All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 73
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Dutch pension fund launches second appeal of order to de-risk portfolio
Question of whether DNB was authorised to issue order remains unclear, says PME.
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Dutch pension funds must put together 'worst-case scenario' strategies
Chairman of industry association VB calls for 'out of the box' thinking on 'crisis approach'.
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APG appoints ASR's Van Asselt as chief finance and risk officer
New hire will be responsible for performance, risk control for APG AM and its portfolios.
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Dutch labour union federation finally endorses Pensions Agreement
Two largest unions – Bondgenoten and AbvaKabo – still 'do not feel bound' by deal.
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IAS19 to increase Dutch companies' pension liabilities – LCP
Liabilities for companies listed on AEX, AMX indices could double to €50bn, consultancy says.
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Dutch unions to decide on fate of Pensions Agreement
Minister pledges to return to earlier coalition agreement on pensions if new draft rejected.
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€10bn pension scheme Vervoer appoints Robeco as fiduciary manager
Dutch scheme ditched Goldman Sachs Asset Management International last year.
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ABP appoints DNB director Henk Brouwer as chairman
Brouwer, 65, has served as director of pensions watchdog since 1997.
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Final deal on Dutch Pensions Agreement in sight after government concessions
Social affairs minister Henk Kamp makes key concessions on levensloop, 'vitality' scheme.
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Dutch Pensions Agreement at risk as unions fail to find common ground
Unions in FNV Federation can't see eye to eye on three important issues.
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Dutch pension fund SPMS to increase pension accrual by a third
€5.5bn scheme to increase accrual in bid to offer fully fledged pension arrangements.
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Dutch economists call for capital-funded private pensions
Such pensions would enlarge capital market, improve pension services and share risks.
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ING refuses pensions indexation funding for third time running
Arbitrage committee agrees ING had 'important reasons' to refuse inflation compensation.
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The Netherlands: Social partners take the plunge
The Dutch social partners and cabinet have agreed on a major overhaul of the pension system. Leen Preesman reports
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The Netherlands: Devil in the details
The new pension agreement is an important step towards a necessary reform of the Dutch pensions system, but many of the agreement’s provisions still need to be fleshed out. Olaf Sleijpen of De Nederlandsche Bank finds that the devil is in the detail, as Leen Preesman and Mariska van der ...
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AlpInvest returns 10.7% on back of recovering private equity climate
Net life-to-date return on assets for €58bn investor now stands at more than 28%.
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Several mistakes in court verdict for Dutch pensions regulator, says PME
Court recently backed DNB's instruction to €23bn scheme to de-risk its investment policy.
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€890bn Dutch pensions industry largest in euro-zone, says DNB, ECB
Overwhelming majority of 480 pension funds still have DB arrangements in place, regulator says.