THE GENERAL PENSION FUND OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

The APNA is subject to supervision

The General Pension Fund of the Netherlands Antilles (‘Algemeen Pensioenfonds van de Nederlandse Antillen’; the “APNA”) is governed by its own State Ordinance (‘Landsverordening Algemeen Pensioenfonds van de Nederlandse Antillen’; “SOAPNA”).

The APNA is subject to supervision by the Netherlands Antilles Central Bank and, as far as the annual financial statements, amongst other things, are concerned it is subject to supervision by the General Auditor’s Office a.k.a. General Chamber of Audit (‘Algemene Rekenkamer’). The General Auditor’s Office audits government and government related activities, including government owned companies.

Netherlands Antilles pension funds are obliged to …
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Nov 2008
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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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Jul 2008
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