IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 52
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NewsDutch social partners and government reach agreement on retirement age
Underfunded schemes are temporarily off the hook after the minister for social affairs agreed to temporarily relax minimum funding rules
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PGGM joins consortium’s bid for London Silvertown Tunnel
Dutch asset manager joins as part of joint venture with construction firm BAM, alongside Aberdeen Standard Investments and Macquarie
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Most pension funds missed funding recovery targets, says Dutch regulator
Three pension funds – including giant metal and engineering sector pension funds PMT and PME – are facing benefit cuts in 2020
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Actuaries: Different discount rates for pension funds and insurers ‘illogical’
Dutch pension schemes’ funding ratio would rise by 6 percentage points on average if schemes were allowed to apply insurers’ discount rate
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Dutch industry schemes combine DC accrual with collective benefits
Pension funds are ‘getting in lane’ for expected pensions reform, which could see individual DC accrual replace the Netherlands’ traditional model
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Dutch government, unions reopen pension reform talks
Social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees offers to reopen negotiations from next week after two days of strike action across the Netherlands
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‘Tens of thousands’ strike on second day of pension protests in Netherlands [updated]
Major Dutch trade unions rallied this week to protest against a planned increase in the state pension age
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NewsContributions must rise for Dutch builders’ scheme, says chairman
BpfBouw is the healthiest of the Netherlands’ five biggest schemes, but still has concerns about the sustainability of its arrangements
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PGGM’s consolidator vehicle targets closure by year-end
Volo is in advanced talks with other APFs to take on its two clients; Food wholesaler Sligro has targeted an APF to take on its €356m pension scheme
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Ex-regulator slams piling up of pension fund rules
A former head of pension fund supervision in the Netherlands has argued that risk reduction requirements for schemes are over the top and counter-productive
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News€5.9bn Dutch green bond deemed ‘expensive’
APG, PGGM, SPOV and Cardano were allocated €411m collectively, from a total of €5.9bn raised by the first AAA-rated sovereign green bond
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PGGM to increase impact investments through private equity funds
The asset manager has found that innovative companies are usually too small for direct investment to be suitable
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Dutch asset managers positive ahead of sovereign green bond debut
Dutch state Treasury Agency poised to tap the market with a 20-year bond for a target volume of €4bn-€6bn
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NewsChanging Dutch accrual rates needs more attention, says Shell scheme
Compensating older workers for the negative effects of a switch to degressive accrual won’t be feasible for many pension funds, according to the €27bn scheme
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NewsTrade union issues ultimatum on Dutch pension reform
Plus: SSGA encourages unions and employers to engage with reform plans as informal discussions resume
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PGB introduces dynamic equity risk management
The multi-sector scheme has made changes to its investment strategy after incurring its first annual investment loss since 2008
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Blue Sky to cut number of funds and external managers to save costs
The move by the asset manager for KLM’s pension schemes is aimed at cutting costs and reducing complexity
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Engineering scheme introduces real assets portfolio, targeting €2.5bn
Dedicated allocation is to replace PME’s 1.6% alternatives portfolio, comprising forestry and infrastructure
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NewsPMT board: Decision to fix contributions hurt funding levels
A 2014 decision to keep contributions fixed for five years has hurt the €77bn metal industry pension scheme’s funding position
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ABP to focus on energy transition to support local economy
Civil service scheme says it has been difficult to find sufficient investment volume to allocate to domestic assets in the Netherlands
