All articles by Sameer van Alfen – Page 2
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NewsEquity returns boost Dutch funding ratios
Double-digit returns on listed equity more than compensated for investment losses on non-listed real estate for the Netherlands’ five largest pension funds
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NewsDutch pension federation opposes EU central clearing obligation
The lobby club for Dutch pension funds is specifically against a proposed minimum percentage of clearing transactions to be conducted inside the EU from mid-June 2023
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NewsDutch pension funds lose 8.6% on real estate investments in 2022
Stripping out the currency gains, losses on listed real estate would have amounted to 26.5%
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NewsDutch pension funds return -23% on average in 2022
The company pension fund of beer brewer Heineken did best, limiting losses on its investments to 9.3%
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NewsCardano lands €2bn pension mandate with Allianz
The firm will manage all the insurer’s Dutch DC assets
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NewsKLM pension funds demand more tax transparency from Microsoft
The Dutch airline’s three pension schemes are ready to lend support to similar drives at other firms
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NewsInvestment returns fail to match liabilities for 30% of Dutch pension funds – research
Small sector schemes score especially badly in the study performed by the new website overrendement.nl
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NewsLower accruals age adds 100,000s to pension fund member tally
Three sector funds in low-wage industries expect the bulk of new 18-21 year-old members
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NewsBNP Paribas AM to continue Dutch fiduciary franchise despite client loss
The asset manager saw its largest fiduciary client SBZ Pensioen move to Achmea IM last year
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NewsInterest rate rises propel Dutch pension fund losses to record high
Pension funds in the Netherlands lost some €300bn on their interest rate hedges in 2022, according to estimates
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NewsLow Countries’ COVID recovery funds contingent on pension reform
The Netherlands and Belgium must push through reforms to their pension systems to receive COVID recovery grants from Brussels
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NewsPension funds must improve ESG risk management, says Dutch regulator
Schemes fail to make clear the relationship between ESG goals and risk management, according to DNB
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NewsMN commits €400m to M&G European living property fund
MN, the asset manager of Dutch pension funds PMT and PME, has committed €400m to the newly launched M&G Real Estate European Living Property Fund
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Goldman Sachs AM expands Dutch fiduciary team
GSAM is not looking for rationalisation of its organisation, but for growth, according to CEO Fadi Abuali
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To rebalance or not? Dutch pension funds face dilemma as illiquids exceed limits
Bpf Bouw will sell close to €3bn in hedge fund investments and is also reconsidering its private equity and real estate holdings
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Performance fees propel Dutch asset management costs to record €13.5bn
Dutch pension funds saw a 46% cost rise in 2021 due to record-high performance fees paid to private equity managers
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Dutch Schilders fund moves fiduciary management to Kempen
Bpf Schilders had been looking for a new fiduciary as it had to leave its current manager PGGM
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Dutch regulator’s ESG risk guidelines not feasible for small funds, says pension association
The regulator should take heed of small pension funds’ limitations to act if they breach ESG risk limits, according to the Dutch pension federation
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Burn-outs hit Blue Sky Group management board
CEO Tom Bottinga is currently the sole serving board member
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Bpf Bouw supervisory board questions innovation ability at APG
It cites a critical internal report by APG about its pension administration
