All articles by Frank van Alphen – Page 2
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450,000 more workers to accrue pensions by 2027, says Dutch pension minister
Carola Schouten made the promise to ensure opposition support for the new pension law
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Dutch health insurers scheme swaps BNP Paribas for Achmea
SBZ Pensioen has appointed the Dutch asset manager as its new fiduciary after 15 years with BNP Paribas
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PMT interest rate hedge increase backfires
The fund’s accountability body voiced surprise about the move
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NewsPME sells MN stake to PMT for €1
PMT already had an interest of almost 80% in the pension provider
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Private equity fees push PFZW asset management costs to 0.75%
Private equity managers accounted for two thirds of PFZW’s fee payments
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Dutch schemes react to Ukraine war
While a growing list of pension funds have announced their intention to divest from Russia, a large number of funds has kept silent about the conflict
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Dutch company schemes to award additional indexation
Steep rises in funding ratios of the Philips, Unilever and KPN pension funds in 2021 enable them to compensate for missed indexation in previous years
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Number of pensionless Dutch workers approaches one million
The increase in workers without a pension is worrisome, according to trade union VCP
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NewsDanish pension admin firm Festina to enter Dutch market
While many previous foreign entrants have failed to gain a foothold in the country, Festina hopes to announce its first Dutch client shortly
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News15% of Dutch pension funds fall victim to cyber crime
Pension funds need to prepare better for various types of hacker attacks, according to regulator DNB
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Dutch regulator: Pension funds manage climate risk better than banks, insurers
But DNB says pension funds could still do a better job at analysing the effects of climate change on their portfolios
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NewsDutch retirement benefits up 10-20% in new DC system, say consultants
The new projected return metric allows pension funds to use higher expected returns to calculate benefits
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Philips pension fund dials down risk in run-up to DC switch
The scheme is reducing its equity allocation by 7.5 percentage points to 32.5% in order to protect its €5bn buffer
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News51% of Dutch financial institutions have carbon reduction plans
The plans are hard to compare as the signatories, which include 13 pension funds, use different methods to measure carbon emissions
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Kempen sees €2bn pension money outflows
Dutch asset manager sees pension assets decrease by €2bn in first half of 2021 after six years of abundant growth
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Dutch AkzoNobel pension fund ditches factor investing
Decision influenced by performance and cost considerations
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NewsIn-house funds weigh on Robeco pension fund returns
Despite last year’s poor returns, the fund’s active approach has still yielded slightly better results than passive investing
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NewsDutch workers expect lower pensions in DC system
Research found that as many as 90% of workers is not aware of the upcoming pension changes
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NewsDutch think tank proposes mandatory minimum pension
Measures to improve the level of pension savings for flexible workers have not led to an increase in pension savings so far
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Dutch pension funds exit Chinese companies over Uyghur concerns
ABP, PMT, Detailhandel and Woningcorporaties have sold their stakes worth a total €115m
