IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 2
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: PME reports long-term ESG outperformance
Plus: SpaceX prompts ESG questions
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NewsDutch pharmacy pension fund boosts hedge ratio to 80% through asset sales
PMA reduces equity exposure and increases interest rate protection before moving to defined contribution
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NewsPension Fund Achmea places SpaceX on exclusion list
New ESG assessment prompts Pension Fund Achmea to exclude SpaceX while pursuing engagement
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NewsDutch pension fund picks Van Lanschot Kempen for €1.25bn fiduciary mandate
Plus: Border to Coast picks AllianceBernstein for equity alpha fund
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Podcast#30 Leaders in Investment podcast: Robert-Jan Foortse – Managing Director European Real Estate, APG
In conversation with Richard Lowe, Editor in Chief, IPE Real Assets
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NewsPME credits ESG filters for equity outperformance despite benchmark lag
Dutch pension fund says ESG screening enhanced equity returns, despite underweight to US technology
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NewsBpfBouw doubles dollar hedge to mitigate Trump risk
The Dutch pension fund for the construction sector increases currency hedging after Trump-related market volatility challenged dollar safe-haven status
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: New ABP index strategy disappoints
The index is based on ABP’s own ESG criteria and excludes several hundred companies, mainly in the US, including Alphabet (Google) and Meta (Facebook)
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NewsDutch funds scoop up short-term swaps amid DC transition
Pension funds need fewer long-duration hedging and more shorter-duration swaps to hedge interest rate risk in the new pension system
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NewsKPN pension fund abandons core-satellite approach
Dutch telecoms pension fund simplifies investment structure after underperformance and growing governance complexity concerns
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NewsPGB defies trend with positive 2025 return – but only just
The Dutch multi-sector fund reaped the benefits of strong equity returns and a higher dollar hedge
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NewsWeak dollar drags PFZW into loss despite strong credit performance
Dutch healthcare pension fund saw climate transition mandate make a 20% loss on returns
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NewsDutch transport fund lifts US equity allocation despite peer retreat
Vervoer increases US equities, defying peers while reviewing active strategies after prolonged underperformance
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NewsESG exclusions depress ABP returns
The Dutch civil service scheme’s newly developed markets equity index strategy returned 1.7 percentage points less than the global benchmark
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NewsDutch pooled pension schemes HNPF and Stap to merge into €18bn fund
The duo plans to merge in 2027, creating a combined €18bn vehicle with more than 150,000 participants
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NewsLower funding ratios for Dutch pension funds as Iran War bites
Dutch pension funds see Q1 funding setbacks as markets reel from Hormuz tensions
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch pension fund returns disappoint
Dutch pension funds delivered an average return of -2.9% in 2025 as positive equity returns failed to compensate for losses made on bond portfolios
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NewsRising rates wipe out asset gains as Dutch pension returns fall to -2.9%
HAL pension fund, the €166m pension scheme of the owner of FD Mediagroep (IPE’s parent company) returned 14%
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NewsDutch pension funds hedge equity exposure in run-up to Iran war
Pension funds Foodservice, DHL and Gasunie hedge equities ahead of DC transition in the Netherlands, but strategies diverge sharply amid geopolitical volatility
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NewsAPG adjusts executive renumeration policy after €1m CEO severance pay
In the future, salaries of the pension asset manager’s executive board will be more in line with those of its main client and owner, civil service scheme ABP
