All articles by Mariska van der Westen – Page 4
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NewsDutch schemes should consider raising pensionable age 'ahead of schedule'
There is nothing to stop schemes from raising pension age next year, minister says.
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NewsDutch government acknowledges error in court ruling against pension scheme PME
Rotterdam court ruled in August that watchdog had been justified in telling scheme to lower risk.
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NewsDutch pension fund forced to pay double benefits due to statement 'complexity'
Regional court rules in favour of employee after statement erroneously awarded higher pension.
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NewsInterest rate hedging in the wake of the Dutch Pension Agreement
Mariska van der Westen sets out to dispel myth Pension Agreement downplays importance of hedging.
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NewsDutch pension funds shy away from high yield bonds, finds survey
IPNederland's annual fixed income survey also finds declining interest in inflation-linked bonds.
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Mariska van der Westen: Just who can you trust?
In the Netherlands, as elsewhere, the trustee model has come under intense scrutiny after the credit crisis. Dutch pension funds lost €120bn in 2008, €20bn of which can be chalked up to poor execution, the so-called ‘implementation shortfall’. Studies have found that trustee boards often lack the knowledge and expertise ...
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NewsDutch public-sector union votes against Pensions Agreement
Abvakabo votes against new agreement after a referendum among its 350,000 members.
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NewsMandate roundup: Alcatel, Petroland, Industriens, Royal Haskoning, Florint Capital
Denmark's Industriens Pension appoints State Street to provide PE analytics services.
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NewsDutch minister promises revised draft of new pensions governance laws
Henk Kamp tells conference his department will expand from three governance models.
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NewsDutch minister vows to salvage beleaguered Pensions Agreement
Henk Kamp has until 12 September to broker deal with increasingly negative trade unions.
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NewsAPG Group appoints Tjerk Kroes as director of strategy and policy
Kroes joins from Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, where he has worked for nine years.
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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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The Netherlands: Count the cost
An AFM report has revealed that Dutch pension funds are spending up to £3bn a year on hidden asset management costs, reports Mariska van der Westen
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The Netherlands: Better in Belgium?
Mariska van der Westen finds out about the benefits that convinced a Dutch pension fund to join a Belgian OFP
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The Netherlands: Pension deal - the industry reacts
The long-awaited Dutch pension reform agreement has drawn both praise and criticism from the industry, reports Mariska van der Westen
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NewsDutch pensions supervisor AFM blasts 'index huggers'
AFM supervisor Nicole Bastiaansen wants to see 'huggers' disappear from market altogether.
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NewsPension fund for Dutch retailers terminates Syntrus Achmea mandate
€8bn scheme decided last year to appoint BlackRock as fiduciary manager.
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Actual results may vary
On Friday 10 June, the Dutch government, together with employer and employee representatives, signed a comprehensive agreement to drastically reform the Dutch pension system.
