All APG articles
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NewsIPE Awards: APG wins European Pension Fund of the Year
Else Bos and Richard Gröttheim take this year’s Outstanding Industry Contribution award
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NewsAPG’s defined contribution transition to cost €250-300m
This is a considerable increase compared to the €100m estimate made three years ago
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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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NewsDutch pension providers welcome additional year for DC implementation
Dutch social partners had spoken out against any delays beyond 2027, but now say they can live with the postponement
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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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NewsAPG pays higher bonuses despite negative return
Most bonuses were paid to private equity staff working from the Dutch firm’s New York office
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NewsSweden’s AP funds gather pension majors to coax tech giants on human rights
AP Funds’ Council on Ethics convenes institutional investor group including Railpen, APG, PGGM and USS for joint engagement with Alphabet, Meta and others
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NewsAPG struggles with 2027 pension transition deadline
Its own planning schedule is hard to reconcile with demands set by the regulator, according to the Netherlands’ largest pension administrator
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NewsMore than 200 investors throw weight behind human rights engagement initiative
Sector strategies will be developed to identify priority topics for different types of business
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NewsAPG calls for ECB as lender of last resort on repo market
The market turmoil in the UK proves the need for an emergency liquidity provider, according to the Dutch pension asset manager
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NewsUK volatility ‘useful warning’ for Dutch pension funds
Dutch schemes must check whether they can run into liquidity constraints when rates rise, according to pension regulator DNB
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NewsBpf Bouw supervisory board questions innovation ability at APG
It cites a critical internal report by APG about its pension administration
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NewsAPG moves to central repo clearing
The switch from bilateral transactions follows similar decisions by PGGM and MN
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NewsFalse alarm: no liquidity problems in repo market after rate rises
Dutch financial markets regulator AFM had warned pension funds about liquidity problems if interest rates were to rise further
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NewsAPG lacks IT staff for pension transition
The shortage in IT staff has already led APG to delay a number of IT projects
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NewsPeople moves: DB superfund Clara names new CEO [updated]
Clara, Amundi, Redington, Complementa, Robeco, PGGM, Isio, Union Investment, PNO Media, Storebrand, WTW, APG, RBC, Adams Street Partners, HSBC AM, WWF, janus Henderson
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NewsDutch pension schemes continue to increase interest rate hedges
Some funds have further reduced their interest rate risk to protect their funding ratios in the run-up to the switch to DC
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NewsAPG choice for Danish IT meets mixed response
Consultants see APG decision to team with Festina as bold but risky
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NewsAPG in talks with Festina Finance for admin contract
The Dutch pension provider would be Festina’s first admin client in the Netherlands
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NewsAPG invests $750m in new SDG-focused EM private credit fund
The money will be invested in loans originated and structured by international development banks, with a focus on financing sustainable projects
