All PMT articles – Page 5
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Dutch sector fears delay in finalising pensions agreement
Large majority of conference attendees expect that a deadline of December 2020 for fleshing out this month’s pensions agreement will not be met
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Dutch pension sector cautiously positive about reform agreement
Low-funded schemes emphasise that danger of benefit cuts has not disappeared entirely despite this week’s progress
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Most pension funds missed funding recovery targets, says Dutch regulator
Three pension funds – including giant metal and engineering sector pension funds PMT and PME – are facing benefit cuts in 2020
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Contributions must rise for Dutch builders’ scheme, says chairman
BpfBouw is the healthiest of the Netherlands’ five biggest schemes, but still has concerns about the sustainability of its arrangements
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PMT board: Decision to fix contributions hurt funding levels
A 2014 decision to keep contributions fixed for five years has hurt the €77bn metal industry pension scheme’s funding position
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PMT ditches 27 countries from tailor-made EMD index
The €77bn Dutch metalworkers’ scheme has rolled out a new benchmark focused on sustainability in emerging market fixed income
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Chart of the Week: Dutch schemes bounce back with Q1 gains of up to 8.5%
Strong equity markets and rising government bonds help recovery from weak end to 2018
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Netherlands roundup: PNO picks Kempen as fiduciary for DC plan
Plus: Construction company scheme to liquidate; Metal industry schemes increase lobbying against rights cuts
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Dutch investors set out expectations for oil and gas sector
Investor expectation statement comes after Follow This withdraws Shell resolution
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Extending Dutch scheme recovery periods ‘irresponsible’
Government’s main legal adviser recommends against proposals from MPs to extend maximum recovery periods
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Netherlands roundup: Funding recovers from fourth-quarter falls
Plus: Pensions think tank Netspar widens its scope to cover non-financial subjects
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Economists advocate age-based approach to pension cuts
Netherlands’ current rules on reducing pension payments are unfair across generations of savers, argue Theo Nijman and Lans Bovenberg
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Dutch scheme assets fall by €46bn in fourth quarter
Majority of members now in underfunded schemes, regulator reports
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Dijsselbloem to lead Dutch committee on discount rate
Committee is expected to conclude that pension funds must lower their assumptions for returns
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Dutch minister rules out immediate measure to prevent benefit cuts
Pension funds won’t get funding relief until unions, employers and the government agree on full reform package
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Biggest Dutch scheme cuts return assumptions after 2018 losses
Five largest Dutch pension funds report annual results ranging from 0.3% gain to 2.3% loss as equities plummet in December
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PMT and PME invest €150m in technology fund
Innovation Industries to run portfolio seeking €250m to invest in Dutch tech start-ups
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Equity slump increases chances of cuts at Dutch schemes
Funding down by 4 percentage points to 104% on average in December, as UK also experiences declines
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PMT divests from fur and pornography industries after member survey
Metal industry scheme sells half of its holdings in 1,600 companies
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Dutch pension funds urge government to restart reform negotiations
ABP chair claims pension funds have been “taken hostage to broader package of measures”