IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 3
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NewsDutch parliament votes (again) in favour of lump sum
Parliament had already approved the 10% lump sum option in 2020, but the law arranging this had been referred back to Parliament by the Senate
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NewsDutch early birds in ‘emergency meeting’ with regulator to keep DC switch on track
Pensioenfederatie president Ger Jaarsma called up his counterpart at pension regulator DNB to smooth differences over the interpretation of certain guidelines
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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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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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Country ReportTwo Dutch pension funds outline plans for defined contribution transition
Two schemes explain how they intend to transform into DC plans.
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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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InterviewsHow two pension funds are already using AI
PGGM is using large language models in ESG, generic AI in forecasting to improve on quant models and ChatGPT to improve coding.
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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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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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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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NewsEuronext chief calls on Dutch pension funds to invest more in small caps
René van Vlerken calls on pension schemes to divert part of their funding from large caps to small caps to support fundraising for smaller companies.
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NewsNo VAT for Dutch DB funds if benefits depend on returns, rules ECJ
The European Court of Justice referred the case back to a lower Dutch court
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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 ReportTop 1000 Pension Funds 2024: Data
Skewed distribution of European pension fund assets
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Special ReportTop 10 European pension funds raise equity and bond exposure
Pension funds in most European countries recorded strong returns of between 6% and 9%, according to preliminary figures published this summer by the OECD.
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AnalysisInvestment strategy: how one Dutch pension fund democratised its ESG process
Pensioenfonds Detailhandel’s groundbreaking attempt to democratise its investment process is just one development in this growing trend
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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
