IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 15
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NewsDutch pension scheme PME suffers huge data breach
Personal data of 95,000 members were leaked after a breach at a software supplier
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NewsInvestors pin hopes on EU Green Bond Standard in fight against greenwashing
Most existing green bonds are unlikely to qualify as green under the new standard
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in the Netherlands (April 2023)
The Netherlands is in the final legislative stages of what will probably be the largest and most complex workplace pension system change ever in the world. Yet as it edges towards the parliamentary finishing line, recent political events could yet knock the process off course.
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Country ReportNetherlands: Pension overhaul nears another milestone
The law to reform Dutch pensions has finally been approved by the Dutch lower house, but the switch from DB to DC still needs to clear one hurdle – the Senate
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Country ReportNetherlands: Early birds gear up for DC switch
The pension funds for pharmacists and librarians will be among the first to move to the new DC system. They talk to Tjibbe Hoekstra about the pros and cons of being an early mover, and discuss how the new system will impact their investment strategies
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Country ReportNetherlands: A bad year for performance
Most Dutch pension funds suffered double-digit losses in 2022
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Country ReportNetherlands: Interview with Agnes Joseph
The current timetable leaves no margin for error, Achmea’s Agnes Joseph tells Tjibbe Hoekstra
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Special ReportRegulation: IPE’s guide to pensions regulation in six key European countries
IPE’s guide to pensions regulation in six key European countries. Gail Moss reports
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Opinion PiecesA farmer's revolution could upset pension reforms
The new populist Farmers’ Party (called BBB) won Dutch provincial elections in a historic landslide victory in March. Mainly attracting older voters in rural areas, the party rode a wave of public dissatisfaction about the government’s policies.
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NewsABP sold Credit Suisse after fruitless engagement
Several large Dutch pension funds have sold their shares in the troubled bank in the last few years
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NewsDutch pension funds lose 8.6% on real estate investments in 2022
Stripping out the currency gains, losses on listed real estate would have amounted to 26.5%
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NewsSweden’s AP funds gather pension majors to coax tech giants on human rights
AP Funds’ Council on Ethics convenes institutional investor group including Railpen, APG, PGGM and USS for joint engagement with Alphabet, Meta and others
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NewsDutch pension funds return -23% on average in 2022
The company pension fund of beer brewer Heineken did best, limiting losses on its investments to 9.3%
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NewsEumedion prefers ‘intensive dialogue’ over binding vote on exec remuneration
The Dutch association for institutional investors will no longer push for a binding shareholder vote on renumeration reports
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NewsAPG struggles with 2027 pension transition deadline
Its own planning schedule is hard to reconcile with demands set by the regulator, according to the Netherlands’ largest pension administrator
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NewsL&G to enter Dutch buyout market with Lifetri partnership
According to the UK insurer, the pension reform in the Netherlands presents ‘an exciting opportunity’
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NewsUS banking crisis costs ABP hundreds of millions
Danish pension funds have limited exposure to SVB, says FSA
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NewsDutch pension funds often vote against climate resolutions – study
Pension funds must get rid of their fear to be a nuisance to the companies they invest in, according to action groups Groen Pensioen and BothEnds
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NewsPensioenfonds ING divests from fossil fuels
The fund is the first Dutch company pension scheme to announce its intention to divest from oil and gas firms
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NewsCardano lands €2bn pension mandate with Allianz
The firm will manage all the insurer’s Dutch DC assets
