All articles by Mariska van der Westen – Page 7
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Netherlands sees first multi-opf
NETHERLANDS - The first so-called ‘multi-opf’ will soon become a reality in the Netherlands through a merger between the two corporate schemes of SCA.
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Enhanced allocation: the cherry on top
EUROPE - A portfolio’s returns are determined primarily by strategic asset allocation (SAA). On top of that, active managers may try to generate some extra returns by means of tactical asset allocation (TAA).
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Pensions declared 'controversial' by Dutch Parliament
NETHERLANDS - In the aftermath of the Dutch coalition government collapse, the Dutch Parliament declared most pension reforms, including second pillar reforms, 'controversial' last Tuesday.
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Dutch pension talks sought in the wake of cabinet collapse
NETHERLANDS - Social partners see new possibilities for an agreement on pensions, in the wake of the collapsed Dutch coalition government.
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FTK offers false security, says Donner
[16:00 CET 01-03] NETHERLANDS - A recent evaluation of the Dutch Financial Supervisory Framework (FTK) has led government officials to conclude the framework offers false security and hampers efforts to achieve inflation-proof pensions, according to outgoing minister of social affairs and labour, Piet Hein Donner.
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Netherlands: In practice
Both the Frijns Committee and the DNB, the Dutch supervisor, have been clear in their assessments: pension funds need to bolster their governance in order to bring asset management and risk management more under control. Mariksa van der Westen and Miranda Schoutsen ask what pension funds are doing to meet ...
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Country ReportNetherlands: Facing tomorrow’s risks today
Change is not an extravagant luxury, Piet Hein Donner, the Netherlands’ minister for social affairs and labour, told Mariska van der Westen
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Top economist predicts strong US recovery
[14:45 CET 15-01] UNITED STATES - The American economy is moving again and all signs point to a strong recovery so pnly a sharp rise in commodities prices - especially in oil prices - can spoil the party, according to Robert Wescott, economics adviser to former US president Bill Clinton.
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Dutch pension funds remain ‘vulnerable’
[13:00 CET 27-11] NETHERLANDS – The Dutch pensions supervisor, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), has reported in its November financial stability report that the financial situation of pension funds remains vulnerable, writes Mariska van der Westen for our Dutch sister publication IPN. The DNB says that funds have not yet recovered, ...
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Kroes tells pension funds to confront corporate misbehaviour
[15:30 CET 20-11] NETHERLANDS/EUROPE - Pension funds have a responsibility to help keep banks on the straight and narrow, says Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Competition.
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Dutch workers warm to part-time retirement
[11:00 CET 11-11] NETHERLANDS - Nearly six out of 10 workers in The Netherlands would consider taking a part-time pension in the final years of their working life, according to a study commissioned by pension provider Aegon.
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APG's Sluimers: ‘too sombre’
[11:45 CEST 23-10] NETHERLANDS - Dick Sluimers, CEO of the Dutch pension provider APG, has challenged advice that the Dutch pension sector must reduce its return assumptions, reports our Dutch sister publication IPN. Sluimers was responding to the majority advice of the Don Commission on pensions at the end of ...
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SBZ in talks with Syntrus Achmea
[15:50 CEST 13-10] NETHERLANDS - SBZ, the €2.2bn pension fund for Dutch care insurer employees, is in exclusive talks with Syntrus Achmea to contract out its benefits administration as well as its trustee support office.
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PGGM: No ordinary fiduciary manager
When PGGM was spun off from the industry-wide healthcare scheme PFZW in January of 2008, a new giant fiduciary manager seemed to enter the Dutch market. But although PGGM offers ‘integrated asset management’, the organisation has shunned the fiduciary management label. PGGM Asset Management CEO, Else Bos, explains why to Mariska van der Westen
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Investing in banks: brilliant or bunk?
Pension schemes should invest €30bn worth of pension money in illiquid bank assets,according to a recent proposal presented to the Dutch finance minister, Wouter Bos. A great idea? Pension luminaries Jean Frijns and Dick de Beus believe it is, and explained their views to Mariska van der Westen
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Dutch funds can maintain expectations - for now
[15:50 CEST 28-09] NETHERLANDS - Piet Hein Donner, minister for Social Affairs and Employment in the Netherlands, has decided that Dutch pension funds can continue to use the same maximum expected returns on investments as they have used in the past three years to calculate the level of pension contributions ...
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FeaturesNetherlands: Pragmatism reigns
Mariska van der Westen and Liam Kennedy review the changes that The Hague has in mind for Dutch pension funds this year and next
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APG names Munsters' successor
[11:55 CEST 14-08] NETHERLANDS – APG has named Angelien Kemna as its new CIO according to a statement issued this morning by organisation, which manages the assets of the €180bn ABP pension fund.
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EFRP gives web presence a facelift
[16:30 CEST 17-08] EUROPE - The European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP) has revamped its website, in a bid to offer visitors "better information and an enhanced surfing experience".
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NewsMunsters to leave APG
[11:45 CEST 26-05] NETHERLANDS - Roderick Munsters is leaving APG, the asset management arm of public employees' pension scheme ABP.
