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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 Many of its friends - Switzerland, the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France - have already withdrawn or announced their intention to withdraw their troops in ...

Banks to raise capital reserves

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... derivates on open markets. Nout Wellink, chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and President of the Netherlands Bank, said that "the combination of a much stronger definition of capital, higher minimum requirements and the introduction ...

Sovereign fund takes shine to platinum

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... ABP's subsidiary Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, which is the pension fund for government and education employees in the Netherlands. The decision from both groups to buy into a platinum mining company comes at a time when demand for the precious metal ...

Wave of signatories could weaken PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... careful not to let it get watered down - signing up is not a free lunch," he was quoted as saying. Distancing the Netherlands-based Robeco from other financial institutions that simply signed the principles as part of a herd mentality, Munsters said ...

State Street wins Italian pension client

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... service our complex scheme." State Street has more than 60 investment servicing professionals located in Italy and the Netherlands.