IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 168
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ABP and PGGM upbeat but Staatsen looms
NETHERLANDS – ABP and PGGM, the two largest Dutch pension funds, have posted positive returns – though the potential costs of the Staatsen review could run into billions of euros.
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Features
Law of unintended consequences
It is one of those unwritten rules that whenever governments try to introduce more protection for one group of people someone somewhere suffers and sometimes it turns out to be the very group you tried to protect in the first place. The ‘law of unintended consequence’ has been well illustrated ...
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ABP boosts State Street alliance with E79m
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch civil service pension fund ABP has given a boost to its tie with State Street with the award of 100 million dollars (79.5 million euros) to State Street Global Alliance member Advanced Investment Partners.
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ABP returns 1.8%, coverage ratio static at 104%
NETHERLANDS – Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, the Dutch civil service pension fund, has announced a 1.8% return in the third quarter, and says it is pursuing “a cautious path to recovery”.
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ABP posts second quarter returns of +6.9%
NETHERLANDS – Europe’s largest pension fund, Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, has announced that it made a total return on investment of 6.9% in the second quarter - boosted by rises in equities and alternatives.
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ABP to submit recovery plan to regulator
NETHERLANDS – Europe’s largest pension fund, the 133-billion euro Dutch civil service Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, is to submit a recovery plan to the pensions regulator PVK.
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ABP mulls options as returns decline further
NETHERLANDS – Europe’s largest pension fund, the Dutch civil service Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, says it needs scope to take “decisive action” after posting another decline in returns in the first quarter.
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ABP outlines 2003/2004 investment strategy
NETHERLANDS – Europe’s largest pension fund, the 147 billion euro Dutch civil servants’ ABP, says its investment strategy is geared towards fixed interest and equities in 2003/2004, matching its liabilities and risk profile – though it does not rule out making use of temporary market moves.
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ABP says funds need longer investment horizons
NETHERLANDS- Jean Frijns, CIO of Europe’s largest pension fund, the 146 billion Euro Heerlen-based ABP, today opened the seminar for the second annual IPE Awards with a warning to pension funds that extreme market events are becoming more frequent - resulting in greater short-term volatility and a need for longer ...
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ABP down €3bn after 'disappointing' 2001
NETHERLANDS – Europe’s largest pension fund, ABP, has reported a decline in pensions capital in 2001 from €150bn at the start of the year to €147bn at the end. The decline is the result of disappointing returns coupled with the decline in net assets and overlay contracts, says the company’s ...
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ABP looks to property and hedge funds
NETHERLANDS – Dutch superfund, the NLG331bn (e150bn) Heerlen based ABP pension plan for Dutch civil servants and teachers, says it is considering increasing its allocation to real estate investment and will also shortly announce appointments to a number of hedge fund mandates as part of an e2bn hedge programme....
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ABP on course for equity increase despite markets
NETHERLANDS – Europe’s largest pension fund, the NLG331bn Heerlen based ABP pension fund for Dutch civil servants and teachers, says it is on course to complete its increased exposure programme to equity, despite taking a hit on its funding buffer last year due to the adverse market conditions....
