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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
NewsFive Dutch pension funds move DC transition to 2028
The funds are targeting the new date despite the official transition deadline for the transition being a year earlier
NewsParis Aligned Benchmark can lead to ‘climate tunnel vision’, warns Cardano
Investors that opt for climate benchmark risk neglecting other ESG issues, according to the Anglo-Dutch asset manager
NewsPGB to minimise solidarity aspect in new Dutch DC system
The Dutch multi-sector scheme will limit the solidarity buffer to the legally required minimum of 5%, while not offering a risk-sharing buffer in its flexible DC arrangement
NewsDutch Shell pension scheme reduces risk
The fund increased its interest rate hedge from 30% to 50% in 2022
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Dutch pension funds resist call to up weapons investments
The Dutch ministry of defence and NATO had called on pension funds not to exclude weapons manufacturers
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21 Dutch pension funds index pensions by more than 3%
The corporate pension schemes of ABN Amro, Shell and Philips were the only ones to provide more than 5% indexation
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Rabobank to close CDC arrangement
The firm will instead introduce a separate DC arrangement in the run-up to the pension transition
Country ReportAdministration: APG buys in from Dutch newcomer
Sameer van Alfen & Lieuwe Koopmans The Netherlands’ largest pension provider has opted to partner with a Danish provider in a move observers have hailed as ‘brave’
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Dutch professional funds choose to retain solidarity contract in new DC system
Shipping pilots and medical specialists have voiced a preference for the solidarity version of the new pension contract
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APG in talks with Festina Finance for admin contract
The Dutch pension provider would be Festina’s first admin client in the Netherlands
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Deliveroo loses appeal against mandatory participation in transport fund
Company will have to join Vervoer and pay outstanding contributions going back to 2015
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Greenpeace shipping crew to join merchant fund, court rules
The verdict means Greenpeace will have to retroactively fund pensions for its shipping crew going back to 1989
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KLM funds become more demanding customers of Blue Sky Group
Dutch pensions funds taking a more critical look at their relationship with the asset manager and admin provider
