All articles by Tjibbe Hoekstra – Page 7
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NewsGreen bonds ‘disproportionately popular’ among pension funds – study
Pension funds also display lower price elasticity than other investors when it comes to green bonds
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Special ReportBelgium: First-pillar reform caps highest pensions
Federal government manages to work out a first-pillar agreement before the parliamentary recess
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Special ReportNetherlands: Pension funds to switch to DC by 2028
Long-awaited transition to happen despite complications of the Dutch pension system
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NewsCO₂ emission reporting requirements on govvies confuse Dutch pension funds
The question whether to treat green bonds as emissions-free is proving divisive
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NewsDutch GPs want pension fund to divest from fast food companies
Pensioenfonds Huisartsen cannot implement their demands because of the fund’s passive investment strategy and now considers switching to active
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NewsSNS Reaal pension fund goes 100% green in corporate bond portfolio
The fund will also switch to a new Article 9 high-yield bond fund later this year
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NewsParis Aligned Benchmark can lead to ‘climate tunnel vision’, warns Cardano
Investors that opt for climate benchmark risk neglecting other ESG issues, according to the Anglo-Dutch asset manager
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NewsLower indexation in new Dutch DC system, finds Aegon AM
Pensioners would have received between 1.5% and 3.6% in indexation in 2023 if the new DC system had already been in place, says the asset manager
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NewsEquity returns boost Dutch funding ratios
Double-digit returns on listed equity more than compensated for investment losses on non-listed real estate for the Netherlands’ five largest pension funds
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NewsDutch pensions minister to leave politics after elections
Carola Schouten had been pensions minister since January 2022
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NewsRegulator allows Dutch pension funds to split DC transition into three parts
The plan should give pension schemes time to make adjustments on the basis of DNB’s findings, should this be necessary, says Cindy van Oorschot
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NewsBelgian government reaches deal on first-pillar pension reform
The agreement, which is to represent 0.5% of GDP in long-term savings compared to a pension deal reached last year, is supposed to safeguard a €847m cheque from the EU’s Covid Recovery Fund
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NewsDutch pension sector asks European Commission to reconsider CSRD proposal
The Pensioenfederatie and pension asset managers APG, PGGM and MN have sent a letter to Ursula von der Leyen saying they are “very concerned” that the proposal will lead to the unavailability of sustainability data for pension funds
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NewsDutch lump sum option postponed for fourth time
Pensioners will now get the option to take a lump sum of up to 10% of their retirement pot as of 1 July 2024 at the earliest, six months later than planned
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NewsABP sold €170m Thames Water stake in 2022
The sale came shortly after the Dutch civil service scheme had engaged with the troubled water firm on ‘several issues’ in 2021
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NewsPensioenfonds ING anticipates 20% benefits increase in new DC system
The fund’s board believes the reduced need for a buffer in DC will translate into higher pension benefits
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NewsBlackRock CEO blacklists ‘the word ESG’
Larry Fink’s statement is likely to cause some upheaval as the US asset management giant still runs hundreds of investment funds with an explicit ESG strategy
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AnalysisAnalysis: Pension funds need flexible mind to invest in circular economy
Pension funds must remove barriers and relax financial and accounting requirements to allow for circular investments, according to investors and investee companies
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NewsPhilips 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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NewsClosed Dutch Unilever fund to continue DB arrangement
Univest, the investment vehicle for all global Unilever pension schemes, will hand over two bond mandates to external managers
