IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 35
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NewsDutch sector-wide pension funds want to open up for self-employed
Social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees wants to give second-pillar schemes the opportunity to allow the self-employed to join as of next year
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NewsABP calls for change to funding ratio calculation to prevent pension cuts
Social Affairs Minister Wouter Koolmees’ expectation that ‘an average pension fund’ will not have to cut pensions until 2026 ‘is too optimistic’
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NewsRecord contribution hikes for Dutch pension funds
‘If accumulation falls to close to 1%, the pension ambition of 75% of average wages will no longer be achievable’
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NewsDutch pension providers still in the dark on pension transition costs
The pension transition will also come at a cost for asset managers
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NewsDutch government to postpone lump sum introduction to 2023
Under the Dutch tax system, the effective income tax rate in the year people retire rises the later one reaches pensionable age
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PMT sells stake in ExxonMobil after failed engagement
The oil firm refused to report on its scope 3 CO2 emissions
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Dutch fiduciaries make switch to online manager selection
‘It’s really though to get the same information out of an online meeting as you would during on-site visits’
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Dutch schemes slow to implement RI agreement
Not a single pension fund has fully implemented the IMVB-convenant yet
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Vaccine rally saves Dutch pension funds from having to cut pensions
The 90% minimum funding level will be valid until 2026, though a 95% level is needed for transition into the new DC-based system
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InterviewsExit Interview: Peter Borgdorff - “I wasn’t the specialist… and I think that was my advantage”
Polder in the Netherlands is the low-lying land reclaimed from the sea. By extension, it also refers to the highly developed social contract system between politics, business and labour.
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Pension funds maintain focus ahead of post-Brexit trade deal deadline
Some still visibly investing in the UK, and many have been preparing for some time for possible consequences of a no-deal
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NewsESG roundup: NN IP sees €300bn green bond issuance next year
Plus: GPIF allocates to gender-diversity index; Denmark’s Sampension adds 79 stocks to blacklist
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NewsStewardship roundup: APG co-files Amazon shareholder proposal
Plus: Investors keep up tailings dam standard momentum
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NewsFunding ratio threshold for Dutch pension funds lowered to 95%
DNB research shows that an average scheme will be able to meet its pension obligations if it has a funding ratio of 95% at the moment of transition
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NewsDutch and French regulators in joint call for ESG rating regulation
The two regulators want the proposed regulation to focus on “lack of transparency”
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APG’s Van Olphen sees ‘coaching role’ for Dutch pension funds
‘The historical complexity of pension arrangements in the Netherlands would disappear with the pension transition’
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Blue Sky Group hires external consultant for manager due diligence
Lestrade will initially focus its efforts on scanning all of BSG’s existing mandates for liquid assets on operational due diligence issues
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NewsNetherlands: Pension assets significantly reduce inequality
In official statistics, pension assets are not included in household wealth
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Dutch pension regulator makes switch to data-driven supervision
DNB promised it would ‘pay extra attention to the quality of the data provided’
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Dutch company schemes may choose to grandfather existing funds
Pension cuts will lead to disappointed members, reducing support for the new pension contract
