All articles by Frank van Alphen – Page 5
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Intergenerational fairness under pressure in Dutch system, survey finds
The principle of solidarity between pension fund participants – one of the key elements of the Dutch pensions system – is under pressure, according to Netspar
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NewsDutch pensions reform ‘threatens healthy schemes’: SPH chair
Chairman of GPs’ pension scheme warns that sharing out funding surpluses among participants would be “unworkable and undesirable”
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ASR grows consolidation vehicle with €1.2bn pension client
The insurer’s general pension fund’s assets are set to grow to €3.5bn, while its membership will hit 7,000
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Dutch scheme Owase to join ASR’s consolidation vehicle
€900m manufacturer’s scheme will boost Het Nederlandse Pensioenfonds’ assets to €2.4bn, making it the second-largest APF in the Netherlands
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Largest Dutch pension schemes commit to national climate agreement
Joining accord said to mean ‘broadening of current emission reduction goals’
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NewsNetherlands roundup: Parliament demands cost review of new pensions system
Also: €857m company pension scheme plans to consolidate into a general pension fund, posing problem for administration provider
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ABP faces €1bn bill for unpaid labour disability benefits
Compensation for 16,000 workers could cost the Dutch civil service pension scheme up to €1bn
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Most pension funds missed funding recovery targets, says Dutch regulator
Three pension funds – including giant metal and engineering sector pension funds PMT and PME – are facing benefit cuts in 2020
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Actuaries: Different discount rates for pension funds and insurers ‘illogical’
Dutch pension schemes’ funding ratio would rise by 6 percentage points on average if schemes were allowed to apply insurers’ discount rate
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Dutch industry schemes combine DC accrual with collective benefits
Pension funds are ‘getting in lane’ for expected pensions reform, which could see individual DC accrual replace the Netherlands’ traditional model
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PGGM to increase impact investments through private equity funds
The asset manager has found that innovative companies are usually too small for direct investment to be suitable
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PMT ditches 27 countries from tailor-made EMD index
The €77bn Dutch metalworkers’ scheme has rolled out a new benchmark focused on sustainability in emerging market fixed income
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NewsNetherlands roundup: Port workers eye legal action against regulator
Plus: A survey of pension scheme members has found that three quarters supported ESG investing – and would accept lower payouts to facilitate it
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Rules for sector schemes and insurers ‘hamper innovation’, says lawyer
Cutting limitations for Dutch industry-wide schemes and insurers could make consolidation easier and cheaper
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NewsDutch retail sector scheme divests 500 firms for ESG reasons
Detailhandel partners with FTSE Russell for new index, halving carbon footprint and fossil fuel stocks exposure
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NewsSwift energy transition ‘will aid climate and economy’: Ortec
Consultancy’s ALM model predicts beneficial effects if global warming is limited to less than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels
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Netherlands roundup: Funding recovers from fourth-quarter falls
Plus: Pensions think tank Netspar widens its scope to cover non-financial subjects
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Dutch pension schemes report inflation-linked increases
UHigh funding levels mean rewards for members of Unilever, Shell and SNS Reaal schemes
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NewsNetherlands roundup: PGB allocates €500m to European private equity
Also: Marine pilot scheme replaces PGGM with Blue Sky as administrator
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Economists advocate age-based approach to pension cuts
Netherlands’ current rules on reducing pension payments are unfair across generations of savers, argue Theo Nijman and Lans Bovenberg
