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Philips pension fund caps indexation at 4% to protect buffer
The move can assist the scheme of the Dutch electronics firm to make the transition to the new DC system with a funding ratio of at least 110%
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Philips ditches Facebook in new sustainable index
The bespoke index has been tailored to four Sustainable Development Goals
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Philips pension fund dials down risk in run-up to DC switch
The scheme is reducing its equity allocation by 7.5 percentage points to 32.5% in order to protect its €5bn buffer
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Philips scheme to replace PGGM with Blue Sky as admin
‘We wanted a system that is prepared for the future, has proven flexible qualities and offers a good price-quality ratio’
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Philips scheme to reinvest most of its 7.5% cash holdings
Cash was the scheme’s only asset class generating a negative return last year
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Philips scheme not keen on degressive pensions accrual
Age-dependent accrual is not necessary, impossible to explain and difficult to process, argues €19.4bn scheme
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Philips scheme cuts government bonds to benefit from rising rates
Strategic divestment comes at the expense of euro-denominated government paper
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Dutch roundup: Vervoer, Philips, TNO
Ballooning liabilities outstrip strong first-quarter returns
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Dollar, yen appreciation behind Philips scheme’s 2.4% investment loss
Pension fund wants to maintain currency hedge but has halved the value of the position ‘for strategic reasons’
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