE – Social affairs minister Henk Kamp says European Commission involved in too many 'senseless things'.
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Robeco reports strong increase in institutional assets
NETHERLANDS – Overall AUM grows by €17bn to €179bn over first half of 2012.
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NewsCoverage ratio plummets at pension fund for Dutch hairdressers
NETHERLANDS – Funding drops below 75% after implementation of hedging strategy delayed.
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NewsDutch pension fund SPW loses 27% on opportunities portfolio
NETHERLANDS – €7bn scheme sacks previous portfolio manager over valuation concerns.
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NewsProbe at Dutch scheme turns up catalogue of errors, but no fraud
NETHERLANDS – Expert panel recommends no criminal charges or further inquiries at pension fund.
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NewsEven 5.9% pension rights cut might not be enough, PNO warns
NETHERLANDS – Troubled scheme's coverage ratio dragged down to 88.8% by falling interest rates.
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NewsABP to consult participants on future pensions arrangements
NETHERLANDS – €260bn scheme canvases participants about evolution of pension arrangements.
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Océ pension scheme drops derivatives for rebalancing
NETHERLANDS – €830m scheme aiming to reduce complexity in portfolio after ALM study.
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NewsDutch Fortis, ABN Amro schemes agree merger
NETHERLANDS – Schemes agree merger 'in principle' following bank merger in 2010.
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NewsDutch funds raise premiums instead of granting indexation – DNB
NETHERLANDS – Regulator reports 9 percentage point drop in coverage, cancelling out indexation.
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NewsCoverage of Dutch schemes further down in July, says Mercer
NETHERLANDS – Slight decrease comes despite average equity portfolios returning 3%.
