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KPN 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
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KPN scheme dumps inflation linkers
The reason for the sale is Germany’s decision to stop issuing inflation-linked bonds
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KPN pension fund to invest up to €700m in private debt
The €10bn pension fund considers the asset class a vehicle for impact investing
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KPN scheme switches European equity portfolio to best-in-class
The pension fund is also working on increasing its allocation to private equity
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How pension funds manage derivatives and liquidity needs
The use of derivatives, for hedging and other purposes, is common among pension funds, but it can be a drain on liquidity. We asked three pension funds how they ensure adequate levels of liquidity when interest rates are volatile
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ABP buys €2.7bn Dutch mortgage portfolio
Despite the large purchase, the fund will remain underweight mortgages compared to other Dutch pension funds
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KPN scheme ups fixed income holdings after difficult 2018
The €10.2bn KPN Pensioenfonds cuts strategic allocation to securities in favour of fixed income, and has allocated to green bonds
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Dutch construction sector scheme halves emerging market equity exposure
Beijing’s ‘excessive control’ on management of large companies has increased investment risk in emerging markets and depressed share prices in China, says BpfBouw
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No decarbonisation progress in emerging markets last year, says Fitch
EM situation offsets progress in advanced economies
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Dutch pension fund appetite for mortgages almost saturated
Most schemes have now reached their target allocation to the asset class, which is also experiencing renewed competition from listed bonds
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Dutch telecoms provider KPN to introduce retirement flexibility
Rules introduced last year allow variable benefits at retirement
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Geopolitical conflict tops concerns list for pension funds
To hedge against this risk, funds want to further diversify their portfolios, for example by increasing investments in private assets
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Dutch roundup: Getronics, KPN, Stap, Hunter Douglas, PME
Pension fund for Getronics to be liquidated after struggling to ensure ‘continuity’
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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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Dutch doctors fund switches to concentrated equity portfolio
The €10bn fund will only keep about 70 companies in a new buy-and-hold approach
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KPN pension fund overhauls portfolio to increase risk exposure
New financial assessment framework enables longer investment horizon, scheme says
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Pension funds for telecoms giant KPN to merge
Schemes to join at employer’s request, according to chairman
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Derivatives account for two-thirds of annual returns at KPN scheme
Listed real estate returns more than 26% at soon-to-be-merged scheme
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Pension fund for KPN beats benchmark with 13% return
NETHERLANDS – Scheme for telecommunications company beats index by 1.3 percentage points.
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Pensioenfonds DHL picks Aegon AM as fiduciary manager
The Dutch scheme of postal company DHL wants to concentrate all investment services in one mandate to reduce the board’s workload