All De Nederlandsche Bank articles
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NewsDutch pension benefits up to 40% higher in new system
Especially younger people benefit from the switch to DC because there will no longer be a need for buffers, according to calculations by pension regulator DNB
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NewsDutch pension funds’ private equity investments exceed €100bn
The rise comes as funds’ public equity investments have dropped to a multi-year low of €405bn
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NewsDutch pension funds increase investments in high yield
On average, pension schemes in the country now have invested 11% of their fixed income allocation in the asset class
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NewsDNB’s mixed roles in pension transition confuse sector
The pension regulator surveyed stakeholders about how they perceive its role during the pension transition
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NewsDutch pension funds see no need for inflation protection
Inflation figures in the Netherlands are currently among the highest in the euro zone
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News15% of Dutch pension funds fall victim to cyber crime
Pension funds need to prepare better for various types of hacker attacks, according to regulator DNB
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News70% of Dutch pension funds have started DC transition
DNB’s Else Bos warns of capacity constraints if schemes delay moving accruals to new system too close to 2026 deadline
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NewsDutch regulator: Pension funds manage climate risk better than banks, insurers
But DNB says pension funds could still do a better job at analysing the effects of climate change on their portfolios
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NewsDutch pension funds see no need to tackle inflation risk
Some funds think they are sufficiently protected already while others believe rising interest rates will protect their funding ratios
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NewsDNB warns pension funds on cybersecurity risk
Pension fund executives have insufficient knowledge about IT risks, according to the regulator
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NewsDutch schemes in the dark about RE climate risk, says regulator
Regulator calls for better monitoring of real estate portfolio climate risk
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NewsNo more cost efficiencies from scheme consolidation, says DNB
According to DNB, there were more than 500 independent pension funds in 2010 – by 2021, this number has more than halved to just over 200
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NewsDirect real estate prices to drop by 25%, says DNB
DNB’s expectation of a price decline between 11% and 34% is based on the sharp drop in market liquidity within private markets for commercial real estate
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NewsPeople moves: Industriens Pension names new risk chief; ESMA chair joins DNB
Industriens Pension, DNB, Topdanmark, Manulife, JPES Partners, State Street, Tikehau Capital, Mercer, Westchester Group
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NewsAon Dutch fiduciary plans run aground
The firm currently only has one Dutch client for its fiduciary management business – United Pensions, the Belgian multi-client pension fund of Aon Hewitt
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NewsDutch pension funds return an average 10.2% for 2020
Pension funds made the best returns on their interest rate hedges, as interest rates dropped to record lows over the year
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NewsDutch pension fund government bond allocation hits record high
The pension fund for workers in the care sector, the €254bn PFZW, registered a return of 7% on its government bond portfolio
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NewsDutch pension funds undisturbed by rising inflation
Some pension funds have shown increased interest in inflation-linked bonds to hedge against inflation risk
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NewsFund for Dutch wood processing industry to merge with furniture scheme
The combined funds would have some 120,000 members and €6.5bn in assets under management
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NewsFunding ratio threshold for Dutch pension funds lowered to 95%
DNB research shows that an average scheme will be able to meet its pension obligations if it has a funding ratio of 95% at the moment of transition
