All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 75
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NewsRailways pension fund shifts portfolio toward 'simplicity'
€11.5bn SPF cuts number of companies in strategic equity portfolio to 70 high performers.
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NewsDutch pension giant PME to deploy fixed income as security
Move aims to reduce risk of forced divestment of assets during sharply falling markets.
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News€7bn pension scheme for doctors seeks partner for provider
SPH on lookout for strategic partner for its own provider DPFS due to 'turbulence'.
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NewsNedlloyd pension scheme switches to swaptions for hedging
Shipping company's €1.2bn pension fund makes switch to profit from expected rates increase.
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NewsLargest Dutch pension schemes blame turbulence for poor returns
Second-quarter returns for PFZW, ABP, PMT and PME range between 0.4% and 0.8%.
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NewsLongevity causes Dutch dentists' scheme to see 11.5% rise in liabilities
As a result of the increase, scheme fell behind on its goal of 105% funding ratio by 2013.
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NewsPMT's funding hit by longevity in 2010, pulls out of euro-periphery bonds
Following new country policy, metalworking scheme divests from Greek, Italian and Portuguese bonds.
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NewsAverage Dutch retirement age increases for fourth consecutive year
Average now stands at 62.7 years, according to Statistics Netherlands.
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NewsTotal pension fund beats coverage ratio recovery target by 7 percentage points
Ratio increased to 101.7% at end of 2010 and jumped further to 104.6% at end of June.
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NewsMedical consultants pension fund returns 14%, but coverage ratio stalls
Ratio up by less than 1 percentage point to 111% due to decreasing long-term interest rates.
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NewsDutch hedge funds' assets quadruple in two years – DNB
Pensions regulator says assets increased from €2.9bn to €13.3bn in past two years.
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NewsStaples pension scheme hires BNP as fiduciary manager
€700m pension fund Corporate Express appoints BNP Paribas Investment Partners Netherlands.
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NewsDutch minister to offer more board options for pension funds
Henk Kamp also aiming to improve internal supervision and the expertise of board members.
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NewsEconomists fault new Dutch Pensions Agreement
Deal fails to provide for individual choices or reliable collective approach, they say.
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Rabobank pension scheme overhauls equity portfolio
€14bn fund increases equity allocation to emerging markets and the US, largely at expense of Europe.
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NewsNetherlands to cap pension schemes' expected returns as liability criterion
Minister says measure will be introduced to prevent pension funds from 'doing silly things'.
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News€4bn AkzoNobel pension scheme sets up pension bureau
Bureau to improve policy, supervision of pension provider, relationship with external experts.
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NewsABN AMRO pension scheme protects funding through derivatives exposure
Increased exposure part of €10bn scheme's dynamic re-balancing policy.
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NewsDutch pensions regulator issues first PPI licence to BeFrank
Insurer Aegon, asset manager Robeco among companies awaiting decisions from DNB.
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NewsShell pension scheme increases equity allocation to 65%
Returns 14.8% in 2010, with all asset classes contributing to 1.4% outperformance.
