All articles by Frank van Alphen – Page 7
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Netherlands roundup: Parliament rejects minimum discount rate
Plus: Koolmees postpones transfer option; HaskoningDHV to merge; Federation leaks email list
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Mortality rate change could boost Dutch pension scheme funding
Longevity drop could boost pension funds’ coverage by 0.5%, according to Sprenkels & Verschuren
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Holland Casino paid €4.3m to its scheme during consolidation move
State-owned casino chain transferred its pension scheme to the Stap APF last year despite union opposition
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Netherlands, UK take opposite views on small pension pots
Dutch rules will allow automatic transfer of small pensions, but UK minister says now is ‘not the right time’
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Solvency requirements ‘encourage investment in risky equities’
Quant managers from Robeco argue for a more nuanced approach to assessment of equity risk
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Norit pension fund to join agricultural sector scheme to avoid cuts
Earlier effort to join multi-sector scheme PGB failed because of high costs
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Dutch housing scheme develops financial dashboard proposition
Online program developed in partnership with APG and Ortec Finance
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Fiduciary management: Foreign fiduciaries struggle
Pension funds’ changing requirements are having a profound effect on the market for fiduciary management
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Netherlands roundup: PGGM joins €921m dam project
Plus: Butchers’ scheme takes on 4,000 poultry workers; Netherlands and Belgium reach pension tax agreement
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Netherlands roundup: PWRI, Levensmiddelen, AOW, Mercer, APG
Industry-wide schemes reduce state pension offset; Mercer Netherlands, APG, Robeco sign outsourcing agreements
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PGGM, APG call for reform to withholding tax rules
Dutch schemes could claim €300m back but costs are prohibitive for smaller funds
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Dutch pension scheme backs BlackRock ESG launch with €50m
SCA pension fund supports strategy with exclusion policy based on UN Global Compact Principles
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Top five Dutch schemes ride equity rally to boost funding levels
But only construction sector scheme BpfBouw can grant any form of inflation-linked uplift
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'No connection' between pension fund costs and returns, survey shows
Consultancy LCP argues that Dutch pension funds could push down asset management costs further
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Swedish firm enters Dutch market to enable 'freedom of choice'
Financial advice group Söderberg to take stake in Montae and roll out IT systems
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Netherlands roundup: Douwe Egberts, Ortec transfer schemes to APFs
Plus: NN to merge DC vehicles following Delta Lloyd takeover
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ABP to roll out visualised pensions pot next year
Communication concept to explain how much has been set aside for the individual participant
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Less frequent rebalancing 'would benefit pension funds', say managers
Researchers suggest less rebalancing can produce better long-term results
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Freedom of choice is ‘no guarantee of a better pension’
Pension costs could rise as a result of additional marketing if customers are given options at retirement, researchers argue
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Shell DC members overwhelmingly back new drawdown option
Large majority of participants opted for variable payments at retirement