All db/dc switch articles – Page 4
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NewsPension funds can continue DC transition, says Dutch parliament
MP Agnes Joseph, however, submitted a motion calling on pensions minister Carola Schouten to explore alternatives to the mandatory conversion of DB accruals to personal pension capitals
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NewsReferendum on Dutch pension transition ‘logical’, says architects fund
This week, political party NSC is likely to propose a referendum about the transition of DB accruals to DC
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NewsDutch fiduciary transfers dry up in 2023
The reason for this is believed to be the upcoming transition from a DB system to DC arrangements
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NewsUS GAAP stumbling block for Dutch DC switch
Several pension funds told regulator DNB the matter prevents them from making the transition to DC
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NewsDutch pensions minister warns against consequences of referendums
New political party NSC, which is currently in negotiations to form a government, wants all pension funds to organise a referendum on the transition from DB to DC
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NewsDutch harbour pilots to see 8% pension rise in new system
The rise is applicable at the fund’s current funding ratio of 121%
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NewsPension reform to continue despite election result, says Dutch minister
According to Carola Schouten, pension funds and their administrators must continue preparing for the switch to DC
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AnalysisShock Dutch election result throws pension reform into doubt
The election’s big winner PVV wants to scrap the new pension law and retain a defined benefit system
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AnalysisGrandfathering option will make Dutch pension transition successful, says Agnes Joseph
The pension actuary turned politician has made the pension reforms a prominent topic in the campaign for parliamentary elections to be held this Wednesday
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NewsDutch pension sector fears double-digit admin cost rise ahead of election
A further delay to the pension transition deadline, which has already been pushed forward several times, would indeed be ‘unavoidable’ if the new pension law is changed
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NewsDutch pension funds fear ‘ill-fated idea’ to grandfather accruals
Agnes Joseph, the Dutch pension actuary turned politician, is facing stiff resitance from the pensions industry over her plan to change the new pension law
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AnalysisElections loom large over Dutch pension reform
If the 22 November elections produce a parliament sceptical about the reforms, hundreds of millions in EU support may be at stake
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NewsDutch pension funds allowed to index pensions above inflation
Funds will be allowed to provide more indexation than the actual rate of inflation this year, if they did not give full indexation last year
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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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NewsPensioenfonds DHL picks Aegon AM as fiduciary manager
The Dutch scheme of postal company DHL wants to concentrate all investment services in one mandate to reduce the board’s workload
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NewsDC negotiations at Dutch company schemes in deadlock
At many company pension funds, employers and trade unions are at loggerheads over the choice for either the solidarity or flexible DC arrangement
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NewsLarge Dutch pension funds to support PR campaign for DC switch
ABP, PFZW and PME will support a campaign by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs to promote the switch from defined benefit to defined contribution pensions
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NewsPension benefits rise by up to 30% in new DC system, says Dutch transport fund
Pensioenfonds Vervoer is the first fund to publish a detailed DC transition plan
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NewsLower indexation in new Dutch DC system, finds Aegon AM
Pensioners would have received between 1.5% and 3.6% in indexation in 2023 if the new DC system had already been in place, says the asset manager
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NewsRegulator allows Dutch pension funds to split DC transition into three parts
The plan should give pension schemes time to make adjustments on the basis of DNB’s findings, should this be necessary, says Cindy van Oorschot
