All articles by Sameer van Alfen – Page 3
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NewsNetherlands’ Shell pension fund reduces private equity exposure
The €33bn DB pension fund sold part of its allocation to the asset class because it had exceeded its target exposure
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PGGM to focus asset management services on PFZW
The pension asset manager has told its other pension fund clients it wants to stop providing asset management services to them
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Kempen excludes Brazil from new sustainable EM index
Kempen expects at least 15 Dutch pension funds to switch to the new ESG index
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APG lacks IT staff for pension transition
The shortage in IT staff has already led APG to delay a number of IT projects
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Solidarity buffer to absorb inflation shocks in new Dutch pension system
The exact rules that govern the additional measure still have to be worked out
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Country ReportAdministration: APG buys in from Dutch newcomer
Sameer van Alfen & Lieuwe Koopmans The Netherlands’ largest pension provider has opted to partner with a Danish provider in a move observers have hailed as ‘brave’
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Dutch pension funds keep adding to mortgage portfolios
Interest rate rises have not dented the popularity of the asset class
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NewsAPG choice for Danish IT meets mixed response
Consultants see APG decision to team with Festina as bold but risky
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Pensioenfonds Detailhandel invests €100m in circular economy fund
The €31bn pension fund for the Dutch retail industry is the seed investor in the Polestar Capital Circular Debt Fund
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Climate activists target Dutch healthcare fund PFZW
Extinction Rebellion and Christian Climate Action activists occupied the lobby of the fund’s asset manager PGGM
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ABP fossil fuel exit: engagement at a crossroads
Engagement with fossil fuel producers has failed but ABP’s divestment decision may serve as a wake-up call for oil and gas majors and investors alike
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NewsLarge majority of smaller Dutch pension funds use SDGs – study
Climate action, Sustainable and Affordable Energy and Good Health & Wellbeing are most popular
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Alibaba excluded from Rabobank pension fund’s sustainable benchmark
Scheme designed new benchmark with its fiduciary manager Achmea IM, using the FTSE Russell All Country World Index as basis
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Over 90 Dutch pension funds cross indexation threshold
The average current funding ratio of a Dutch pension fund stood at 109.2% at the end of August
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NewsDutch pension fund costs hit €10bn
Pension funds in the Netherlands paid more than €10bn in administration and asset management costs for the first time in 2020
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Dutch midwives fund struggles to find alternative for raw materials
After deciding against inflation linkers the fund is now considering infrastructure
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NewsThales pension fund swaps NN IP for BlackRock
BlackRock offered to lower total investment management costs
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Dutch wood processing scheme cancels merger with furniture fund
The large funding ratio gap meant there would have been a high chance of a significant cut in pension rights for PHJ members on 1 January 2022
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Rabobank pension fund continues serial underperformance
The fund will replace its disappointing factor investing strategy with a passive portfolio
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DSM pension fund invests 5% in gold
The fund said it invests in physical gold which is stored at a Swiss bank
