IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 10
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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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NewsPension benefits rise by up to 30% in new DC system, says Dutch transport fund
Pensioenfonds Vervoer is the first fund to publish a detailed DC transition plan
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NewsPGGM says ‘very few’ oil and gas firms have climate strategies to save them from divestment
Dutch healthcare scheme has already exited 192 companies
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NewsPensioenfederatie urges AFM to clarify sustainability guidelines
The AFM is expected to publish the final version of the guidance after the summer
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NewsWTW to enter Dutch fiduciary market
The investment consultant had steered clear from offering fiduciary services to Dutch pension funds due to the low margins under its previous leadership
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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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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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NewsABP postpones DC transition to 2027
The news comes shortly after pensions minister Carola Schouten moved the final date for pension funds to introduce DC arrangements to 1 January 2028
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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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NewsDutch DC pension accruals ‘relatively low’, says regulator
Some 65% of workers in DC plans have pension contributions of 10% or less of pensionable salaries
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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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NewsPGB to minimise solidarity aspect in new Dutch DC system
The Dutch multi-sector scheme will limit the solidarity buffer to the legally required minimum of 5%, while not offering a risk-sharing buffer in its flexible DC arrangement
