Belgium Investment and Pensions
Belgium’s 159 IORPs manage pensions for around 2.5m workers, with a healthy increase workplace pension coverage in recent years. But the country has missed out on millions of EU COVID recovery funds because of a lack of progress in making the pension system more sustainable. Following elections in June 2023, it looks more likely that a new government will be able to undertake more ambitious reforms.
Pension Funds in Belgium - Country Report
Belgium: Focus on risk and returns
Pension funds face lower returns and greater regulatory pressures
Belgian pension funds deliver flat returns in H1
Belgian schemes delivered a modest 0.25% return in H1 2025, well below their long-term average, as geopolitical tensions and rising bond spreads weighed on markets
Belgian pension reform: €1.5bn in extra pension contributions
For the Belgian pension federation PensioPlus, the introduction of a minimum pension contribution of 3% is not enough
Belgian pension fund body welcomes new government’s second pillar plan
‘Arizona’ coalition government wants workplace pensions with employer contributions of at least 3% by 2035 for all employees
BP to repatriate Dutch pensions from Belgium
The fund is also considering a buyout to a Dutch insurer for its Belgium-based DB accruals
Robeco poaches EMD team from Candriam
The addition of a sovereign emerging market debt strategy ‘is an important step in addressing market demands’, according to the Dutch asset manager
TOP BELGIUM PENSION FUNDS 2025
Pension fund/entity | Assets (€’000)
- ExxonMobil OFP | 3,464,377
- Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | 3,404,936
- Pensioenfonds KBC | 2,721,468
- EUROCONTROL | 2,231,207
- Amonis | 2,045,000
©IPE Research; View the Top 1000 European Pensions Funds 2025 for a comprehensive market overview
IPE BEST PENSION FUND IN BELGIUM AWARD WINNERS
- 2024 - United Pensions
- 2023 - United Pensions
- 2022 - Pensioenfonds KBC | Pensions OFP
- 2021 - Pensioenfonds KBC
- 2020 - Pensioenfonds KBC
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Belgian pension funds deliver flat returns in H1
Belgian schemes delivered a modest 0.25% return in H1 2025, well below their long-term average, as geopolitical tensions and rising bond spreads weighed on markets
Pension funds KBC and PGGM outline their stance on impact investing
Two pension providers offer different perspectives on impact in their portfolios
Belgian pension reform: €1.5bn in extra pension contributions
For the Belgian pension federation PensioPlus, the introduction of a minimum pension contribution of 3% is not enough
Belgian pension fund body welcomes new government’s second pillar plan
‘Arizona’ coalition government wants workplace pensions with employer contributions of at least 3% by 2035 for all employees
How pension funds manage derivatives and liquidity needs
The use of derivatives, for hedging and other purposes, is common among pension funds, but it can be a drain on liquidity. We asked three pension funds how they ensure adequate levels of liquidity when interest rates are volatile
BP to repatriate Dutch pensions from Belgium
The fund is also considering a buyout to a Dutch insurer for its Belgium-based DB accruals
Belgium: Funding decision awaits new government
The coalition is likely to push through more radical pension reforms
Preparation is key to countering pensions cyber risk
Pension funds face very real cyber security risks and must prepare for regulatory changes, such as the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act. IPE asked European pension funds about their strategies to deal with cyber crime
Robeco poaches EMD team from Candriam
The addition of a sovereign emerging market debt strategy ‘is an important step in addressing market demands’, according to the Dutch asset manager
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