Netherlands – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Canadian institutional investors allocating 3% to domestic equities: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/canadian-institutional-investors-allocating-3-of-funds-to-domestic-equities-report/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:00:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160906 Canadian institutional investors are allocating only three per cent of their funds to domestic equities, according to a new study from London-based think thank New Financial LLP. The report, which analyzed 13 countries’ pension systems, found the U.S. had the highest allocation to domestic equities (44 per cent), while Norway had the lowest (0.5 per cent). […]

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]]> Canadian pension plans facing unexpected taxes in EU countries: PIAC https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/canadian-pension-plans-facing-unexpected-taxes-in-eu-countries-piac/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:00:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159022 Canadian pension plans are facing unforeseen taxation of dividends in European Union countries like Germany and the Netherlands, said the Pension Investment Association of Canada. In an open letter, the PIAC said its members have endured a discriminatory dividend taxation relative to settled European tax law and the free movement of capital within the EU […]

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]]> Can employees’ subjective ages impact their savings behaviour? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/can-employees-subjective-ages-impact-their-savings-behaviour/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/can-employees-subjective-ages-impact-their-savings-behaviour/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2020 03:54:47 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/can-employees-subjective-ages-impact-their-savings-behaviour/ In 2018, a 69-year-old man named Emile Ratelband in the Netherlands lost a legal fight to change his birth date to 20 years earlier, arguing that he didn’t feel as old as he was. The court case inspired a paper looking into the idea of subjective age versus biological age and how it impacts economic […]

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