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SG increase the key to global pension top spot

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
Australia's pension system has been rated second in the world, behind the Netherlands which secured first place with its action on SG increases and raising the retirement age. According to the 2011 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, Netherlands ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... worth $2.71 billion. She said investors were hopeful a Greek default would not lead to a global recession after the Netherlands voted to beef up Europe's rescue fund. The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled new measures to help cash-strapped Eurozone ...

Australian funds lead global asset growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... trillion to US$12.5 trillion over the last year. The US accounts for 34% of those assets, followed by Japan with 18%, the Netherlands with 6% and the UK and Canada with 5% each.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... 50.4 in July. Any score below 50 indicates contraction, while anything above suggests expansion. Only Germany, the Netherlands and Austria posted manufacturing growth, with France, Italy and Spain slumping into negative territory. British manufacturing ...

REST Acumen attracts Global Fortune 500 company

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... and how we approach superannuation." "We are working with AkzoNobel as we speak to transfer the funds." Based in the Netherlands, AkzoNobel is a Global Fortune 500 company and also specialises in chemical production across paper, food, and industrial ...

ACSI chief exec Byrne wins PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... the council after two separate elections took place in New York. Representatives of two asset owners, PFZW of the Netherlands and CalPERS of the US were also elected. Frank Pegan, chief executive officer of Catholic Super, Denis Donohue, managing director ...

CFSGAM looks to capitalise on multi-asset demand

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... for multi asset funds. CFSGAM has appointed three Dutch senior investment professionals from Morgan Stanley in the Netherlands, relocating them to Singapore to supply multi asset investors in Asia. "We've seen a large degree of interest over the past ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... over all score of 2.93, marginally above the global average of 2.76. Norway tops the table with 3.73, followed by the Netherlands and Sweden. New Zealand is fifth. Two Australian companies are in the top 12 global firms. Westpac Banking Corp has an overall ...

Dutch pension tackles longevity risk and ageing population

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... introduce a new pension contract that would tackle the dual challenges of longevity risk and an ageing population. The Netherlands has a mandatory pension system based on generous defined benefits but an ageing population with increased longevity means ...

Amigos para siempre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... haven't we been great together..." Aww, how sweet! But this is to be expected. Many of its friends - Switzerland, the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France - have already withdrawn or announced their intention to withdraw their troops in ...