All articles by Tjibbe Hoekstra – Page 17
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ABP exits Glencore investment over human rights concerns
Engagement with the firm had produced insufficient results
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EU green bond attracts interest over €135bn
Yield of 0.4% for a 15-year bond is too low, PMT says
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Dutch schemes in the dark about RE climate risk, says regulator
Regulator calls for better monitoring of real estate portfolio climate risk
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AFM: Dutch pension funds urged to speed up SFDR implementation
Regulator has been patient with pension funds because many questions around implementation of the regulation remain
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NewsABP frontrunner in both fossil fuels and renewables
The scheme invests disproportionately in fossil fuels compared to other Dutch pension funds, but also allocates relatively large share of assets to renewables
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Dutch pensions minister steps down
Successor immediately promises to make retroactive indexation of pensions possible from 2022
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New female CEO for Robeco
Karin van Baardwijk will succeed Gilbert van Hassel as CEO as of 1 January 2022
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Dutch funding ratios hit 110%
The average funding ratio of a Dutch pension fund has hit its highest level in three years
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InterviewsHow we run our money: PMT
Hartwig Liersch (pictured), chief investment officer at Pensioenfonds Metaal & Techniek (PMT), tells Tjibbe Hoekstra how the largest private market pension fund in the Netherlands is looking to strengthen its investment policy to address the climate crisis
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PensionsEurope urges EIOPA not to disclose stress test participating schemes
Industry body said disclosing list of participating schemes could ‘damage public opinion and lead to mistrust for members and beneficiaries concerned’
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NewsPME: Divesting from fossil fuels in six weeks
A pension fund can sell and reinvest all its fossil fuels investments in less than two months, according to PME’s Marcel Andringa
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Dutch pension providers strive for carbon neutrality
But few can underpin their efforts with concrete figures
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UK green Gilt not green enough, says Triodos
Triodos IM will not invest in the first UK green Gilt that will be issued next week
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ABP brought to court over fossil fuel investments
Fossil Free starts lawsuit against the Dutch civil service scheme over its fossil fuel investments
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NewsDutch pension investors plant trees for carbon storage
Horeca & Catering pension fund plants own forest while Achmea takes in reforestation programme planting one million trees
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APG launches sustainable equity index
The €587bn Dutch pension asset manager has received a first €1bn mandate from Bpf Bouw
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NewsPME dumps fossil fuel investments
The pension fund for the metals sector and the technological industry is the first large Dutch scheme to divest entirely from fossil fuels
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NewsDutch hospitality sector fund ditches fossil fuels
The €15bn pension fund is only the second Dutch pension scheme to say goodbye to fossil fuels
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Pension fund for Dutch harbour pilots ditches factor portfolio
Loodsen has converted its equity portfolio to four passive regional funds
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Country ReportTo engage or to divest?
Dutch pension funds are taking a variety of approaches in their portfolio exclusion policies when it comes to ESG
