IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 18
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To rebalance or not? Dutch pension funds face dilemma as illiquids exceed limits
Bpf Bouw will sell close to €3bn in hedge fund investments and is also reconsidering its private equity and real estate holdings
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Dutch pension funds too vague about sustainability risks, says regulator
Pension funds often fail to explain how they take heed of sustainability risks in their investment policies
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Private equity continuation funds to see ‘record high’ in Q1 2023
Private equity funds are responding to the record gap in expectations between sellers and buyers by launching continuation funds
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Dutch pension funds resist call to up weapons investments
The Dutch ministry of defence and NATO had called on pension funds not to exclude weapons manufacturers
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NewsLarge Dutch pension funds defend DC switch in letter to parliament
The initiative was triggered by recent negative media reports about the move to DC, according to ABP, PFZW, PMT, Bpf Bouw and PME
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Dutch regulator warns for lump sum fraud risks
Dutch pension savers will get the opportunity to take a 10% lumpsum upon retirement as of 1 July 2023
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PFZW to increase pensions by 6%
The Dutch healthcare scheme did not award the maximum allowed indexation in order to protect its buffer
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Dutch opposition parties play hard to get as pension debate runs into overtime
PvdA and GroenLinks, whose support the government needs to steer the law through the Senate, want more assurances to bring down the number of workers without a pension
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PFZW sells €470m worth of investments in 114 oil and gas companies
The companies that were sold had failed to formulate goals to reduce carbon emissions
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FeaturesPension funds on the record: how they manage LDI
Pension funds reflect on the role of LDI in their portfolios and the risks associated with an unlikely, but not impossible, sudden rise in interest rates
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Dutch pension funds keep investing in green bonds despite market rout
In contrast, pension schemes’ exposure to regular bonds has decreased by some €200bn this year
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NewsInsurer ASR acquires Aegon’s Dutch pension practice
The take-over means a further consolidation of the Dutch PPI market after last week’s acquisition of WTW’s PPI by Zwitserleven
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New Dutch pension contract fails to deliver indexation
Calculations shed doubt over an earlier claim by pensions minister Schouten that the new system would provide ‘a pension with great purchasing power’
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Big Dutch funds lose another €50bn in Q3
Cumulative investment losses in 2022 for the five largest funds now have exceeded €200bn, eclipsing losses made during the 2008/09 financial crisis
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NewsWTW offloads Dutch premium pension institution
The transaction comes after WTW concluded the PPI’s growth strategy could be better realised with a new sponsor
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Dutch millers fund ditches BPL merger plan
Molenaarspensioenfonds would have had to cut pensions were the merger to go ahead as planned on 1 January next year
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APG calls for ECB as lender of last resort on repo market
The market turmoil in the UK proves the need for an emergency liquidity provider, according to the Dutch pension asset manager
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450,000 more workers to accrue pensions by 2027, says Dutch pension minister
Carola Schouten made the promise to ensure opposition support for the new pension law
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UK volatility ‘useful warning’ for Dutch pension funds
Dutch schemes must check whether they can run into liquidity constraints when rates rise, according to pension regulator DNB
