IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 3
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InterviewsPension funds and physical risks: NEST, PFA Pension and PME Pensioenfonds on climate resilience
As the effects of climate change materialise, European pension funds are increasing their focus on physical climate risks
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Managers of Dutch institutional assets 2025
The assets managed on behalf of Dutch institutional investors have grown for three consecutive years, approaching the highs of 2022. APG, the managers of the government employees’ pension fund ABP, tops the AUM ranking.
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NewsLegal hurdles bar Dutch, German entry to EU pension tracker
So far, only the Belgian and French national pension registers share data with the ETS, limiting the platform’s practical use
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: PFZW switches to active management
Plus: Caterpillar divestment; French government debt
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NewsDutch pension giants divest from Caterpillar over Palestine concerns
Four of Netherlands’ five largest pension funds have sold their combined €260m stake in Caterpillar, over human rights concerns in occupied Palestinian territories
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NewsPFZW’s shift to active equity strategy leads to termination of BlackRock
The Dutch pension fund for healthcare workers replaced BlackRock, LGIM and AQR with Robeco, Man Numeric, Acadian, Lazard, Schroders, M&G and UBS AM
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NewsGSAM pulls out of agreement to absorb third of Shell’s asset management staff
Shell and Goldman Sachs Asset Management had originally agreed the latter would absorb almost a third of SAMCo’s staff following fiduciary management win
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NewsASR eyes buyout reinsurance
The Dutch insurer believes reinsurance will increase solvency and the internal rate of return of its pension fund buyouts
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NewsAchmea IM launches €250m private equity impact fund
The fund, which targets Dutch pension funds as investors, will focus on “healthy people in a healthy society”
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NewsDutch medical specialists scheme devises new fossil fuel investment policy
SPMS wants oil and gas companies to invest at least 20% of their annual capex in renewable energy projects to be eligible for investment
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NewsSelf-employed to save at least 20% of income for pension, Dutch pension federation suggests
Responding to a proposed law, Pensioenfederatie suggests it should become mandatory for self-employed workers to save at least 20% of gross income for their pension
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NewsNN Life & Pensions in €4bn longevity reinsurance deal with Prudential Financial
The reinsurance deal covers around 96,000 policyholders and was arranged through PFI’s primary US insurance subsidiary
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NewsDow Chemical pension fund gears up for buyout
Several insurance firms active on the Dutch buyout market have shown interest in a buyout of the €2.1bn pension fund of US chemicals giant Dow
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch funds reverse course on active management
Plus: SamCo, the asset manager of most Shell pension funds, will be wound down, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management will be fiduciary manager of six Shell schemes
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NewsDutch actuary MP Joseph switches to Farmers Party
Agnes Joseph, a vocal critic of the Dutch pension transition, said she felt ‘lack of support’ from within her party NSC
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Special ReportTop 10 European pension funds record 6% AUM growth
The assets held by the top 10 European pension funds grew 6% last year, according to IPE’s 2025 Top 1000 study.
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Special ReportNetherlands: Defined contribution transition under way as pension funds begin to sail in
Reforms to the Dutch pension system are finally under way with most funds set to move to the new system between 2026 and 2028
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NewsDutch pension funds should slash government bonds, says BlackRock
The risk-return profile is not attractive compared to other fixed income categories, according to the asset manager
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NewsDutch Kas Bank scheme swaps concentrated portfolio for index approach
The decision comes after four years of considerable underperformance, with its ‘very restrictive’ ESG policy to blame
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NewsAchmea discontinues pension admin business
The Dutch pension manager will terminate its chronically loss-making pension administration business for external clients by 1 January 2028
