All articles by Tjibbe Hoekstra – Page 22
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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 ReportDC switch shakes up the admin market
A combination of new technology and pension reform has prompted alliances between existing players and the entrance of new players
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Opinion Pieces
Notes from the Netherlands: Truly Paris aligned
A milestone was reached in July when the first Dutch pension fund announced its divestment from fossil fuels. Surprisingly, the fund in question was neither civil service scheme ABP nor healthcare fund PFZW, the two largest Dutch funds, both of which have the ambition to be leaders in sustainable and responsible.
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Special ReportNetherlands: What a difference a year can make
Dutch pension funds funding ratios have made dramatic recovery over the past 12 months
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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
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MN CEO: ‘There’s no question of a forced departure’
Norbert Hoogers will be replaced by MN’s CFO on an interim basis
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NewsChina regulatory action ‘not a game-changer’
Some pension funds, including Dutch civil service scheme ABP, have had to nurse heavy losses on their Chinese equity investments
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Dutch maritime scheme made pension payments to deceased members
President says most issues have been resolved by the pension fund’s new administrator
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In depth: UWV fund to introduce Paris-aligned Benchmark
The pension fund will sell its investments in oil and gas companies, utilities with coal-fired power plants and miners with coal mining activities
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Norway SWF and MN monitor Polish oil firm on human rights violations
Ensuring respect for human rights was essential for good business practice and risk management, says NBIM
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PGB rules out experiment with self-employed pension
The scheme could consider the process at a later stage
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NewsABP to look for three full-time directors after governance switch
The three vacancies will be filled before the end of the year
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ABP trustee quits over oil and gas side job
The scheme’s accountability body told ABP it found Snel’s new side job ‘very problematic’
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70% of Dutch DC pension savers don’t use investment freedoms
Only a fraction of Dutch pension capital (€52bn) is in DC arrangements
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ABP to co-invest €400m in subordinated COVID loans
The loans are meant mostly for larger SMEs as the amount per loan will range from €5m to €50m
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ABP announces ‘more ambitious and focused’ sustainability policy
The fund will reduce its investments in fossil fuels
