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PFZW moves beyond oil and gas divestment
In a podcast recorded for IPE’s Dutch sister publication Pensioen Pro, Ravien Sewtahal of PFZW and Colin Tissen of the pension fund’s asset manager PGGM reflect on the Dutch healthcare scheme’s engagement programme with fossil fuel firms and PFZW’s next steps in climate engagement
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PFZW divests all but seven oil and gas companies
Dutch social care sector pension fund offloads final tranche of 310 oil and gas holdings worth €2.8bn
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Dutch pension funds write off Russian investments, except PFZW
The healthcare scheme keeps interests in more than twenty Russian companies on its balance sheet
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PFZW hit by big data breach
The revelation comes just days after fellow Dutch pension fund PME also suffered a huge data breach
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PFZW to increase pensions by 6%
The Dutch healthcare scheme did not award the maximum allowed indexation in order to protect its buffer
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PFZW adopts 50% absolute CO2 reduction target
The change of heart follows criticism of the Dutch health care scheme’s initial relative reduction goal
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PFZW sells another 78 oil and gas firms
The move is part of the Dutch healthcare scheme’s engagement programme with fossil fuel companies
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PGGM to focus asset management services on PFZW
The pension asset manager has told its other pension fund clients it wants to stop providing asset management services to them
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PFZW sells €470m worth of investments in 114 oil and gas companies
The companies that were sold had failed to formulate goals to reduce carbon emissions
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PFZW unveils 50% carbon reduction target for 2030
The Dutch healthcare scheme has also for the first time formulated CO2 reduction targets for its real estate, infrastructure and private equity investments
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PFZW sells 24 companies over ESG failures
The announcement is part of a new transparency drive by the Dutch healthcare scheme
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AP4, PFZW win plaudits for transparency in international pension fund ranking
Canada’s CPP Investments ranked as most transparent pension fund overall, while PFZW, AP4 assessed as most open pension fund on costs, responsible investment
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Climate activists target Dutch healthcare fund PFZW
Extinction Rebellion and Christian Climate Action activists occupied the lobby of the fund’s asset manager PGGM
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Private equity fees push PFZW asset management costs to 0.75%
Private equity managers accounted for two thirds of PFZW’s fee payments
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PFZW gives fossil fuel companies two years to show Paris alignment
The €278bn Dutch pension fund previously said it would stick with fossil fuel companies, with intensified engagement efforts
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AP7, PFZW join list of pension funds stating Russia divestment intent
Trading environment may mean divestment decisions are largely theoretical for the time being
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Large Dutch pension funds to support PR campaign for DC switch
ABP, PFZW and PME will support a campaign by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs to promote the switch from defined benefit to defined contribution pensions
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People moves: Robeco bolsters institutional team with trio appointment
GSG, Candriam, AXA, ICG, PFZW, Robeco, Impax, Alecta, Nordnet, Finanstilsynet, LCP
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PFZW to reduce carbon footprint by 30% in 2025
In order to reach its goal of 30% carbon reduction, PFZW will intensify its engagement efforts with companies
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Borgdorff: PFZW better prepared for coronavirus crisis
At the end of February, the coverage ratio for PFZW stood at 90.4%