IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 27
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Dutch pension funds urged to be more ambitious with engagement
Pension funds should make better use of engagement to influence sustainability outcomes, says VBDO
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FeaturesBriefing: Dutch fiduciary management
A new pensions agreement between the Dutch cabinet and social partners last year requires nearly all Dutch pension funds to switch to a new defined contribution (DC) contract. It includes a lifecycle system and personal pension pots. The idea is to combine collective and individual components in one pension agreement.
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ABP fossil fuel exit: engagement at a crossroads
Engagement with fossil fuel producers has failed but ABP’s divestment decision may serve as a wake-up call for oil and gas majors and investors alike
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NewsLarge majority of smaller Dutch pension funds use SDGs – study
Climate action, Sustainable and Affordable Energy and Good Health & Wellbeing are most popular
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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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Dutch civil service scheme ABP to exit fossil fuel firms
The step follows months of intensive campaigning by groups of members and Fossil Free activists
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DNB warns pension funds on cybersecurity risk
Pension fund executives have insufficient knowledge about IT risks, according to the regulator
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Cardano buys Dutch asset manager Actiam
The acquisition is to provide Cardano with much needed sustainability expertise
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Iceland enters Mercer index as top pension system, UK leaps to 9th
Plaudits for UK as auto-enrolment boosts OECD-reckoned net replacement rate
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ABP exits Glencore investment over human rights concerns
Engagement with the firm had produced insufficient results
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Greenpeace shipping crew to join merchant fund, court rules
The verdict means Greenpeace will have to retroactively fund pensions for its shipping crew going back to 1989
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Alibaba excluded from Rabobank pension fund’s sustainable benchmark
Scheme designed new benchmark with its fiduciary manager Achmea IM, using the FTSE Russell All Country World Index as basis
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Dutch 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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AFM: Dutch pension funds urged to speed up SFDR implementation
Regulator has been patient with pension funds because many questions around implementation of the regulation remain
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NewsABP frontrunner in both fossil fuels and renewables
The scheme invests disproportionately in fossil fuels compared to other Dutch pension funds, but also allocates relatively large share of assets to renewables
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Dutch pensions minister steps down
Successor immediately promises to make retroactive indexation of pensions possible from 2022
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Dutch wood processing fund finds new merger partner
The pension scheme is to join the Vlakglas scheme, the fund for window installers, glass makers and wholesalers in paint and glass
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New female CEO for Robeco
Karin van Baardwijk will succeed Gilbert van Hassel as CEO as of 1 January 2022
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Dutch funding ratios hit 110%
The average funding ratio of a Dutch pension fund has hit its highest level in three years
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InterviewsHow we run our money: PMT
Hartwig Liersch (pictured), chief investment officer at Pensioenfonds Metaal & Techniek (PMT), tells Tjibbe Hoekstra how the largest private market pension fund in the Netherlands is looking to strengthen its investment policy to address the climate crisis
