All articles by Sameer van Alfen – Page 8
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Netherlands roundup: Shipping scheme scraps individual DC plan
Plus: Dutch savers have missed out on 15% inflation-linked uplifts on average
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Country ReportFiduciary management rule causes confusion for Dutch pension sector
Anton van Nunen argues that proposed law provides for a ‘solution to a non-existent problem’
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Kempen to close ‘passive’ funds worth €400m in strategic shift
Asset manager to cease its fundamental index strategy, affecting a number of undisclosed institutional investors
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NewsBallast Nedam to transfer pensions to general pension fund Stap
Scheme plans to liquidate next year after previously selecting BpfBouw for future accrual
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NewsMetalworkers’ scheme considers at-retirement advice
PMT cites successful trial of advice that prompted 25% of retirees to move away from default option
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Netherlands roundup: Managers back textile industry fair pay initiative
Plus: APG to move office in cost-cutting move; ASR seeds ESG emerging market debt ETF
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Dutch asset managers join class action against Volkswagen
APG and ABN Amro scheme sue car manufacturer for damages in wake of emissions scandal
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Dutch schemes’ funding improves as life expectancy levels off
More schemes are less likely to cut pension rights in coming years after longevity revisions
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NewsDutch schemes blame rising costs on performance fees, dealing costs
Performance fees and transaction costs push Netherlands pensions investment costs to €7.6bn
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PGB to exclude supermarket chains over firearm sales
Multi-sector scheme to divest from Walmart and Kroger
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Country ReportNetherlands roundup: Wood-processing scheme cuts Achmea
Also: Defence ministry ditches final salary arrangements
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Netherlands sticks with pension age rise despite longevity trend
Life expectancy is increasing slower than in the past, but this will not stop the retirement age increase to 67 in 2021
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Number of underfunded Dutch schemes drops to 42
But four of the country’s five biggest schemes are still short of the required coverage of 104.2%
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Merchant navy scheme pays €10m to divorced partners
Dutch fund discovers 4,400 people entitled to pension benefits
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APG disbands derivatives counterparty arm [updated]
Pension fund clients including ABP and BpfBouw will take over derivatives management themselves
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ING scheme raises hedging to protect inflation-linked payments
Pension fund also considering hedging interest rate risk on liabilities
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Former APG CEO leaves University of California after one year
Van Gelderen said to accept position as CIO at Public Sector Pension Investment Board in Canada
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Country ReportRussell appointed fiduciary for Nestlé’s Dutch pension fund
€600m contract follows the termination of Nestlé’s in-house investment operations
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Dutch regulators follow ESMA's advice on central clearing
DNB and AFM confirm they will not enforce rules during legal gap in EMIR exemption for pension funds
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Asset management costs at Dutch schemes on the rise
Costs at the Netherlands’ 10 large schemes increased by 2 basis points to 0.52%
