IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 143
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NewsDiscount rate remains stumbling block for Dutch pensions package
NETHERLANDS – Industry figures question credibility of 'ultimate forward rate'.
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NewsEquity rally props up Dutch funding, finds DNB
NETHERLANDS – Figures from regulator show rise in coverage ratio from strengthened equity markets.
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NewsPension fund for Dutch notaries to reconsider its independence
NETHERLANDS – Funding ratio drops to 89% despite 10.3% return on investments in 2011.
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The Netherlands: Fault lines
Leen Preesman and Mariska van der Westen read the runes of Dutch politics, which will be the crucial factor in determining the future of the country’s occupational pension system
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The Netherlands: Anxiety management
Nina Röhrbein gauges views on how the likely changes to Dutch pensions will affect investment and risk strategies
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The Netherlands: PPI to spur DC growth
The Dutch affinity with defined benefit schemes has limited the take-up of defined contribution, writes Nina Röhrbein. Could the PPI vehicle change this?
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The Netherlands: From FTK to FBK
Jean Frijns, Guus Boender and Theo Kocken inspired a lively debate at the IPNederland conference in June. Leen Preesman and Mariska van der Westen report
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NewsDutch asset manager PGGM to lower investment costs for clients
NETHERLANDS – Asset manager for €118bn PFZW to focus on lowering costs for six clients.
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Interest hedge boosts returns at pension fund for cleaners
NETHERLANDS – Nearly 8 percentage points of 10.7% return come from 60% hedge of interest risks.
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NewsLow interest rates cancel out recovery contributions at Dutch Sara Lee fund
NETHERLANDS – Investment returns at fund further dented by small loss on currency hedge.
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NewsDutch face rights cuts of 8% with current discount rate, says government
NETHERLANDS – Leaked memo estimates 12m at risk of rights cuts if discount rate is maintained.
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NewsABP and PMT reject call to buy bank mortgage portfolios
NETHERLANDS – Employer lobby group agrued loan sale would allow banks to start lending again.
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NewsDutch scheme ABP expects rights cuts of up to 14%
NETHERLANDS – Leaked memo predicts average contribution will need to rise nearly 30%.
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European pension funds lose millions on Facebook shares
EUROPE – Dutch asset manager APG, Sweden’s AP2 amoung those to suffer from share price halving.
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NewsCoverage ratio plummets at pension fund for Dutch hairdressers
NETHERLANDS – Funding drops below 75% after implementation of hedging strategy delayed.
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NewsDutch pension fund SPW loses 27% on opportunities portfolio
NETHERLANDS – €7bn scheme sacks previous portfolio manager over valuation concerns.
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NewsEven 5.9% pension rights cut might not be enough, PNO warns
NETHERLANDS – Troubled scheme's coverage ratio dragged down to 88.8% by falling interest rates.
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Océ pension scheme drops derivatives for rebalancing
NETHERLANDS – €830m scheme aiming to reduce complexity in portfolio after ALM study.
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NewsDutch funds raise premiums instead of granting indexation – DNB
NETHERLANDS – Regulator reports 9 percentage point drop in coverage, cancelling out indexation.
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NewsDutch Pension Federation calls for holistic framework over HBS
NETHERLANDS – Federation calls for more country-specific analysis of proposal's impact.
