CORPORATE PENSION FUNDS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN

Only legal entities may serve as a fund

According to the Netherlands Antilles National Ordinance on Corporate Pension Funds only legal entities may serve as a corporate pension fund. The foundation (‘stichting’) is the legal form most used for these purposes.

The main reason for using a foundation instead of a legal entity of which the equity is divided in shares is that there are no shareholders interest which could conflict with the interest of the participants in the pension fund.

Furthermore, Netherlands Antilles corporate law includes some specific provisions for foundations that are used as a pension fund. Participants …
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15
Jul 2008
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