All Sprenkels & Verschuren articles
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Dutch pension schemes continue to increase interest rate hedges
Some funds have further reduced their interest rate risk to protect their funding ratios in the run-up to the switch to DC
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NewsHigher funding ratios and DC transition fuel Dutch demand for buyouts
Insurance firm Lifetri says it has a buyout pipeline of €40 to €50bn
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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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COVID-19 mortality impact negligible for Dutch funding ratios
9.1% more deaths were recorded in the first six months of the year than could be expected based on the historical average
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Dutch IT firm ‘must act quickly’ after losing pension clients
It has lost three main pension provision clients in quick succession
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Dutch pensions’ funding ratios plunge further as COVID-19 fears spread
The long-term economic impact of the coronavirus is more important than current market valuations
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People moves: Sampension picks property/infra head; USS names new chair
Sampension, The Linde Group, USS, bfinance, CAPZA, Willis Towers Watson, APG, MSD, KPS, TOBAM, RAM AI, Kempen, S&V, Octopus, Neuberger Berman
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FD: Dutch schemes not euphoric despite excellent results
Rising liabilities outpace investment returns
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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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Schemes with high illiquid allocations ‘at risk from market crash’
A firesale of equities to fund withdrawals would exacerbate negative effects on markets and funding levels
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€1.3bn engineering scheme outsources fixed income to BMO
Portfolio worth €600m outsourced following 2017 decision to retain independence
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Energy transition ‘could seriously hit funding of Dutch schemes’
Coverage could drop by up to 17 percentage points over a five-year period, according to Sprenkels & Verschuren
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Willis Towers Watson, Mercer eye DC switches for Dutch staff
Willis Towers Watson will transfer staff to its in-house DC fund, LifeSight, from next year
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Country ReportFiduciary management rule causes confusion for Dutch pension sector
Anton van Nunen argues that proposed law provides for a ‘solution to a non-existent problem’
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Dutch schemes’ funding improves as life expectancy levels off
More schemes are less likely to cut pension rights in coming years after longevity revisions
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NewsMortality rate change could boost Dutch pension scheme funding
Longevity drop could boost pension funds’ coverage by 0.5%, according to Sprenkels & Verschuren
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NewsDutch pension funds lay out aims for three-year ALM studies
Consultants asked to assess risk attitudes, climate change, inflation and ‘premium funding’
