Chart of the Week: DC overtakes DB in top seven pension markets
€35.6trn invested in 22 markets, Willis Towers Watson reports, with DC making headway in the UK, Canada and Japan
How the financial crisis took the shine off the Dutch pensions system
Ultra-low interest rates mean the state pension is now the best element of Dutch system, says pensions law professor Yves Stevens
Netherlands roundup: Publishing scheme eyes buyout
Also: Private credit specialist targets Benelux expansion
LCP: Dutch schemes urged to improve performance reporting
Schemes need to make a clearer distinction between performance gross and net of fees and costs, consultancy argues
Dutch government to oppose EU cross-border pension product
EU member states expected to publish details of a proposed framework for pan-European pension products
Netherlands offers UK providers temporary reprieve from no deal Brexit
Exemption from third-country limits likely to be extended until 1 January 2021
Unions slam Dutch government’s pension reform plans
Employers have urged unions to return to negotiating table but strike action is planned
European pension tracking service ‘to start within two years’
First link expected to be established between Belgian and Dutch data banks
Dutch government to press ahead with plans for pensions reform
Social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees to re-assess increasing the retirement age for state pension
Investors call for action after Brazilian mining disaster
The collapse of a dam at a mine in Brumadinho has killed at least 99 people with 200 still missing
Brexit: Derivatives trade exodus ‘to start with currency contracts’
Asset manager expects derivatives trade through London only to remain unchanged if Brexit is cancelled
IORP II: How the EU directive has reshaped the pensions industry
IPE explores how the IORP II directive has been implemented across EU member states
Dutch scheme assets fall by €46bn in fourth quarter
Majority of members now in underfunded schemes, regulator reports
Dijsselbloem to lead Dutch committee on discount rate
Committee is expected to conclude that pension funds must lower their assumptions for returns
Dutch roundup: ABP launches energy transition fund
Also: Smurfit Netherlands to liquidate; Adviser trade bodies to merge
Dutch minister rules out immediate measure to prevent benefit cuts
Pension funds won’t get funding relief until unions, employers and the government agree on full reform package
Dutch insurer seeks global commodities ideas via IPE Quest [updated]
Investment of at least €100m under consideration
Biggest 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
PGGM to start central clearing for repos [updated]
Asset manager for PFZW picks Eurex Clearing as central counterparty as it seeks to comply with EMIR derivatives rules
Supervisory board of €11bn Dutch real estate manager quits unexpectedly
All four members of the board of the €11bn Dutch property investor quit after falling out with parent company over strategy
The Netherlands: Pensions reform poses IT puzzle
Dutch pension managers will need to significantly adjust their IT systems if a pensions contract with individual accrual becomes the key element in a new Dutch pensions system
Asset Allocation: State of play
A look at the top five Dutch pension funds
Multi-sector magnet
Since 2011, PGB has almost doubled its number of participants to 235,700 from pension funds from a diverse range of sectors
Dutch pensions: IT is a bottleneck
Antiquated IT systems stand in the way of an overhaul of Dutch pensions
Scheme funding: Benefits gain
Improved funding leads indexation wave
Accounting roundup: Kingman on the FRC; Carillion audit report
Also: FRC reports on current and future use of artificial intelligence in accounting and corporate reporting
Investment self help
Many people start their new year with diets, exercise, or perhaps a dose of self-help. Bookshops are well stocked with guides to better working, living, thinking, sleeping and even breathing.
Wrong on the recession
The clouds darkened last month. Forecasts of the world’s economics prospects became distinctly gloomier.
Beyond green bonds
Green finance is booming. Interest in green finance is booming even more.
Regulatory capacity crunch?
This year could turn out to be a lucrative one for lawyers in the pension and investment sectors. Deciphering Brexit implications, ensuring compliance with IORP II and localised rulebook changes will keep the legal profession busy
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