Falling coverage ratios will hamper Dutch pension funds' buy-out efforts, warns ABN Amro

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NETHERLANDS - ABN Amro predicts half of Dutch company pension funds will shift assets to insured schemes.

Poor economic conditions and the regulatory environment will put pressure on Dutch pension funds to seek buy-outs, according to Dutch state-owned bank ABN Amro. But falling solvency levels of both ...

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