All articles by Tjibbe Hoekstra – Page 26
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Dutch insurer Vivat to focus solely on pensions
It is also introducing pension fund buyouts as a third ‘focus area’
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Lower life expectancy lifts Dutch funding ratios by 2%
Funds with a young population are being affected more than more mature schemes
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KPN scheme switches European equity portfolio to best-in-class
The pension fund is also working on increasing its allocation to private equity
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Van Olphen, APG CEO, announces unexpected departure
He had signed a new four-year contract as recently as February
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Koolmees: ‘Balanced transition’ most difficult challenge of new pensions contract
If pension schemes’ funding ratios are still below 100% at the moment of transition, they will have no choice but to cut pension rights
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NN IP takes over MN emerging market debt team
MN’s EMD team of six will join the NN IP desk at its office in The Hague
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SNS Reaal hires NN IP as new fiduciary
The manager will be responsible for the scheme’s LDI portfolio and other fixed income strategies
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Country ReportNetherlands: New paths
The new Dutch pension agreement could unleash a new wave of thinking around risk taking and portfolio construction, with strong similarities to the way some Nordic schemes are run
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Country ReportNetherlands: Pension managers take alternative routes
Dutch pension managers are responding in different ways to the challenges of investing in alternative and illiquid asset classes
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Special ReportNetherlands: Social partners agree on switch to DC pensions
A new pension contract, aimed at sharing risk and reward across the generations, has been agreed after years of negotiation
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NewsIrish fintech company prepares PEPP move
Tontine Trust partners with Dutch consultancy to help with launch plans
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Former Dutch finance minister joins ABP board
Menno Snel will start his new role on 1 September
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COVID-19 mortality impact negligible for Dutch funding ratios
9.1% more deaths were recorded in the first six months of the year than could be expected based on the historical average
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PNO Media: Dutch pensions deal to increase interest in lifecycle product
‘A lifecycle product fits very well with contemporary pension trends’
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Parliament agrees to Dutch pensions reform but questions remain
It is still unclear what method will be used to convert existing DB pensions to the new contract
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Australian and Canadian pension funds join Dutch SDI platform
Three additional asset owners are to join the platform
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NewsPGGM misses €20bn impact investment target
By the end of 2019, the Dutch asset manager invested €18.3bn in four themes – climate change, food security, water and health
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Dutch funds count on investment returns to close funding gap
Most funds’ current pension contributions are too low to even sustain the current low funding ratios
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ABN Amro pension fund to focus on climate SDGs
SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy) and SDG 13 (climate action) are ‘specific areas of attention’ in its investment policy
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NewsDutch DC pension switch includes lifecycles, personal pension pots
All pension funds will need to finalise their transition plans by 1 January 2024
