Pensioen Pro staff
NewsDutch pension providers welcome additional year for DC implementation
Dutch social partners had spoken out against any delays beyond 2027, but now say they can live with the postponement
NewsDutch pension fund for grocers close to new pensions cut
Despite the rise in interest rates this year, the fund’s funding ratio is still below 100%
NewsNetherlands roundup: ABN Amro fund expects 20% accrual drop
BPL in court over trustee appointment, Rockwool delays pension provider switch
NewsDutch regulator: Determining risk attitude in DC schemes must be improved
DNB investigated low-cost DC vehicles and the approximately 40 pension funds with DC plans
NewsNetherlands roundup: BpfBouw appoints fiduciary for property investments
Also: €8.6bn postal scheme PostNL allocates 2% to green bonds via NN Investment Partners mandate
NewsDutch schemes cut back tracker holdings to comply with ESG policy
The collective DC schemes for ING and NN plan to reduce their exposure to trackers such as exchange-traded funds in order to avoid investing in excluded companies
NewsDutch low-cost DC schemes approach €10bn in assets
PPIs managed €9.7bn in total at the end of March, marking a 20% increase in just three months
NewsChemical company scheme secures €820m insurance deal with NN Group
Chemours has transferred roughly 3,000 deferred members to insurer Nationale-Nederlanden, while active members will be moved to an APF
NewsPWRI voted top pension fund in the Netherlands
The €9bn pension scheme for disabled workers took home the top prize at Pensioen Pro’s annual awards last week
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Discount rate change to increase chances of pension cuts at Dutch schemes
Committee led by former finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem has recommended reducing both the ultimate forward rate and assumptions for returns
NewsRegulators urge pension funds to use new benchmarks ahead of Libor end
Euribor, Libor and Eonia to be phased out following new European regulation
Country ReportNetherlands roundup: PNO picks Kempen as fiduciary for DC plan
Plus: Construction company scheme to liquidate; Metal industry schemes increase lobbying against rights cuts
NewsNetherlands’ PWRI emphasises labour criteria in new equity strategy
€8.7bn pension scheme for disabled workers shrinks number of portfolios, goes fully passive
NewsNetherlands should offer additional saving in state pension, say experts
Hans van Meerten, Charles Verhoef and consultant John Westerbrink call for alternatives to distrusted pension funds
NewsExperts: Innovation important for the future of pensions
Robo advice, artificial intelligence and blockchain will all be vital to the sector’s future success, Pensioen Pro conference hears
NewsNetherlands roundup: Researchers’ scheme divests from tobacco [updated]
Also: Regulator to probe large schemes’ IT and operational risks; KAS Bank strikes agreement with SimCorp
NewsNetherlands roundup: Parliament won’t force pensions on self-employed
Plus: Pension funds reject supervisory funding plan; Sustainalytics takes over Solaron
NewsNetherlands roundup: PGGM joins €921m dam project
Plus: Butchers’ scheme takes on 4,000 poultry workers; Netherlands and Belgium reach pension tax agreement
NewsNetherlands roundup: Company pension funds announce indexation
Plus: Merger breakthrough hopes, Rare multi-company fund splits
NewsNetherlands roundup: BPL Pensioen sells retail portfolio to PMT
Plus: Fiduciary management and pension advisory mandates
