All articles by Danielle Rossingh – Page 2
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ABP’s Frijns says future “is still not bright”
NETHERLANDS – Some of the Netherlands’ and Europe’s largest pension funds - ABP, PGGM, PME and SPF - have all reported yields in the range of 5% in the fourth quarter of 2004 – but ABP has warned the future is still “not bright”.
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ABP/PGGM tsunami fund to raise €25m
NETHERLANDS - The tsunami support fund set up by the ABP and PGGM pension funds earlier this month could raise as much as €25m.
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Dutch schemes getting better, central bank says
NETHERLANDS - The financial position of Dutch pension funds in 2003 has improved “significantly” compared with the year before, the Dutch central bank DNB has said.
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Philips pension fund investment chief quits
NETHERLANDS – Lars Dijkstra, head of investments at the E13bn pension scheme of electronics giant Philips, is to leave.
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Dutch actuaries want opinions made public
NETHERLANDS – Actuaries’ opinions on the financial health of pension funds and insurance companies should be made available to policyholders and pension participants, the Dutch Actuarial Association has said.
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MN Services names Dutch real estate chief
NETHERLANDS – E24bn investment management company MN Services has named George van Hooydonk as head of its Real Estate Netherlands unit.
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Two Dutch schemes back real estate fund Altera
NETHERLANDS – Physiotherapists’ fund SPF and the pension fund of Cindu International in the Netherlands have invested E22m in Altera Vastgoed, the E1bn private real estate fund has said.
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MN Services’ real estate head Stouthamer quits
NETHERLANDS – Erwin Stouthamer, head of international real estate at asset liability manager MN Services has left the company, it emerged today.
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ABP in ‘fat cat’ pay debate with Aegon
NETHERLANDS – Corporate remuneration packages at Dutch life insurer Aegon are “too complex,” Europe’s biggest pension fund, ABP, has said.
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PGGM to name Munsters’ replacement next month
NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the E57bn Dutch health care pension fund, is to name a new chief investment officer by the end of February.
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€500m PCM joins Dutch publishing sector scheme
NETHERLANDS - PCM, one of the largest newspaper publishers in the Dutch language region, has transferred its €500m pension fund to the €7.6bn industry-wide pension fund for the publishing sector, PGB.
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ABP and PGGM set up tsunami support fund
NETHERLANDS - ABP and PGGM, Holland's biggest pension funds, are setting up a support fund for elderly people in Asia who have lost children in the tsunami disaster.
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PGGM gets boost from dollar slide
NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the E57bn pension fund for healthcare and social workers in the Netherlands, says it has benefited from the dollar’s recent slide against the euro.
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KAS Bank says it’s now more European
NETHERLANDS – KAS Bank, the Dutch securities services bank, said 2004 had been a “good year”, reporting a “considerable” number of new clients – and that it has transformed itself into a “European” player.
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Swiss Life buys Dutch central bank insurance fund
NETHERLANDS – Zwitserleven, the Dutch subsidiary of Swiss insurer Swiss Life, is to take over the portfolio of the insurance fund for civil servants of the Dutch central bank (DNB).
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ABN to acquire rest of Bouwfonds
EUROPE – Dutch bank ABN AMRO is snapping up the remaining 25% it does not already own of its property arm Bouwfonds.
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Dutch unions to appeal hairdresser’s ruling
NETHERLANDS - Trade unions representing Dutch hairdressers are appealing against a recent pre-pension ruling.
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SBA to overhaul strategy
The €11bn SBA Artsenpensioenfonds (Pension Funds for General Practitioners and Medical Specialists) says it will overhaul its investment strategy following the departure of three senior staff in a restructuring. The scheme said it planned to “implement a passive management strategy” for its Pan-European and US large-cap equity portfolios, which represents ...
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Minister with a mission
How does a deeply religious man who wanted to become a missionary grow into one of the most powerful politicians in the Netherlands? Aart-Jan de Geus is the Dutch secretary for social affairs and employment and oversees the country’s pensions and social security reforms. We take a closer look at ...
