All articles by Olaf Boschman – Page 2
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Netherlands roundup: Smurfit to pay €2.4m for transfer to single pension plan
Plus: Van Lanschot scheme closes to new entrants
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NewsDNB: Lump sum option puts underfunded schemes at risk
Retiring participants would get an additional stimulus to avoid a looming rights cut
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NewsABP, PGGM call for improved carbon pricing
Current trading system should be replaced with extended economy-wide European levy
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Netherlands roundup: ABP keeps regular premium for 2020 unchanged
Plus: Minister to discuss admin issues with pensions sector
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Dutch scheme giants expected to apply cuts in three-year period
Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis estimates annual cuts at 2.5%
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Accrual roundup: Retail scheme warns for accrual drop to 1%
ING CDC scheme mulls annual pensions accrual by one quarter
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Dutch union may call for strike action if pension cuts go ahead
FNV: implementing rights discounts would put pensions agreement in jeopardy
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Netherlands roundup: ABN Amro fund expects 20% accrual drop
BPL in court over trustee appointment, Rockwool delays pension provider switch
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Dutch minister decouples talks with funds about cuts from reform details
Intention set out in letter to parliament about roadmap for further elaboration of the pension agreement
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NewsRegulator: Dutch pensions system must adapt to low interest rates
DNB president says changes should have been made 10 years ago, while an expert on pensions reform suggests that the capital-funded system was still preferable to pay-as-you-go
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‘Changing discount rate could destroy pension system’, warns Dutch PM
Mark Rutte warns a major change to the discount rate could discourage younger people from saving – but government vows to battle ‘unnecessary’ pension cuts
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NewsABP and PFZW headed for early pension cuts as funding level crashes
Collapsing interest rates caused funding to fall through the minimum level of 90%, meaning millions of Dutch savers face pension cuts from next year
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Dutch Pensions Federation rings alarm bells over looming disaster [updated]
Industry organisation calls for urgent consultations between minister and pensions sector to prevent serious damage to system
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Dutch Hewlett Packard scheme dumps hedge funds, scales back equities
These and other changes mark the completion of an asset mix overhaul by the €2bn pension fund
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NewsFunding level at large Dutch funds reaches critical limit
The funding level of industry-wide pension funds in the Netherlands fell to an average of 96.9% in July, according to DNB, with five below the critical 94.7% level
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Dutch unions, employers seeking solution to avoid pension cuts
Unions and employers are attempting to come up with ways to make sure pension values can keep pace with inflation in the Netherlands’ new system
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€2.2bn scheme tightens manager constraints after regulatory intervention
De Nederlandsche Bank stepped in to demand changes to Pensioenfonds Atos’ investment strategy and governance processes
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Dutch government proposes lump sum payments at retirement
New concept for the Netherlands will form part of the country’s wider planned pension reforms
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NewsNetherlands roundup: Parliament demands cost review of new pensions system
Also: €857m company pension scheme plans to consolidate into a general pension fund, posing problem for administration provider
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Dutch sector fears delay in finalising pensions agreement
Large majority of conference attendees expect that a deadline of December 2020 for fleshing out this month’s pensions agreement will not be met
