All ABP articles – Page 9
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Many Dutch schemes lack concrete climate policy, says pressure group
VBDO finds only 50% of surveyed pension funds had formulated action goals
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Major Dutch funds still on course for pension cuts despite September lift
Coverage ratios improved a bit in Septmeber, but not enough
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‘Changing discount rate could destroy pension system’, warns Dutch PM
Mark Rutte warns a major change to the discount rate could discourage younger people from saving – but government vows to battle ‘unnecessary’ pension cuts
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NewsABP and PFZW headed for early pension cuts as funding level crashes
Collapsing interest rates caused funding to fall through the minimum level of 90%, meaning millions of Dutch savers face pension cuts from next year
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NewsLCP questions high performance fees paid by ailing Dutch schemes
ABP and PFZW paid out €1.4bn in performance fees over five years – but could still cut pension payments
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Special ReportChart of the Week: European pension assets exceed €7.7trn
IPE’s Top 1000 Pension Funds survey shows that total assets under management have increased despite market turmoil
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APG, PGGM to launch sustainable investing platform for asset owners
The artificial intelligence-based vehicle will assess potential sustainable development investments and has already earned the support of big investors such as USS
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NewsFunding level at large Dutch funds reaches critical limit
The funding level of industry-wide pension funds in the Netherlands fell to an average of 96.9% in July, according to DNB, with five below the critical 94.7% level
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Dutch schemes headed for rights cuts after dramatic funding drop
Pension funds’ coverage ratio declined by four percentage points in the first week of August
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Dutch military staff to switch from final to average salary accrual
Personnel will be compensated for the negative effects of a change that will bring an end to one of the Netherlands’ last open final salary pension funds
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Dutch scheme funding declines during second quarter
Total assets across 229 pension schemes rose by €55bn, but liabilities were pushed €96bn higher by falling interest rates
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Biggest Dutch pension funds face imminent benefit cuts following new rules
Nearly 6m active, deferred and retired members of the Netherlands’ two largest schemes face cuts next year if funding levels fall further in 2019
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PWRI voted top pension fund in the Netherlands
The €9bn pension scheme for disabled workers took home the top prize at Pensioen Pro’s annual awards last week
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ABP faces €1bn bill for unpaid labour disability benefits
Compensation for 16,000 workers could cost the Dutch civil service pension scheme up to €1bn
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Dutch pension sector cautiously positive about reform agreement
Low-funded schemes emphasise that danger of benefit cuts has not disappeared entirely despite this week’s progress
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PGGM to increase impact investments through private equity funds
The asset manager has found that innovative companies are usually too small for direct investment to be suitable
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ABP to focus on energy transition to support local economy
Civil service scheme says it has been difficult to find sufficient investment volume to allocate to domestic assets in the Netherlands
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Chart of the Week: Dutch schemes bounce back with Q1 gains of up to 8.5%
Strong equity markets and rising government bonds help recovery from weak end to 2018
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NewsNetherlands roundup: Schemes ‘must reclaim mistakenly paid benefits’
Also: KLM’s cabin staff scheme opts for two-tier board in governance shake-up
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NewsPeople moves: Standard Life Aberdeen scraps co-CEO model [updated]
Standard Life Aberdeen, ABP, Aviva Investors, BMO, Nikko AM, Cardano, MSCI, Danica, Invesco, MUFG, LGIM, Hymans Robertson
