All articles by Tjibbe Hoekstra – Page 20
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NewsEIOPA ignores PensionsEurope confidentiality request on stress test
Transparency about the test sample is necessary for ‘effective communication on the exercise’, says regulator
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Opinion PiecesNotes from the Netherlands: Too eager to index
Most Dutch pensioners have been craving indexation ever since the financial crisis in 2008-09. Understandably, patience is running thin, especially now that inflation has reached its highest level since the introduction of the euro.
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NN Group eyes Dutch €343bn corporate pension pot
The group expects the DC pension market for insurance firms to double over the next few years
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Detailhandel launches SDG benchmark for credit portfolio
The Dutch scheme for the retail industry is focusing its credit investments on four SDGs
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Almost half of Dutch pharmacists want fossil fuel divestment
The fund’s members also support divesting from companies that have adverse effects on health
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NewsThree foreign pension lessons for the UK – PPI report
Lessons on what does (not) improve value for money from pensions can be drawn from Sweden, Australia and the Netherlands
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NewsAsset managers shy away from absolute carbon reduction targets
Achmea is rare among large European institutional managers to have set an absolute emissions reduction target
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NewsABP considers investment in carbon credits
The asset class is seen as an interesting alternative to fossil fuel investments
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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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Dutch pension fund investments in mortgages surge
Pension funds have swapped part of their government bond portfolios for housing loans
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Dutch pension funds urged to be more ambitious with engagement
Pension funds should make better use of engagement to influence sustainability outcomes, says VBDO
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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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NewsDutch pension funds see no need to tackle inflation risk
Some funds think they are sufficiently protected already while others believe rising interest rates will protect their funding ratios
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Dutch civil service scheme ABP to exit fossil fuel firms
The step follows months of intensive campaigning by groups of members and Fossil Free activists
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Cardano buys Dutch asset manager Actiam
The acquisition is to provide Cardano with much needed sustainability expertise
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ABP exits Glencore investment over human rights concerns
Engagement with the firm had produced insufficient results
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EU green bond attracts interest over €135bn
Yield of 0.4% for a 15-year bond is too low, PMT says
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Dutch schemes in the dark about RE climate risk, says regulator
Regulator calls for better monitoring of real estate portfolio climate risk
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AFM: Dutch pension funds urged to speed up SFDR implementation
Regulator has been patient with pension funds because many questions around implementation of the regulation remain
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NewsABP frontrunner in both fossil fuels and renewables
The scheme invests disproportionately in fossil fuels compared to other Dutch pension funds, but also allocates relatively large share of assets to renewables
