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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: Facing tomorrow’s risks today
Change is not an extravagant luxury, Piet Hein Donner, the Netherlands’ minister for social affairs and labour, told Mariska van der Westen
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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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Netherlands: Save our system
The Dutch pension system is decaying due to legislation, accounting practices and the economic climate, writes Anton van Nunen
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Netherlands: In practice
Both the Frijns Committee and the DNB, the Dutch supervisor, have been clear in their assessments: pension funds need to bolster their governance in order to bring asset management and risk management more under control. Mariksa van der Westen and Miranda Schoutsen ask what pension funds are doing to meet ...
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Country ReportBelgium: A time for courage and action
Karel Stroobants argues that doing nothing about the Belgian pension system is not an option if the country is to avoid collective impoverishment and generational conflict
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Belgium: Prime location status proves an elusive goal
Astrid Pieron argues that a combination of strong competition and tax and legal discrimination is hampering Belgium as a destination for cross-border pension funds
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Belgium: Keeping it safe and simple
Belgium’s pension funds are erring on the side of caution as they begin the process of re-examining their asset allocation strategies following the downturn. Nina Roehrbein reports
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Benchmark and save
Gail Moss finds out how pension funds can use benchmarking to reduce their operating costs
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Berkshire: Straight talker
The UK’s Royal County of Berkshire pension fund has slashed long-only equities and hedged its longevity risk. The manager of the fund, Nick Greenwood, told Brendan Maton about his strategy
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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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Country ReportIreland: A long game in pensions
Christine Senior assesses the roller-coaster of Irish pensions legislation and regulation
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Ireland: New model vital
Irish pension schemes must find new strategies to cope with effects of ageing population, says Conor Daly
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Ireland: At a crossroads
Jerry Moriarty, director of policy at the Irish Association of Pension Funds, assesses the country’s pension challenges
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Ireland: Short private pensions reprieve
Stephen Lalor and Amanda James on radical changes to public and private sector pensions
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Ireland: More rivers to cross
Philip Shier of Hewitt Associates looks ahead to another difficult year for Irish pension funds
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Ireland: Strategic and tactical
Nyree Stewart assesses the National Pension Reserve Fund’s strategic deployment to recapitalise two domestic banks, and its move towards more dynamic decision making
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Ireland: On the road to diversity
The pummelling suffered by Irish pension funds in the recent financial crisis is encouraging them to review their investment risk strategies, writes Nina Röhrbein
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Ireland: Subtle changes needed
The managed fund sector recovered some of its disastrous 2008 losses over the course of last year. Nina Röhrbein assesses the state of play
