All PensioPlus articles
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NewsPensionsEurope future in doubt as Dutch pension fund body quits
Pensioenfederatie to leave after failing to push through plans for a shake-up at the European pension fund association
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NewsBelgian pension funds deliver flat returns in H1
Belgian schemes delivered a modest 0.25% return in H1 2025, well below their long-term average, as geopolitical tensions and rising bond spreads weighed on markets
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NewsIndustry bodies call on European policymakers to support ‘Rhineland model’ of pensions
An understanding of pensions as a social right needs to be strengthened, according to pension fund associations in Austria, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands
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NewsBelgian pension reform: €1.5bn in extra pension contributions
For the Belgian pension federation PensioPlus, the introduction of a minimum pension contribution of 3% is not enough
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NewsBelgian pension fund body welcomes new government’s second pillar plan
‘Arizona’ coalition government wants workplace pensions with employer contributions of at least 3% by 2035 for all employees
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NewsBelgian pension funds bounce back with 4.5% H1 return
PensioPlus attributed the improved returns to an investment policy focused on long-term investments in the real economy
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NewsBelgian government reaches deal on first-pillar pension reform
The agreement, which is to represent 0.5% of GDP in long-term savings compared to a pension deal reached last year, is supposed to safeguard a €847m cheque from the EU’s Covid Recovery Fund
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NewsBelgian pension funds pass stress test even in unfavourable scenario
Belgian schemes achieved an average return of -14.98% in 2022
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Belgian pension funds maintain 4.02% long-term real return, says PensioPlus
Plus the association said over 80% of Belgian pension funds now incorporate some form of ESG factors within their investment policy
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NewsEuropean pensions sector fails to use clout in green finance policymaking
Think tank finds that though many European pension funds stand out in climate engagement with stocks they own, they are generally not actively influencing policy
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Belgian pension fund association elects new chair as Neyt steps down
‘Governance requires rotation’, says Neyt after more than 15 years of chairmanship
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PensioPlus sets out to improve Belgium’s cross-border pull
The industry organisation is to focus on simplifying procedures to enhance Belgium’s standing as prime location for pan-European pension funds
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Belgium targets €100bn in pension assets by 2025
PensioPlus wants to increase size of Belgian-based pension fund market by more than double in six years
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Euro and equity rallies boost Belgian pension funds to 6% in 2017
PensioPlus warns on withdrawal of quantitative easing, equity market volatility and higher inflation
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NewsBelgian pension funds slash liability discount rates
Supervisor FSMA indicated that some schemes still use ‘too optimistic’ assumptions for returns
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KBC pension fund's Meysmans to step down after 20 years
Influential voice in Belgian pensions will also quit industry body PensioPlus
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EU finance ministers consider FTT exemption for pension funds
Ministers will carry out further technical analysis of FTT effect before making decision
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Belgian pension funds generate 5.7% in 2016
Lobbying organisation calls on government to reject the financial transaction tax for pension funds
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Tobin tax would hurt Belgian cross-border IORP appeal – PensioPlus
Belgian pension fund association warns government of ‘devastating’ impact of financial transactions tax
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Belgian pension fund association decries government's workplace plan
Pension fund association, advisory academic council raise concerns
