All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 67
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NewsPNO Media sees returns saved by hedge as it considers merger
Returns on investments of 0.1% offset by interest rate hedge put in place by €3.4bn fund.
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NewsDutch parliament agrees to bring forward increase of retirement age
Fiercely critical labour unions say deal on swingeing spending cuts contravenes Pensions Agreement.
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NewsRabobank exploring 'options' for Robeco, including sale
€150bn asset manager has been headed by former ABP CIO Roderick Munsters for last two years.
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Mediq pension fund to merge with €1.2bn scheme PMA to 'minimise' risk
Number of Dutch schemes falls from more than 630 to fewer than 450 over last three years.
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NewsDutch aiming to hold parliamentary elections in mid-September
Lawmakers must submit proposals to cut budget deficit to 3% by 30 April or face fines.
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NewsTKP Investments wins inaugural Golden Stiletto award
PGGM, PFZW also shortlisted for Dutch Association for Women in Institutional Pensions award.
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NewsDutch downgrade would hit local pension funds hard, expert warns
Schemes would be forced to devalue government bond holdings while liabilities remained same.
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BPF Bouw beats out top Dutch pension funds with 100% coverage ratio
€34bn industry-wide scheme for Dutch building sector returns 5% in first quarter.
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NewsAchmea awards subsidiary Syntrus €1bn fiduciary mandate
Pensions investor Syntrus also set to take over €20bn derivatives portfolio.
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NewsLow interest rates trump solid returns at largest Dutch pension funds
PFZW director Peter Borgdorff says falling interest rates 'throwing spanner in the works again'.
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NewsPension fund for Dutch film industry to merge with €3.4bn PNO Media
Pension rights and benefits for BPF Film participants to increase by 5% from 1 April.
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NewsSyntrus Achmea cuts Spanish government debt exposure
Recent announcements give impression government 'not in control of its finances'.
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NewsDutch regulator scolds pension funds for administrative shortcomings
DNB survey finds 'considerable number' of problems in reporting pensions rights.
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NewsDutch Pension Federation wins partial victory over 'misleading' adverts
Advertising Code Committee raps Federation's knuckles over number of claims.
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NewsAchmea cites low interest rates for switch to DC pensions
Dutch firm says asset-accumulating, traditional guaranteed products 'no longer profitable'.
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NewsDutch Pensions Agreement not enough to keep system afloat, says Capgemini
Consultancy's scenario concludes accord will be 'unsustainable' without further changes.
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NewsDutch regulator voices concerns over merging old, new pensions rights
Legal action from pension fund participants could disrupt revision of system for 'long time'.
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NewsDutch pension funds banned from investing in cluster munitions
Ban will come into effect from 1 January 2013, covering all new investments, according to finance ministry.
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NewsDutch pension funds denied recovery plans under new FTK2 framework
Schemes will have to spread effects of financial shocks immediately across generations.
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NewsDutch pensions governance bill poorly conceived, says Labour Foundation
Government 'jeopardising' system by trying to push bill through parliament this spring.
