All PMT articles – Page 2
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NewsLarge Dutch pension funds defend DC switch in letter to parliament
The initiative was triggered by recent negative media reports about the move to DC, according to ABP, PFZW, PMT, Bpf Bouw and PME
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NewsBig Dutch funds lose another €50bn in Q3
Cumulative investment losses in 2022 for the five largest funds now have exceeded €200bn, eclipsing losses made during the 2008/09 financial crisis
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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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NewsDutch pension funds lose more than €100bn in Q2
But thanks to rising interest rates, funding ratios have gone up
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NewsEU taxonomy decision increases reporting burden for pension funds
Critics of the Commission’s proposal to brand nuclear energy and natural gas as sustainable energy sources have reacted with disappointment, and the credibility of the EU’s taxonomy was called into question
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NewsPMT, PME ditch ‘authoritarian countries’ from EM index
The two Dutch pension funds have sold Egypt and Vietnam government bonds as a result of the policy change
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NewsPMT interest rate hedge increase backfires
The fund’s accountability body voiced surprise about the move
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NewsPME sells MN stake to PMT for €1
PMT already had an interest of almost 80% in the pension provider
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NewsFrench investors drop Total climate disclosure shareholder proposal
… as MN and 10 others pursue resolution focussed on company’s emission reduction targets
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NewsDutch institutional investors require oil and gas firms to decarbonise
The group, which includes PGGM and MN, calls on other international investors to endorse statement
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NewsWide divergence in 2021 returns for large Dutch pension funds
Strong equity market returns and rising interest rates resulted in sharp improvements in funding levels
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NewsLarge Dutch pension funds see €1.1bn cost hike
Investment management and transaction costs of the 10 largest Dutch pension funds increased from €6.3bn to €7.4bn in 2020
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NewsDutch pension funds exit Chinese companies over Uyghur concerns
ABP, PMT, Detailhandel and Woningcorporaties have sold their stakes worth a total €115m
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NewsPMT reduces government bond allocation, ups real estate and infra
The €97bn pension fund’s new strategic asset allocation is supposed to have a lower risk profile
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NewsABP funding ratio exceeds 100%
‘The chance of pension cuts over the coming years remains real,’ says Corien Wortmann–Kool, ABP president
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NewsDutch pension fund government bond allocation hits record high
The pension fund for workers in the care sector, the €254bn PFZW, registered a return of 7% on its government bond portfolio
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NewsInvest-NL joins PMT/PME’s private equity fund
The new Dutch state-run investment fund Invest-NL has committed €10m to the Innovations Industries II fund
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NewsABP calls for change to funding ratio calculation to prevent pension cuts
Social Affairs Minister Wouter Koolmees’ expectation that ‘an average pension fund’ will not have to cut pensions until 2026 ‘is too optimistic’
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NewsPMT sells stake in ExxonMobil after failed engagement
The oil firm refused to report on its scope 3 CO2 emissions
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NewsPeople moves: New co-chair at €87bn PMT, Velliv CIO joins exec board [updated]
Barings, Nuveen, Velliv, Barnett Waddingham, PMT, Church of England, aba, BNPP AM, Loomis, Janus Henderson, Swiss Life AM, Invesco, Mercia
