Latest Netherlands News – Page 7
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NewsDutch pension funds increase interest rate hedge above 70%
In the run-up to the transition to a defined contribution system, pension funds in the country want to protect their funding ratios
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NewsCalls for pension funds to sell investments linked to West Bank settlements
The trigger for the FNV statement was a ruling by the International Court of Justice last month, although the trade union did not name companies
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NewsDutch technology scheme PME eager for nuclear energy investment
‘The energy transition in the Netherlands is not going fast enough,’ says PME president Eric Uijen
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NewsDutch newspaper scheme triples defence investments
Germany’s Rheinmetall is now the largest position in the European equities portfolio of Pensioenfonds Mediahuis
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NewsAchmea Investment Management acquires Dutch Blue Sky Group
The asset management arm of the pension provider of the three pension schemes of airline KLM had been put up for sale in March
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NewsShell to pay at least €500m to Dutch pension fund upon switch to DC
The agreed compensation for the disappearance of the sponsor guarantee is several hundreds of millions of euros higher than previously foreseen by the company
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NewsDutch insurers expect €20-30bn in buyouts until 2027
The predictions come as insurance firms have struggled to seal buyout deals with pension funds in recent years
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NewsDNB pension fund swaps BlackRock for Aegon AM
The switch comes 17 years after the fund of the Dutch central bank adopted the fiduciary model and started working with BlackRock
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NewsDutch pension fund sets up new member-engaging approach on sustainability
The initiative provided ‘an unparalleled in-depth picture of members’ perspectives on the future, their values, and on their collective recommendations of responsible investing’
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NewsDutch pension admin costs up 13% in 2023
Pension funds blame the upcoming transition to DC arrangements for the cost rise
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NewsAPG to bring in new human rights policy to improve NGO assessment
KLP and PGGM also deemed ‘misaligned with societal expectations’
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NewsImpact-investing RFPs difficult to implement, says M&G
According to the asset manager, the definitions of impact given by pension funds in requests for proposal are often too broadly formulated to build portfolios
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NewsPGGM to hire 30 women to improve gender balance
The pledge is part of the pension asset manager signing the CFA Institute’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Code
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InterviewsPMT refines ESG exclusion method
The Dutch metals industry scheme will also take into consideration what companies do to fight climate change and how they treat workers
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NewsDutch company schemes ditch active investing
HAL and Provisum have concluded the additional costs of active investing in equities do not outweigh the benefits
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NewsUncertainty over Dutch DC transitioners likely to lift in December, say admins
APG, TKP, Achmea and Blue Sky Group believe the ‘do or die’ moment for pension funds planning to move to DC in January 2025 will only occur in December
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NewsPFZW reports underperformance of SDG investments
Management fees for the Dutch healthcare scheme’s actively managed SDG equity mandate are also significantly higher
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NewsPGGM offloads small pension fund clients
GP fund Huisartsen is by far the largest remaining client, with €1.5bn still invested with PGGM
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NewsING pension fund’s ESG support claim is misleading, say members
While the pension fund’s board claims broad support for ESG investing among members, only 38% is prepared to accept lower returns in exchange for more sustainable investments
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NewsDNB rebukes Dutch parliament call for less ‘activist investing’
This week, the Dutch parliament voted in favour of a motion calling on the government to rein in pension funds’ ability to engage in ‘activist investing’
