All articles by Mariska van der Westen – Page 2
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NewsDutch asset manager APG to slash 800 jobs as part of 'change programme'
NETHERLANDS – Cuts to come in admin, collection, communications and IT.
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Features
Just who can you trust?
With anti-Europe sentiment running high, bailout fatigue widespread and austerity resentment reaching a fever pitch, the Dutch election of 12 September was widely seen as a bellwether ballot. For a while, the euro-sceptic Socialist Party seemed destined for a landslide win, with polls showing the socialists taking 39 seats in the 150-seat lower house – a 24-seat gain – leaving the conservative VVD of prime minister Mark Rutte in the dust.
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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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NewsDutch caretaker Cabinet presents measures to help pension funds
NETHERLANDS – New rules aim to bolster coverage ratios, prevent 'unnecessary' contribution hikes.
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NewsDutch pensions expert Omtzigt retains house seat against odds
NETHERLANDS – Party officials originally declined to put Omtzigt up for re-election at all.
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NewsDutch elections: An unclear picture of pension reform
Mariska van der Westen explores what the Dutch election results might mean for pensions.
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NewsDNB's Petri Hofsté to join APG as chief financial risk officer
NETHERLANDS – Regulator's head of banking supervision to join pension fund in February 2013.
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NewsDutch minister in talks with member states to block IORP reform
NETHERLANDS – EC's IORP plans to cost Dutch pensioners 'an arm and a leg', minister says.
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Country Report
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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Country Report
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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NewsFunding ratios at Dutch pension schemes plummet in June
Ratio for €8bn retail industry scheme falls by more than 11 percentage points in single month.
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NewsMinister to submit major pension reform package to Dutch lawmakers
Guidelines to detail which schemes can apply new 'ultimate forward rate' discounting method.
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NewsDutch transport pension fund to sue Goldman Sachs AM [updated]
Vervoer seeking €250m in damages from former fiduciary manager over poor performance.
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Features
Back to 4%?
Mariska van der Westen outlines the Netherlands’ proposed ‘ultimate forward rate’ within the new framework for pension funds, which aims to marry real and nominal objectives
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Features
Long live the deal...
The Dutch pension deal, as such, is off the table. But despite all the political turmoil, a working group representing experts, government, supervisors and various stakeholders has continued to hammer out the details of the new system, resulting in the long-awaited outline presented on 30 May. The pension deal is dead. Long live the pension deal.
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NewsExperts offer alternative for Dutch pensions reform
Former ABP CIO Jean Frijns, Ortec's Guus Boender and Cardano's Theo Kocken offer alternative FTK.
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NewsFunding levels at Dutch pension schemes fall by 5 percentage points
Some larger funds could be forced into making benefit cuts, Mercer warns.
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NewsThe Dutch Pensions Agreement: Who needs it?
Theo Kocken wonders whether the Netherlands might actually be better off without a pensions deal.
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NewsLMG Glocal buys Dutch asset manager AFS Capital for undisclosed sum
Chief executive planning to make further acquisitions, including some 'larger players'.
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NewsCIO Dirk Wieman to step down at €12bn pensions manager Timeos
Wieman had served as CIO for Timeos' predecessor, Printing Industry Funds, for six years.
