IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 19
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NewsDutch pension law delayed yet again
1 January 2027 will for now remain the final date for funds to make the transition
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Performance fees propel Dutch asset management costs to record €13.5bn
Dutch pension funds saw a 46% cost rise in 2021 due to record-high performance fees paid to private equity managers
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Dutch pension funds aim for DC transition in 2025
So far half of Dutch pension funds have confirmed their intention to make the transition to a DC system. A third of pension funds is yet to make a decision.
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Pensioenfonds Atos picks Russell Investments as fiduciary manager
The asset manager will also provide strategic asset allocation insights to the scheme’s trustees
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Special ReportFrom seed investor to prospective investor: the case for ETFs
Investor & manager trends
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InterviewsOn the record: Emerging market debt
At a time of high volatility in interest rates, currencies and GDP, two seasoned investors in emerging market debt discuss their approaches
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Dutch Schilders fund moves fiduciary management to Kempen
Bpf Schilders had been looking for a new fiduciary as it had to leave its current manager PGGM
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NewsEuropean pensions sector fails to use clout in green finance policymaking
Think tank finds that though many European pension funds stand out in climate engagement with stocks they own, they are generally not actively influencing policy
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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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Dutch pension funds increase interest rate hedges
More than two dozen funds increased their hedge by more than 9% in Q2 in response to rising interest rates
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Corporate pension fund tenders mandates over €500m
Plus: Insurer in The Netherlands seeks EM manager for €250m brief
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Dutch unions quarrel with temp agencies over pension
The pair disagree whether pensions must be included in a deal to make labour conditions of temp workers “at least equal” to those of permanent workers
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What is a ‘balanced pension transition’? Dutch opposition requires more details
The new opposition demands risk delaying the pension law’s implementation beyond 2023
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Dutch pension funds sell €88bn in assets in rebalancing exercise
It is the biggest asset sale by pension funds in the country in any six-month period
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Pension funds ratchet up search for private market alternatives
At the same time new searches for listed equity and bond managers fell to new lows, with the exception of EM
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Dutch funding ratios hit highest levels
At 128%, average funding ratios of Dutch pension funds have hit their highest levels since 2008 despite heavy investment losses
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Country ReportNetherlands: Pension transition drives consolidation
Pension schemes are turning to mergers as one way to cope with the rising costs of complying with greater regulation
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Country ReportNetherlands: Dutch pension funds make early switch to DC
There are various HR and corporate motives for switching to defined contribution arrangements before the new pension system comes into play in the Netherlands
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Country ReportNetherlands: Implications of the new pension system
The move towards a new Dutch pension system will have significant effects on swap curves and asset allocation
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Opinion PiecesNotes from Amsterdam: Reform speeds up consolidation
With each passing day the likelihood diminishes that the law on the future of pensions (Wet toekomst pensioenen) will come into force as planned on 1 January next year. The law was sent to parliament in spring this year, but a date for parliamentary discussion is yet to be set.
