All articles by Tjibbe Hoekstra – Page 6
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NewsDutch pension funds invest €210m in biotech funds
Metal industry schemes PMT and PME each invest €100m in two funds, while textile industry fund MITT commits €10m
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NewsPFZW divests from Israel
€255bn Dutch healthcare fund has also sold investments in other Middle East countries as it is concerned about growing threat of conflict expansion in the region
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NewsDutch government to introduce flexible deadline for DC transition
Pension funds will be allowed to submit their implementation plans until one year before their planned DC transition date, instead of 1 July 2025
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NewsNetherlands retains top spot in Mercer pension ranking
Top three countries retain places despite slightly lower ranking compared with 2023 figures
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NewsDutch ‘early bird’ pension funds focus on reducing interest rate risk
Only one of the four pension funds that plans to make the switch to DC on 1 January 2025 has also reduced its equity exposure to protect its funding ratio
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NewsDutch fund for doctors to divest from fossil fuels
The move follows a vote by the scheme’s members
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Country ReportNetherlands country report 2024: Dutch pension funds distribute buffers
The arguments heat up over what to do with excess funds in Dutch pension schemes
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Country ReportNew Netherlands coalition government agrees to disagree over pension reform
The reform of the Dutch pension system is likely to go ahead as planned by the previous government
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Opinion PiecesDisagreements over pension reform persist in the Netherlands
When King Willem-Alexander read out his speech at the opening of the Dutch parliament, the topic of pensions was missing.
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NewsEIOPA proposes stricter liquidity risk management for pension funds
An increase in interest rates would potentially require pension funds to fulfil margin calls of almost €67bn
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch Shell fund appoints fiduciary manager
Plus: PME pledges to invest in nuclear power plants; Pension funds accused of focusing excessively on sustainability in their investment policies
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NewsDutch Shell scheme appoints BlackRock as fiduciary manager
The move comes ahead of the fund’s transition to a new DC arrangement in 2027
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NewsDutch pension funds to report CO2 reduction progress
Regulator DNB says it needs more data from funds to monitor their sustainability risks
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NewsDrop 1% cost cap for PEPP, advises EIOPA
The European pension regulator believes scrapping the cap will encourage interest in launching a Pan-European Pension Product among potential providers
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NewsDutch trade unions strike for early retirement
Unions want permanent arrangement giving workers with ‘arduous professions’ the possibility to retire up to three years early
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NewsWhy Dutch pension assets have fallen since 2021
The largest pension pot in the EU is still some €220bn smaller than it was at the end of 2021, bucking a pan-European trend of continued asset growth
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NewsAFM president urges Dutch funds to base ESG policies on member preferences
Currently, Dutch pension schemes are not required to ask their members about their sustainability preferences
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InterviewsKPN 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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Special ReportBelgium: Funding decision awaits new government
The coalition is likely to push through more radical pension reforms
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Special ReportNetherlands: First funds prepare for DC switch
Despite pre-election threats, the transition is not expected to be rolled back by the new government
