IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 20
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Special ReportNetherlands: Rising funding ratios with a bitter side taste
Dutch funding ratios have continued to rise, but are being overshadowed by inflation concerns and enormous investment losses
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SNS Reaal fund ditches EM fossil fuel producers
The move is part of the €4.2bn pension fund switch from mostly passive to fully active management in EM equities
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Dutch health insurers scheme swaps BNP Paribas for Achmea
SBZ Pensioen has appointed the Dutch asset manager as its new fiduciary after 15 years with BNP Paribas
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Dutch retail fund runs into trouble with new Capgemini admin system
Pensioenfonds Detailhandel is the French IT firm’s first client for pension administration
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Robeco gives open access to sustainable investing intellectual property
The manager’s commitment to a more sustainable world means opening up its intellectual property to a broader audience to help clients make better informed sustainable decisions
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Dutch GP fund blacklists China over human rights concerns
The fund has excluded investments in Chinese government bonds and state-owned firms
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Dutch regulator’s ESG risk guidelines not feasible for small funds, says pension association
The regulator should take heed of small pension funds’ limitations to act if they breach ESG risk limits, according to the Dutch pension federation
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Dutch agri fund sells lower-rated govvies
By reducing or eliminating its allocation to countries such as France and Italy, BPL Pensioen wants to prevent excessive exposure to highly indebted countries
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AP4, PFZW win plaudits for transparency in international pension fund ranking
Canada’s CPP Investments ranked as most transparent pension fund overall, while PFZW, AP4 assessed as most open pension fund on costs, responsible investment
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10% indexation for Dutch steel workers
Pensioenfonds Hoogovens decided to award members additional compensation for this year’s exceptionally high inflation
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Dutch pension assets shrink by €300bn in H1 2022
Decrease in assets presents reversal of long-standing trend, as pension assets had increased from €556bn in 2009 to a record €1.8trn by the end of 2021
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PGGM, MN start operational due diligence cooperation
The cooperation is to lead to efficiency gains for the two pension investors as well as their external managers
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NewsDutch pension funds lose more than €100bn in Q2
But thanks to rising interest rates, funding ratios have gone up
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Dutch pension fund for grocers close to new pensions cut
Despite the rise in interest rates this year, the fund’s funding ratio is still below 100%
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Dutch pharmacist fund ups equity risk in new pension system
Pensioenfonds Openbare Apothekers (SPOA) is the first professional fund to have designed a pension arrangement for the new DC pension system
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AZL buys Festina Finance DC admin system
The Dutch pension administrator is the second Dutch client for the Danish IT firm after APG
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NewsNew Goldman roles for NN IP leadership team
The announcement of new roles for NN IP’s senior leadership comes just weeks after the firm’s head of fiduciary management Maureen Schlejen left the firm for Cardano/Actiam
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Dutch IBM fund hedges inflation risk completely
The scheme also plans to start investing in green bonds
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Dutch physiotherapist scheme goes passive with custom-made ESG benchmark
The fund has swapped €400m in fund investments for a passively managed ESG mandate
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Trust in Dutch pension funds shoots up to post-great financial crisis high
Confidence among the public in Dutch pension funds’ ability to meet their liabilities to pensioners has risen to 62%, the highest level since 2008
