All articles by Tjibbe Hoekstra – Page 2
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NewsDNB reassures Dutch funds on interest rate hedging impact
Dutch pension sector is worried that government bond trades upon switching to defined contribution arrangements could squeeze liquidity and move markets
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NewsOntario healthcare scheme rejects €200m Dutch tax fraud allegations
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) believes the matter, which is treated as a criminal case by the Netherlands, ‘should be solely adjudicated by a tax court’
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NewsDutch authorities sue foreign pension fund for €200m tax evasion
The unnamed scheme is said to have unlawfully reclaimed €200m in dividend withholding tax
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NewsDutch pension funds rethink US allocations
Pensioenfonds Bisdommen, the fund for Catholic clergy, has already reduced its exposure to US equities, while PGB will no longer increase US non-listed investments
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NewsDutch pension funds continue to increase interest rate hedges
The increases in hedging ratios come as the moment pension funds will convert DB accruals to DC capital is edging closer
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NewsPME, PFZW are latest funds to sell stocks linked to Israel human rights violations
The two Dutch pension schemes recently divested from Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia and Motorola
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NewsABP divests from UN-listed companies involved with Israeli settlements
The €520bn Dutch civil service scheme sold its €65m stake in Booking.com and €368m stake in Caterpillar, a supplier of armoured bulldozers to the Israeli army
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NewsKPN pension fund invests €300m in private impact loans
M&G will manage the mandate, which will be at least 45% directed towards impact investments aligned with the fund’s climate, technology and consumption themes
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Country ReportThe rise and fall of Agnes Joseph
An actuary who swapped numbers for politics to fight pension reforms.
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Country ReportDutch pension regulatory changes: what you need to know
The road from drawing board to statute books has been long, but the majority of pension funds are now preparing for implementation of the new DC model by January 2028
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Country ReportDutch Pension funds see merits and drawbacks in concentrated portfolios
Over the past 15 years or so, the vast majority of Dutch pension funds have largely switched from active management to some form of index investing. But some are now going back to active management and towards more concentrated portfolios.
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NewsLegal hurdles bar Dutch, German entry to EU pension tracker
So far, only the Belgian and French national pension registers share data with the ETS, limiting the platform’s practical use
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: PFZW switches to active management
Plus: Caterpillar divestment; French government debt
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NewsMorningstar warns on steep decline in US ESG support
The lack of ESG signals coming through to investors means stewardship is failing in its traditional role, according to Morningstar’s Lindsey Stewart
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NewsDutch pension giants divest from Caterpillar over Palestine concerns
Four of Netherlands’ five largest pension funds have sold their combined €260m stake in Caterpillar, over human rights concerns in occupied Palestinian territories
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch longevity reinsurance market shows signs of life
Plus: Dow Chemical scheme eyes buyout; SPMS on fossil fuels
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NewsGSAM pulls out of agreement to absorb third of Shell’s asset management staff
Shell and Goldman Sachs Asset Management had originally agreed the latter would absorb almost a third of SAMCo’s staff following fiduciary management win
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NewsAchmea IM launches €250m private equity impact fund
The fund, which targets Dutch pension funds as investors, will focus on “healthy people in a healthy society”
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NewsDutch medical specialists scheme devises new fossil fuel investment policy
SPMS wants oil and gas companies to invest at least 20% of their annual capex in renewable energy projects to be eligible for investment
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch funds reverse course on active management
Plus: SamCo, the asset manager of most Shell pension funds, will be wound down, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management will be fiduciary manager of six Shell schemes
