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Dutch insurer ASR takes over De Eendragt
Joining larger player to offer best options for continuity, argues pension provider’s director following concerns over solvency
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Solvency at beleaguered De Eendragt Pensioen drops to 80% – report
Board recognises inability to recover on ‘own steam’ due to weakened financial position
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De Eendragt makes radical portfolio shift in bid to raise solvency level
Dutch pension insurer’s financial position hit by Solvency II, French downgrade
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De Eendragt scheme becomes life insurer
NETHERLANDS – Dutch corporate pension fund Stichting Pensioenfonds De Eendragt has changed to a life insurance company called De Eendragt Pensioen NV with more than €950m in total assets under management.
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Fortunis dormant as Menco joins De Eendragt
NETHERLANDS – Dutch consulting firm Fortunis has become dormant with its principal Philip Menco taking the helm at the 750 million-euro De Eendragt scheme.
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Fortis loses out to KAS at De Eendragt scheme
NETHERLANDS – Stichting Pensioenfonds De Eendragt, the €800m Dutch paper and graphics industry scheme, has chosen KAS Bank as its custodian.
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Friday people roundup
ABP, De Eendragt Pensioen, Shell Pensioenfonds, Sprenkels & Verschuren, Aon Hewitt, Mercer, Spence Johnson, Cerulli Associates
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De Eendragt's Menco cites increasing reporting demands for departure
Outgoing chief executive seeks to focus on ‘passion’ for investing again
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Insurer ASR to offer fiduciary management to institutional investors
Company seeks to strengthen position in pensions market
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Smart beta: Smart beta's Tower of Babel
Smart beta systematically introduces different risks than those contained in the market portfolio – and yet mandates are still generally benchmarked against the market. Brendan Maton writes about the urgent need for more suitable measures of risk and return
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IPE winner delivers positive return
[12:00 CET 10-02] NETHERLANDS - De Eendragt Pensioenfond, the pension fund-turned insurance company and winner of the highest accolade at last year’s IPE Awards, has bucked the current trend in Dutch pensions investment by delivering a 4.4% positive return in 2008.
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And the IPE Awards 2008 winners are…
[00:15 CET 21-11] EUROPE – De Eendragt Pensioen NV, the pension provider for the paper and packaging industry pension fund, was tonight named as the ‘best of the best’ European pension funds at the IPE Awards 2008 while Philip Neyt was honoured with an award for his Outstanding Contribution to ...
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Sovereign Bonds: Risk-free no longer
Joseph Mariathasan looks at how investors are adapting to the new world of sovereign bond risk
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Lehman alternative beta team goes it alone
[16:00 CET 19-11] FRANCE – The team responsible for Lehman Brothers’ Asset Managment’s anti-benchmarking methodology for pension funds today said it would continue as an independent organisation after a full management buyout (MBO).
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Need to ensure there’s transparency
Paul Kellerd (UK) Pension advisor to the EDS pension plans in the UK, which have invested assets of just over £1bn (€1.1bn) Although it is now quite common, in particular for larger UK funds, to invest in hedge funds, currently we don’t. However, we did conduct some due diligence with ...