IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 151
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Country Report
Netherlands: Pensions should be a 'good deal'
Miranda Schoutsen spoke to Kees Goudswaard, the author of the report ‘A Strong Second Pillar’
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Country ReportNetherlands: Old giants on slippery ice
Pension funds are like vulnerable old giants reaching with stiff fingers to fasten their skates before launching themselves onto the slippery ice of the future. Jean Frijns, chairman of the Frijns Committee, told us how he thinks these giants can be made fit for the future, Jean Frijns
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Country ReportNetherlands: Change on the horizon
It has been the poster boy of the international pensions world, but the Netherlands is now reflecting on recent failings following the publication of the Frijns and Goudswaard reports, writes Liam Kennedy, as the prospect of a real cover ratio looms on the horizon
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Dutch pensions giants see returns improve further
[15:20 CET 28-01] NETHERLANDS - The €86bn healthcare scheme PFZW and the €33bn metal pension fund PMT saw their investments return 4.2% and 2.5% respectively in the fourth quarter, leading the schemes to deliver overall results of 17.6% and 14.8% for 2009.
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Strong return raises SPMS cover ratio by 20%
[17:00 CET 25-01] NETHERLANDS - The €5bn pension fund for medical consultants SPMS saw its cover ratio rise by almost 20 percentage points last year on the back of a 17% return.
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ABP unveils 20% return and strategy changes
[16:25 CET 21-01] NETHERLANDS - The €201bn civil service scheme ABP saw investment returns hit 20.2% in 2009, and is working under a new investment strategy, according to officials.
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Levensmiddelen and SBZ grant indexation
[15:45 CET 15-01] NETHERLANDS - The industry-wide pension funds for care insurers and food articles have also granted their participants part indexation payments, following fast improving cover ratios.
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Dutch schemes performed ahead of recovery plans
[16:00 CET 11-01] NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension fund cover ratios pulled back somewhat last year after suffering significant losses in 2008, to an average 111% by the end of 2009, research from Hewitt Associates has claimed.
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SPOV and Schilders grant indexation
[16:55 CET 08-01] NETHERLANDS - The financial position of the €2.3bn pension fund for public transport SPOV and the €3.3bn scheme for painters and decorators has improved so much on the previous yea's performance that both pension plans can grant their participants indexation for 2010.
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Dutch pensions aim to win over sceptical public
[15:15 CET 07-01] NETHERLANDS - The Dutch Association of Industry-wide Pension Funds (VB) has launched a media campaign after research suggested a large majority of the public is very critical about pension fund investment strategies.
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DNB approves ANWB recovery plan at fourth attempt
[15:00 CET 07-01] NETHERLANDS - Pensions regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has approved a fourth version of the recovery plan of the pension fund of the motorists' organisation ANWB.
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Dutch pension funds begin to pay indexation
[16:15 CET 06-01] NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension funds provided by KLM and Fortis Bank will pay their members full indexation this year on the back of improved investment performance.
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PMA scheme pulls back to grant full indexation of 3.25%
[16:30 CET 05-01] NETHERLANDS - The pension fund for Dutch pharmacy staff (PMA) has granted its participants full indexation of 3.25% as the scheme now has a cover ratio of 133%.
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NewsDutch cover ratios rise to 109% - DNB
[15:45 CET 04-01] NETHERLANDS - The cover ratio of Dutch pension funds improved by an average seven percentage points to 109% during the third quarter of 2009, according to pensions regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB).
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NewsLife expectancy reduces PfZW indexation
[15:30 CET 04-01] NETHERLANDS – PfZW, the €84bn Dutch industry-wide pension scheme for healthcare workers, has granted its two million participants part indexation of 0.72% - lower than in previous years as officials at the pension fund anticipate life expectancy will rise in the future.
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NewsKLM scheme to grant 2.5% indexation
[15:15 CET 23-12] NETHERLANDS - The €5bn pension fund for KLM flight staff will grant all its participants a full indexation of 2.5%, following the relevant salary index.
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NewsDutch railways scheme keeps recovery on track
[16:15 CET 18-12] NETHERLANDS - The €10.3bn railways scheme SPF will grant its participants full indexation of 2.07% from the beginning next year, but the metal workers’ scheme PMT has failed to recover enough to consider it.
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Housing fund SPW returned 8% in Q3
[16:55 CET 17-12] NETHERLANDS - The €4.8bn pension fund for housing corporation SPW saw its cover ratio rise by 6.5 percentage points to 103.4% in the third quarter of this year, thanks to an 8% return on investments.
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Dutch schemes performed better than overseas - study
[17:00 CET 09-12] NETHERLANDS - Dutch industry-wide pension funds lost an average of 9.3% on their investments in 2008, but this is still considerably better than the performance of pension plans elsewhere, according to a study conducted by CEM Benchmarking.
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Footballer scheme returns 4% on 100% fixed income
[13:00 CET 30-11] NETHERLANDS - The €600m retirement bridging fund for Dutch professional footballers (CFK) has generated a 4% return on investments, after allocating all of its assets to fixed income.
