IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 50
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NewsDisabled workers’ scheme switches to ‘cheaper’ passive strategy
The €8.5bn PWRI is also aiming to expand its responsible investing strategy and has added to allocations to green bonds and its ‘inclusion portfolio’
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Intergenerational fairness under pressure in Dutch system, survey finds
The principle of solidarity between pension fund participants – one of the key elements of the Dutch pensions system – is under pressure, according to Netspar
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€19bn agriculture sector scheme eyes property investments
BPL’s real estate holdings generated 17.8% last year, according to its annual report – and it wants to put more money into the asset class
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Netherlands roundup: Longevity gap increases
Plus: Achmea Pensioenservices posts €14m loss in the first half of 2019 as it continues to phase out old IT systems
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NewsDutch pensions reform ‘threatens healthy schemes’: SPH chair
Chairman of GPs’ pension scheme warns that sharing out funding surpluses among participants would be “unworkable and undesirable”
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Dutch shipping sector scheme to lose mandatory status
The €970m Pensioenfonds Rijn- en Binnenvaart lacks support for compulsory participation and could be restructured to allow more employers to join
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€2.2bn scheme tightens manager constraints after regulatory intervention
De Nederlandsche Bank stepped in to demand changes to Pensioenfonds Atos’ investment strategy and governance processes
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Dutch union demands state pension increase as second-pillar cuts loom
FNV’s Tuur Elzinga says the Netherlands’ government should raise state pension benefits to compensate for imminent cuts to second-pillar pension payments
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ABN Amro scheme expects ‘limited effects’ from Brexit
The €29bn pension fund sees market volatility, declining sterling and the ability to settle transactions as big risks, and has analysed suppliers’ ability to continue through multiple Brexit scenarios
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€3bn Dutch pharmacy staff scheme reduces risk profile
PMA reduces equities allocation from 50% to 40% in favour of fixed income, lifts interest rate hedging to 40%
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Dutch schemes headed for rights cuts after dramatic funding drop
Pension funds’ coverage ratio declined by four percentage points in the first week of August
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Dutch pension fund Equens to join consolidation vehicle
APFs – general pension funds – are rapidly gaining in popularity in the Netherlands
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Dutch regulator’s pension fund aims for 30% outperformance on ESG
Pensioenfonds De Nederlandsche Bank also plans to reduce its carbon footprint by 10% relative to benchmark, and cut controversial weapons and tobacco from its investment universe
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KPN scheme ups fixed income holdings after difficult 2018
The €10.2bn KPN Pensioenfonds cuts strategic allocation to securities in favour of fixed income, and has allocated to green bonds
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NewsNetherlands roundup: Energy firm’s scheme seeks consolidation vehicle
Also: The average age at which Dutch workers retire has risen to 65, according to Statistics Netherlands
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‘Link investment policies to scheme demographics’, says trustee
Schemes’ investment policies should be geared to the age of a scheme’s population, says Dutch pension trustee Paul de Geus
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Dutch military staff to switch from final to average salary accrual
Personnel will be compensated for the negative effects of a change that will bring an end to one of the Netherlands’ last open final salary pension funds
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Dutch IT sector scheme TrueBlue seeks consolidation options
The €362m industry-wide pension fund says it is ‘too small’ and has abandoned a plan to become the sector scheme for the digital sector
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Chart of the Week: How Europe’s pension funds performed in H1
Double-digit investment performance has not lightened the mood as Dutch pension funds face benefit cuts and others warn of turbulent times ahead
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NewsNew players waiting in the wings for Dutch administration market
International companies including Capgemini and Tata could drive innovation as part of pensions reform, says consultancy firm Quint
