All articles by Sameer van Alfen – Page 9
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Dutch schemes’ exodus from hedge funds continues
Combined investment in hedge funds falls to €23.6bn as returns fail to meet expectations
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Dutch pension funds to increase mortgage investments
Asset managers and regulator DNB predict significant interest in housing loan market from domestic and overseas investors
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Country Report
Allianz GI ceases fiduciary activities in the Netherlands
Market exit follows loss of only major client; company to continue asset management services
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Features
Netherlands: The bond-to-swap trade
Dutch pension funds are picking up a yield premium by using swaps
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How Europe's top institutional managers will pay for research
IPE surveyed 120 of the biggest European institutional asset managers about incoming MiFID II rules
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Dutch asset manager expands fiduciary proposition abroad [updated]
Aegon subsidiary recently concluded contract with Spanish player
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Dutch roundup: Major firms develop emission measurement method
Plus: Survey reveals many schemes have not formulated a climate change policy
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Asset management roundup: Link fee discounts to long-term mandates
Plus: Deutsche AM’s rebrand; UK LDI activity increased by 27% in Q3
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Aegon to merge asset management subsidiaries under a single board [updated]
Kames’s Martin Davis to head new European board; Aegon hints at job losses
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MN CEO: Climate change offers investment opportunities
René van de Kieft suggests that private equity could also play an important role in environmental investing
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Netherlands roundup: Oil scheme weighs joining PGB
Also: Pension funds increase ‘safe haven’ allocations; government delays pension age rise
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Dutch pension trade body to investigate impact of property tax rules
Sector organisation ‘worried’ about reference in coalition agreement
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Pension funds should appoint data protection officers: regulator
Recommendation made ahead of introduction of GDPR rules across Europe next year
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IORP II will increase regulatory pressure on pension funds: consultant
Sprenkels & Verschuren said Solvency II-like rules would be introduced
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Country Report
Dutch pensions: Aiming for full transparency on costs
Dutch funds are now required to provide deeper insight into their expenses in their annual reports
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'Freedom of choice could lead to bad pension outcomes': Dutch professor
Danger of individuals making poor choices would mean they were worse off than under current system
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Dutch pension funds dubious of cost benchmarks' benefits – survey
KAS Bank survey shows schemes think cost benchmarks have ‘limited’ added value
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Dutch watchdog bans professional trustee from pensions sector
Trustee must relinquish all positions in sector after failing DNB’s ‘reliability’ check
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PFZW and Landbouw lead Dutch sustainable investment ranking
Schemes for employees of ABN Amro and KLM last on list of nearly 50 pension schemes
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Dutch roundup: Longevity statistics, Landbouw, Telegraaf Media Group
Actuarial Society reports drop in life expectancy for Dutch 65 years olds