IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 33
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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
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Dutch government think tank wants more flexible pensions
The new pension system does not introduce any additional flexibility elements beyond a lump sum
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AP7, KLP join retailers in urging Brazil to throw out Amazon bill
Proposed law would “encourage further land grabbing and widespread deforestation”, says Norwegian pension fund
