All ABP articles – Page 9
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Netherlands roundup: Funding recovers from fourth-quarter falls
Plus: Pensions think tank Netspar widens its scope to cover non-financial subjects
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Data error causes €3m overpayment headache for ABP
Europe’s biggest pension fund admits it was too hasty in reclaiming overpaid benefits from 700 pensioners
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Automation pushes APG to cut 60 jobs at administration arm
Provider cites continuing digitisation and automation as main cause of headcount reduction
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Dijsselbloem to lead Dutch committee on discount rate
Committee is expected to conclude that pension funds must lower their assumptions for returns
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Dutch roundup: ABP launches energy transition fund
Also: Smurfit Netherlands to liquidate; Adviser trade bodies to merge
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NewsBiggest Dutch scheme cuts return assumptions after 2018 losses
Five largest Dutch pension funds report annual results ranging from 0.3% gain to 2.3% loss as equities plummet in December
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NewsNetherlands roundup: ABP to appeal over military pension ruling
Also: Regulator AFM to focus on communication from schemes facing cuts
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ABP to commit €500m to green mortgages
Asset manager APG has earmarked €1bn in total commitments to Vista Hypotheken’s sustainable mortgages
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Dutch military unions lodge appeal against abolishing final salary plan
Civil service pension fund ABP still to decide whether to appeal against verdict in separate court case
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ABP gains €700m from tobacco, nuclear arms divestment
Civil service scheme attributes profit to good timing of sales as equity markets rose over summer
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NewsNetherlands roundup: ABP completes nuclear, tobacco divestments
Plus: Unions threaten strike action over pension demands; Retail and food sector schemes raise premiums to boost funding
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Equity slump increases chances of cuts at Dutch schemes
Funding down by 4 percentage points to 104% on average in December, as UK also experiences declines
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ABP introduces ‘temporary’ average salary for MoD staff
Decision follows confusion caused by contradictory court rulings on move from final salary to average salary arrangements
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ABP and defence unions in court over ‘complicated’ final salary plan
The Netherlands’ largest pension fund warns that mounting admin problems risk damaging its operations
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NewsABP to increase contribution rate to 24.9% [updated]
Social partners wanted premium rise anticipating more prudent expectations for returns
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NewsDutch pension funds urge government to restart reform negotiations
ABP chair claims pension funds have been “taken hostage to broader package of measures”
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Dutch pension funds have limited stake in domestic green bonds
Roughly 4% of Dutch green corporate bonds have been bought by pension funds
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ESG roundup: UK public sector schemes to oppose Ryanair chairman
Also: ABP invests €15m in green bond for Schiphol airport; World Bank backs first ‘blue bond’ for Seychelles
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Dutch trade unions demand higher discount rate for liabilities
Demands on retirement age and mandatory pensions accrual for self-employed are also key to securing union support
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Equities and commodities boost Q3 returns at top Dutch schemes
Gains ranged from 0.9% to 1.3% at the five largest pension funds during July to September
