All ABP articles
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NewsBpfBouw crowned most sustainable Dutch pension fund
The scheme for the Dutch construction sector has taken the first place from ABP
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NewsDutch pension funds fear ‘ill-fated idea’ to grandfather accruals
Agnes Joseph, the Dutch pension actuary turned politician, is facing stiff resitance from the pensions industry over her plan to change the new pension law
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NewsDutch pension funds move hundreds of billions in assets to mandates
Investing via mandates makes it easier for pension funds to implement their sustainability policies
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NewsSuperior investment returns for largest Dutch pension funds – research
However, large funds’ higher investment returns are undone fully by their lower interest rate hedges
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NewsLarge 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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NewsEquity returns boost Dutch funding ratios
Double-digit returns on listed equity more than compensated for investment losses on non-listed real estate for the Netherlands’ five largest pension funds
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NewsABP postpones DC transition to 2027
The news comes shortly after pensions minister Carola Schouten moved the final date for pension funds to introduce DC arrangements to 1 January 2028
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NewsABP sold €170m Thames Water stake in 2022
The sale came shortly after the Dutch civil service scheme had engaged with the troubled water firm on ‘several issues’ in 2021
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NewsABP and PME demand end to fossil fuel subsidies
The two Dutch pension funds signed a letter authored by Fossil Free Netherlands
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NewsILX Fund invests first $400m in Dutch pension money in EM private credit
The Amsterdam-based impact fund, which invests in syndicated loans originated by development banks, is plannning to start fundraising for a second $2bn fund
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NewsAPG unaffected by ABP’s switch to passive management
The fund’s asset manager is not planning any ‘radical changes’ to its organisation as a result of the decision
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NewsABP to switch to passive investing
The €470bn Dutch civil service scheme is the last remaining all-active pension investor in the country
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NewsDutch pension funds reluctant to invest in government-led defence industry fund
PME and ABP are responding to a plan of the Netherlands’ Defence Ministry to establish a €1-2bn innovation fund for the defence industry
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NewsABP sold Credit Suisse after fruitless engagement
Several large Dutch pension funds have sold their shares in the troubled bank in the last few years
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NewsUS banking crisis costs ABP hundreds of millions
Danish pension funds have limited exposure to SVB, says FSA
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NewsPeople moves: Swiss APK seeks new CIO
Standard Life, iM Global Partner, Aon, 3173 Limited, Bfinance, Carmignac, LCP, PIMCO, Muzinich, XPS, Impax, Blue Sky Group, ABP, APK, BVK
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NewsDutch pension fund trio invests in mortgages through MUNT
The investment will increase the pension funds’ invested assets in Dutch mortgages by a total of €1.7bn, pushing ABP assets in mortgages to €4bn, €2bn for BpfBouw, and €1bn for SPW
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NewsInterest rate rises propel Dutch pension fund losses to record high
Pension funds in the Netherlands lost some €300bn on their interest rate hedges in 2022, according to estimates
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NewsDutch pension giant ABP to cut investments by half in net zero drive
Hollands largest pension fund will focus on companies making committed pledges to decarbonisation
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NewsABP targets 50% absolute CO2 reduction by 2030
To reach its goal, the Dutch civil scheme will reduce its investable universe excluding companies harmful to the environment
