IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 32
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Pension investors press companies over Myanmar human rights risks
Norway’s Storebrand one leader of initiative; signatories include Velliv, AP7, Dutch architects
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NewsNegative factor strategy return for ING scheme
The ING pension fund is sticking with is factor strategy for now but it will start hedging its liabilities in real terms instead of nominal terms
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NewsLarge Dutch pension funds see €1.1bn cost hike
Investment management and transaction costs of the 10 largest Dutch pension funds increased from €6.3bn to €7.4bn in 2020
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PensionsEurope conference: PGGM yearns for switch to DC
‘We are in need of a new pension system to avoid investing to a very large extent in very long-dated euro government bonds or swaps to hedge our liabilities’
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NewsDutch think tank proposes mandatory minimum pension
Measures to improve the level of pension savings for flexible workers have not led to an increase in pension savings so far
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PGGM to shed up to 25% of admin workers in cost-cutting drive
The firm has a reserve fund worth €5.3m to finance redundancy packages
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Dutch wood processing scheme cancels merger with furniture fund
The large funding ratio gap meant there would have been a high chance of a significant cut in pension rights for PHJ members on 1 January 2022
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Rabobank pension fund continues serial underperformance
The fund will replace its disappointing factor investing strategy with a passive portfolio
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New oil and gas job for ABP trustee draws criticism
ABP: ‘It is normal for our trustees to have side jobs’
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NewsShell’s Dutch scheme settles on four SDGs for ESG policy focus
€31bn pension fund says too early to assess implications of court ruling ordering Shell to pursue steeper emission cuts
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Dutch hedge fund exodus a risk, say consultants
PMT, PME, PFZW, Fysiotherapeuten, Provisum and the staff pension fund of pension asset manager APG have all said goodbye to the asset class
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ABP exits hedge fund investments
The pension fund paid €331m in performance fees to hedge fund managers last year
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Dutch pension funds exit Chinese companies over Uyghur concerns
ABP, PMT, Detailhandel and Woningcorporaties have sold their stakes worth a total €115m
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NewsPME sees investment management costs rise by 28%
The bulk of the performance fees were paid to private equity managers
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NewsPMT reduces government bond allocation, ups real estate and infra
The €97bn pension fund’s new strategic asset allocation is supposed to have a lower risk profile
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DSM pension fund invests 5% in gold
The fund said it invests in physical gold which is stored at a Swiss bank
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Dutch pension reform delayed by one year
The end of the transition period will also be pushed back by a year to 1 January 2027
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Consultants warn pension funds of NN IP on shortlists
Uncertainty about future ownership can still be a reason not to select a firm, consultants say
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KLM and unions agree DC switch for ground crew
The airliner has received €3.4bn in loans from the Dutch state to avoid bankruptcy
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No more cost efficiencies from scheme consolidation, says DNB
According to DNB, there were more than 500 independent pension funds in 2010 – by 2021, this number has more than halved to just over 200
