IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 57
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Country Report
Auto-enrolment: A call for clarity
The government should set out its long-term policy on auto-enrolment contributions with a view to increasing the overall level
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News
Automation pushes APG to cut 60 jobs at administration arm
Provider cites continuing digitisation and automation as main cause of headcount reduction
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Dutch pension schemes report inflation-linked increases
UHigh funding levels mean rewards for members of Unilever, Shell and SNS Reaal schemes
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NewsNetherlands roundup: PGB allocates €500m to European private equity
Also: Marine pilot scheme replaces PGGM with Blue Sky as administrator
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Custodian KAS Bank embraces €188m takeover bid
Dutch custodian to become ”worldwide centre of excellence” for pension funds with additional alternatives capabilities
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NewsIORP II could make Dutch scheme accountability boards ‘redundant’
Lawyers recommend replacing accountability bodies with scheme participant councils
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Country ReportSwedish roundup: €3.3m fine for Avanza Pension
Plus: Mercer enters Swedish asset management market with multi-asset launch
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News
AkzoNobel pays off shortfall at UK subsidiary pension funds [updated]
Sponsor pays €639m in final payments to two schemes to bridge funding gaps
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Economists advocate age-based approach to pension cuts
Netherlands’ current rules on reducing pension payments are unfair across generations of savers, argue Theo Nijman and Lans Bovenberg
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ESG investing does not cost more, research shows
Being a responsible investor doesn’t come with extra investment costs, according to research by a Dutch consultant
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Country ReportDutch MP: Fiduciary managers ‘shield themselves from accountability’
Asset managers operating in the Netherlands have been involved in ‘almost all possible kinds of market abuse’, argues Pieter Omtzigt
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News
Chart of the Week: DC overtakes DB in top seven pension markets
€35.6trn invested in 22 markets, Willis Towers Watson reports, with DC making headway in the UK, Canada and Japan
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How the financial crisis took the shine off the Dutch pensions system
Ultra-low interest rates mean the state pension is now the best element of Dutch system, says pensions law professor Yves Stevens
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Netherlands roundup: Publishing scheme eyes buyout
Also: Private credit specialist targets Benelux expansion
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NewsLCP: Dutch schemes urged to improve performance reporting
Schemes need to make a clearer distinction between performance gross and net of fees and costs, consultancy argues
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Dutch government to oppose EU cross-border pension product
EU member states expected to publish details of a proposed framework for pan-European pension products
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Netherlands offers UK providers temporary reprieve from no deal Brexit
Exemption from third-country limits likely to be extended until 1 January 2021
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Unions slam Dutch government’s pension reform plans
Employers have urged unions to return to negotiating table but strike action is planned
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NewsEuropean pension tracking service ‘to start within two years’
First link expected to be established between Belgian and Dutch data banks
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NewsDutch government to press ahead with plans for pensions reform
Social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees to re-assess increasing the retirement age for state pension
