All articles by Tjibbe Hoekstra – Page 3
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NewsDutch ‘early bird’ pension funds focus on reducing interest rate risk
Only one of the four pension funds that plans to make the switch to DC on 1 January 2025 has also reduced its equity exposure to protect its funding ratio
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NewsDutch fund for doctors to divest from fossil fuels
The move follows a vote by the scheme’s members
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Opinion PiecesDisagreements over pension reform persist in the Netherlands
When King Willem-Alexander read out his speech at the opening of the Dutch parliament, the topic of pensions was missing.
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Country ReportNew Netherlands coalition government agrees to disagree over pension reform
The reform of the Dutch pension system is likely to go ahead as planned by the previous government
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Country ReportNetherlands country report 2024: Dutch pension funds distribute buffers
The arguments heat up over what to do with excess funds in Dutch pension schemes
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NewsEIOPA proposes stricter liquidity risk management for pension funds
An increase in interest rates would potentially require pension funds to fulfil margin calls of almost €67bn
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch Shell fund appoints fiduciary manager
Plus: PME pledges to invest in nuclear power plants; Pension funds accused of focusing excessively on sustainability in their investment policies
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NewsDutch Shell scheme appoints BlackRock as fiduciary manager
The move comes ahead of the fund’s transition to a new DC arrangement in 2027
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NewsDutch pension funds to report CO2 reduction progress
Regulator DNB says it needs more data from funds to monitor their sustainability risks
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NewsDrop 1% cost cap for PEPP, advises EIOPA
The European pension regulator believes scrapping the cap will encourage interest in launching a Pan-European Pension Product among potential providers
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NewsDutch trade unions strike for early retirement
Unions want permanent arrangement giving workers with ‘arduous professions’ the possibility to retire up to three years early
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NewsWhy Dutch pension assets have fallen since 2021
The largest pension pot in the EU is still some €220bn smaller than it was at the end of 2021, bucking a pan-European trend of continued asset growth
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NewsAFM president urges Dutch funds to base ESG policies on member preferences
Currently, Dutch pension schemes are not required to ask their members about their sustainability preferences
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Special ReportNetherlands: First funds prepare for DC switch
Despite pre-election threats, the transition is not expected to be rolled back by the new government
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Special ReportBelgium: Funding decision awaits new government
The coalition is likely to push through more radical pension reforms
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InterviewsKPN Pensioenfonds: Active investors by conviction
Caspar Vlaar and Jaap van Dam of KPN Pensioenfonds talk to Tjibbe Hoekstra about the Dutch fund’s belief in active investing, its venture into private markets and its impact strategy
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NewsPNO Media appoints Van Lanschot Kempen as small cap equity manager
The Dutch multi-sector scheme had been disappointed by the performance of the previous manager of its European small cap equity portfolio
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NewsRobeco launches three forward-looking climate indices
Asset manager aims to respond to investor appetite for ‘increasingly seeking sophisticated climate indices’
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NewsInvestor negativity on real estate, private equity turns a corner – Preqin
Institutional investors had been outright negative about the prospects for the asset classes for the past two years
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NewsKLM funds dial down risk in run-up to DC transition
The moves come as an increasing number of Dutch pension schemes decide to protect their funding ratios in anticipation of a switch to new DC arrangements
