Asset management costs at Dutch schemes on the rise
Costs at the Netherlands’ 10 large schemes increased by 2 basis points to 0.52%
Dutch government withdraws controversial merger bill
Pension industry and politicians had raised a series of concerns about limitations and requirements
Netherlands roundup: Pension funds, social partners to tackle diversity
Also: Social affairs minister gives accountability boards approval powers over cross-border transfers
Dutch confectioners and bakers schemes sweeten collaboration
Plus: Construction company considering offloading legacy pension book to PGB
Dutch schemes’ recovery paths exceeded expectations in 2017
Funding improves to 107% on average but largest schemes remain underfunded
PWRI defers merger after talks with healthcare scheme fail
Scheme for disabled workers went through two fruitless rounds of negotiations with PFZW
PFZW passes halfway point for carbon reduction target
Asset manager PGGM’s own carbon footprint increased 9% last year
Experts: Innovation important for the future of pensions
Robo advice, artificial intelligence and blockchain will all be vital to the sector’s future success, Pensioen Pro conference hears
Transport scheme divests infrastructure in favour of unlisted property
€25bn Dutch scheme says infrastructure allocation was too small to be effective
Dutch regulator replaces LDI manager on €1.9bn pension scheme
BlackRock replaced by Cardano but will stay on as fiduciary manager
Dutch pensions reform ‘requires flexible approach’: Lundbergh
‘Netherlands must no longer delay a decision, or history will hold us to account’
Pension funds to soak up £120m fine for Thames Water [updated]
ABP, PFZW, USS and the BT Pension Scheme will all take a hit to their investments in the UK water company
PGGM among investors backing G7 diversity, development project
12 large institutional investors link with Canadian-led project to advance key G7 aims
Dutch retirement age increase ‘could be delayed by five years’
Current rate of state pension age rises is outpacing life expectancy improvements, actuaries say
APG chief: ‘Pension funds will become dinosaurs without change’
Industry must adopt service level of airline KLM or online retailer Zalando, argues Gerard van Olphen
Dutch transport sector pension schemes resume co-operation talks
Railways scheme and public transport fund revisiting collaboration options, including potential merger
Dutch regulator considers outsourcing regulatory tasks
Actuaries, accountants and asset managers could be asked to report to DNB to ease burden on pension schemes
Aegon to merge low-cost DC vehicles in Netherlands
The new PPI – Aegon Cappital – will be the second-largest on the Dutch market
PGB ditches ‘disappointing’ inflation-linked bonds
Multi-sector scheme reports investment return of 6.7% for 2017
Dutch employers and unions deny agreement over new system
Leaked draft of new Dutch pension system is not the final agreement, say unions and ministers
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
Asset allocation: Steadying the ship
Better funding positions offer Dutch pension funds a chance to increase diversification
New system: A spring deadline
Despite appearances to the contrary, a compromise on a future retirement system may be close
Fiduciary management: Foreign fiduciaries struggle
Pension funds’ changing requirements are having a profound effect on the market for fiduciary management
Former MEP says ‘fatally flawed’ FRC should be shut down
Sharon Bowles argues for new accounting body as independent review begins
Accounting roundup: EU advisers approve controversial DB changes
Plus: European Parliament flags concerns over IFRS 17; FRC plots new governance code for this year
Pressure building on UK audit regulator’s leadership as inquiry begins
Sir John Kingman has begun gathering evidence for his review of the Financial Reporting Council
The price of skill
It remains to be seen whether pension funds regain their appetite for higher-fee alternative strategies that have fallen out of favour in recent years
Technological diffusion is fraught
It is easy to forget just how long it can take for an invention to become a pervasive technology. Even the most brilliant idea can take time before it is widely adopted
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