All PMT articles – Page 5
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NewsDutch metal schemes to apply benefit cuts quickly
Smoothing the required reductions over a 10-year period would increase costs, according to PME board member Marcel Andringa
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‘Changing discount rate could destroy pension system’, warns Dutch PM
Mark Rutte warns a major change to the discount rate could discourage younger people from saving – but government vows to battle ‘unnecessary’ pension cuts
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MN appoints Martijn Scholten as new CIO
Scholten has worked for MN since 2003 and replaces Gerald Cartigny, who has moved to Goldman Sachs
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NewsABP and PFZW headed for early pension cuts as funding level crashes
Collapsing interest rates caused funding to fall through the minimum level of 90%, meaning millions of Dutch savers face pension cuts from next year
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Special ReportChart of the Week: European pension assets exceed €7.7trn
IPE’s Top 1000 Pension Funds survey shows that total assets under management have increased despite market turmoil
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Dutch schemes headed for rights cuts after dramatic funding drop
Pension funds’ coverage ratio declined by four percentage points in the first week of August
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Chart of the Week: How Europe’s pension funds performed in H1
Double-digit investment performance has not lightened the mood as Dutch pension funds face benefit cuts and others warn of turbulent times ahead
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Dutch scheme funding declines during second quarter
Total assets across 229 pension schemes rose by €55bn, but liabilities were pushed €96bn higher by falling interest rates
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Biggest Dutch pension funds face imminent benefit cuts following new rules
Nearly 6m active, deferred and retired members of the Netherlands’ two largest schemes face cuts next year if funding levels fall further in 2019
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Dutch schemes fail to improve funding ratios in June
Cuts to benefits are becoming increasingly likely to be imposed from January as conditions have not helped improve funding levels
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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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NewsContributions 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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NewsPMT 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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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
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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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NewsExtending Dutch scheme recovery periods ‘irresponsible’
Government’s main legal adviser recommends against proposals from MPs to extend maximum recovery periods
