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Opinion PiecesNotes from the Netherlands: Too eager to index
Most Dutch pensioners have been craving indexation ever since the financial crisis in 2008-09. Understandably, patience is running thin, especially now that inflation has reached its highest level since the introduction of the euro.
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NN Group eyes Dutch €343bn corporate pension pot
The group expects the DC pension market for insurance firms to double over the next few years
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Detailhandel launches SDG benchmark for credit portfolio
The Dutch scheme for the retail industry is focusing its credit investments on four SDGs
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Almost half of Dutch pharmacists want fossil fuel divestment
The fund’s members also support divesting from companies that have adverse effects on health
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Dutch retirement benefits up 10-20% in new DC system, say consultants
The new projected return metric allows pension funds to use higher expected returns to calculate benefits
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ABP considers investment in carbon credits
The asset class is seen as an interesting alternative to fossil fuel investments
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Climate activists target Dutch healthcare fund PFZW
Extinction Rebellion and Christian Climate Action activists occupied the lobby of the fund’s asset manager PGGM
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Dutch government to allow faster indexation
Pension indexation threshold to be lowered from 110% to 105% as of 2022
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Dutch pension fund investments in mortgages surge
Pension funds have swapped part of their government bond portfolios for housing loans
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Philips pension fund dials down risk in run-up to DC switch
The scheme is reducing its equity allocation by 7.5 percentage points to 32.5% in order to protect its €5bn buffer
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51% of Dutch financial institutions have carbon reduction plans
The plans are hard to compare as the signatories, which include 13 pension funds, use different methods to measure carbon emissions
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Dutch pension funds urged to be more ambitious with engagement
Pension funds should make better use of engagement to influence sustainability outcomes, says VBDO
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Briefing: Dutch fiduciary management
A new pensions agreement between the Dutch cabinet and social partners last year requires nearly all Dutch pension funds to switch to a new defined contribution (DC) contract. It includes a lifecycle system and personal pension pots. The idea is to combine collective and individual components in one pension agreement.
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ABP fossil fuel exit: engagement at a crossroads
Engagement with fossil fuel producers has failed but ABP’s divestment decision may serve as a wake-up call for oil and gas majors and investors alike
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Large majority of smaller Dutch pension funds use SDGs – study
Climate action, Sustainable and Affordable Energy and Good Health & Wellbeing are most popular
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Dutch pension funds see no need to tackle inflation risk
Some funds think they are sufficiently protected already while others believe rising interest rates will protect their funding ratios
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Dutch civil service scheme ABP to exit fossil fuel firms
The step follows months of intensive campaigning by groups of members and Fossil Free activists
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DNB warns pension funds on cybersecurity risk
Pension fund executives have insufficient knowledge about IT risks, according to the regulator
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Cardano buys Dutch asset manager Actiam
The acquisition is to provide Cardano with much needed sustainability expertise
