All db/dc switch articles – Page 4
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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
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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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NewsPensioenfonds ING anticipates 20% benefits increase in new DC system
The fund’s board believes the reduced need for a buffer in DC will translate into higher pension benefits
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NewsDutch DC pension accruals ‘relatively low’, says regulator
Some 65% of workers in DC plans have pension contributions of 10% or less of pensionable salaries
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NewsPhilips pension fund caps indexation at 4% to protect buffer
The move can assist the scheme of the Dutch electronics firm to make the transition to the new DC system with a funding ratio of at least 110%
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NewsPGB to minimise solidarity aspect in new Dutch DC system
The Dutch multi-sector scheme will limit the solidarity buffer to the legally required minimum of 5%, while not offering a risk-sharing buffer in its flexible DC arrangement
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NewsClosed Dutch Unilever fund to continue DB arrangement
Univest, the investment vehicle for all global Unilever pension schemes, will hand over two bond mandates to external managers
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NewsDutch trade union chief: not sure members would support DC switch now
The new system is still not perfect, says FNV president Tuur Elzinga
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NewsSenate passes Dutch DC switch after 15-year debate
The new pension law in the Netherlands will come into force on 1 July 2023
