All articles by Sameer van Alfen – Page 9
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News
PGB to exclude supermarket chains over firearm sales
Multi-sector scheme to divest from Walmart and Kroger
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Country ReportNetherlands roundup: Wood-processing scheme cuts Achmea
Also: Defence ministry ditches final salary arrangements
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Netherlands sticks with pension age rise despite longevity trend
Life expectancy is increasing slower than in the past, but this will not stop the retirement age increase to 67 in 2021
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Number of underfunded Dutch schemes drops to 42
But four of the country’s five biggest schemes are still short of the required coverage of 104.2%
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Merchant navy scheme pays €10m to divorced partners
Dutch fund discovers 4,400 people entitled to pension benefits
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APG disbands derivatives counterparty arm [updated]
Pension fund clients including ABP and BpfBouw will take over derivatives management themselves
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ING scheme raises hedging to protect inflation-linked payments
Pension fund also considering hedging interest rate risk on liabilities
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Former APG CEO leaves University of California after one year
Van Gelderen said to accept position as CIO at Public Sector Pension Investment Board in Canada
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Country ReportRussell appointed fiduciary for Nestlé’s Dutch pension fund
€600m contract follows the termination of Nestlé’s in-house investment operations
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Dutch regulators follow ESMA's advice on central clearing
DNB and AFM confirm they will not enforce rules during legal gap in EMIR exemption for pension funds
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Asset management costs at Dutch schemes on the rise
Costs at the Netherlands’ 10 large schemes increased by 2 basis points to 0.52%
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Dutch confectioners and bakers schemes sweeten collaboration
Plus: Construction company considering offloading legacy pension book to PGB
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NewsPFZW passes halfway point for carbon reduction target
Asset manager PGGM’s own carbon footprint increased 9% last year
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APG mulls future of insurance subsidiary Loyalis
Provider’s 2017 profit cut by €74m after cost pressure from clients
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NewsDutch pension funds lay out aims for three-year ALM studies
Consultants asked to assess risk attitudes, climate change, inflation and ‘premium funding’
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Robeco seeks institutional financing for Dutch mortgages
Vista Hypotheken to focus on first-time buyers
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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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NewsDutch 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 ReportAllianz 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
