IPE's Belgium Coverage – Page 10

  • News

    Belgian pensions make Q2 comeback

    5 August 2009

    BELGIUM – Belgian pension funds have pulled back some of the losses seen in the financial turbulence of last year, as a strong performance in all sectors lifted funds within the second quarter, suggests data from Mercer.

  • Opting not to rebalance
    Country Report

    Opting not to rebalance

    March 2009 (Magazine)

    Pension funds see their key asset managers forced to ask for government bailouts and many funds are holding new contributions in cash, finds George Coats

  • Refocusing on the first pillar
    Country Report

    Refocusing on the first pillar

    March 2009 (Magazine)

    Belgium’s new pensions minister has set up a National Pensions Conference to re-examine the whole issue. But she is not an admirer of the second pillar, finds George Coats

  • News

    Belgian funds lost 25% in 2008 – Mercer

    20 February 2009

    BELGIUM – Belgian pension funds delivered median returns of minus 25,2% over the year 2008, according to pension consultant Mercer’s Brussels office

  • News

    Belgian funds return -20.5% in 2008

    3 February 2009

    [16:40 CET 03-02] BELGIUM – Belgian pension funds suffered a negative return of 20.5% in 2008, the Belgian Association of Pension Institutions (BVPI) has revealed.

  • Features

    Belgacom goes global

    February 1997 (Magazine)

    Last year the Belgacom Pension Fund selected eight fund managers and a custodian bank to handle the first tranche of its Bfr55bn ($1.6bn) fund, from the 60-plus respondents to its contract offer. Following an asset liability study to determine the strategic asset allocation, provisional benchmarks and tactical asset limits were ...

  • Features

    Moving on to a wider stage

    February 1997 (Magazine)

    The success of foreign fund managers in last year’s Belgacom outsourcing may force the locals to look to their laurels, writes Fennell Betson