Tjibbe Hoekstra
Tjibbe is IPE's Netherlands correspondent.
He splits his time between IPE and its Dutch-language sister publication Pensioen Pro.
Before joining IPE following a move back to Amsterdam, Tjibbe worked in London for several years writing about fund selection and portfolio construction trends.
Contact info
- Tel:
- +31(0)6 238 478 24
- Email:
- editorial@ipe.com
NewsBPL Pension to allocate €1bn to impact investments
The €25bn pension scheme for the agri- and horticultural sector will invest 80% of the new portfolio in private debt and 20% in private equity
NewsPrivate credit biggest threat, but auto-enrolment can ‘make Europe great again’
EIOPA conference: the biggest threats to financial stability are in record-high public debt and the rapid expansion of private credit sector
AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Another 24 funds convert to defined contribution
Plus: Pension funds divest from US assets; PME withdraws €5bn mandate from BlackRock
NewsNegative 2025 returns for Dutch pension funds
Funding ratios rose, however, thanks to rising interest rates
AnalysisDutch pension funds reduce dollar bond holdings
Civil service scheme ABP, the only Dutch pension fund with a sizeable exposure to US treasuries, reduced its allocation by €10bn in 2025
NewsDutch social housing pension fund appoints Kempen as fiduciary manager
The €15bn pension scheme for the social housing sector was on the lookout for a new fiduciary since 2024
NewsDutch frontrunner pension funds award increases below inflation
The five Dutch pension funds that converted DB accruals to DC in the first half of 2025 will increase pensions between 0.6% and 2.7% this year
NewsABP appoints new CIO after long search
Herman Bril, ABP’s new CIO, served as chief investment officer of the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund between 2016 and 2021
Analysis8 million Dutch to see DB pensions converted to DC on 1 January 2026
The 23 pension funds to do so include €248bn healthcare scheme PFZW and PMT, the €86bn sector fund for the metals processing industry
NewsPME replaces BlackRock in €5bn ESG equities portfolio
UBS AM and MN take over the pension fund’s ESG equity portfolio from the American manager
NewsAPG to shed over 1,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive
The pension administrator majority-owned by the Netherlands’s largest pension fund ABP made an operational loss in 2023 and 2024 and has been under pressure to cut costs
AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch GP fund defies buy-and-hold equity promise
Plus: With the Dutch pension transition gearing up, the Dutch market for buyouts, estimated to be worth some €20-30bn, appears to be accelerating
AnalysisDutch GP fund equity shake-up defies buy-and-hold promise
The Dutch pension fund for doctors introduced a new concentrated equities strategy at the start of the year, promising ‘as few transactions as possible’
NewsKlaus Stiefermann elected chair of PensionsEurope
Stiefermann succeeds Jacques van Dijken, who had to step down because of the Dutch pension federation leaving PensionsEurope
NewsIORP II review: Commission wants pension funds to explain underperformance
The Commission’s supplementary pensions reform package also includes an auto-enrolment recommendation and measures to make the Pan-European Pension Product (PEPP) more attractive
NewsMSCI: Extreme heat and rainfall biggest climate risks for pension funds
Research found that around a quarter of companies’ assets are concentrated in high-hazard zones, with a relatively high risk of being affected by extreme weather events
NewsDutch insurers see buyout market accelerate
As funding ratios rise across the board, buyout deals have seen a growing number of Dutch company pension schemes show interest
AnalysisEuropean pension funds pile into private markets
Institutional investors in Europe are boosting allocations to private credit, despite concerns about the quality of debt deals
NewsDutch funds for postmen, butchers invest €220m in impact private debt
New Article 9 fund, which consists of two sub-funds managed by Eiffel Investment Group, will invest in impact-driven private credit in the Benelux region and Europe
AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch funds continue Israel stock purge
PFZW and PME divest from Booking.com, Airbnb and Expedia; Dutch pension funds reconsider oversized exposures to the US
