IPE's Netherlands Coverage – Page 5
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NewsDutch pension fund sets up new member-engaging approach on sustainability
The initiative provided ‘an unparalleled in-depth picture of members’ perspectives on the future, their values, and on their collective recommendations of responsible investing’
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NewsDutch pension admin costs up 13% in 2023
Pension funds blame the upcoming transition to DC arrangements for the cost rise
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NewsAPG to bring in new human rights policy to improve NGO assessment
KLP and PGGM also deemed ‘misaligned with societal expectations’
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NewsImpact-investing RFPs difficult to implement, says M&G
According to the asset manager, the definitions of impact given by pension funds in requests for proposal are often too broadly formulated to build portfolios
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NewsPGGM to hire 30 women to improve gender balance
The pledge is part of the pension asset manager signing the CFA Institute’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Code
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Podcast#7 Leaders in Investment Podcast: Conversation with Mark Fawcett, CEO of Nest Invest
In Episode #7 of IPE’s Leaders in Investment podcast series, IPE editorial director Liam Kennedy interviews Mark Fawcett, CEO of Nest Invest.
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InterviewsPMT refines ESG exclusion method
The Dutch metals industry scheme will also take into consideration what companies do to fight climate change and how they treat workers
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NewsDutch company schemes ditch active investing
HAL and Provisum have concluded the additional costs of active investing in equities do not outweigh the benefits
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AnalysisWhy the Dutch buyout market fails to fulfil its promise
Insurance firm Lifetri left the market last month as the opportunities in the pension risk transfer market proved less appealing than expected
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NewsUncertainty over Dutch DC transitioners likely to lift in December, say admins
APG, TKP, Achmea and Blue Sky Group believe the ‘do or die’ moment for pension funds planning to move to DC in January 2025 will only occur in December
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NewsPFZW reports underperformance of SDG investments
Management fees for the Dutch healthcare scheme’s actively managed SDG equity mandate are also significantly higher
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NewsPGGM offloads small pension fund clients
GP fund Huisartsen is by far the largest remaining client, with €1.5bn still invested with PGGM
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NewsING pension fund’s ESG support claim is misleading, say members
While the pension fund’s board claims broad support for ESG investing among members, only 38% is prepared to accept lower returns in exchange for more sustainable investments
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NewsDNB rebukes Dutch parliament call for less ‘activist investing’
This week, the Dutch parliament voted in favour of a motion calling on the government to rein in pension funds’ ability to engage in ‘activist investing’
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NewsPFZW sells €600m in gambling stocks
The Dutch healthcare scheme decided to divest from the sector following a member survey
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NewsDutch 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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NewsAlternatives exposure drags on returns for Dutch metals schemes
PME has been increasing its exposure to private equity, real estate and forestry
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NewsFive Dutch pension funds move DC transition to 2028
The funds are targeting the new date despite the official transition deadline for the transition being a year earlier
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Podcast#6 Leaders in Investment Podcast: Conversation with Marieke van Kamp, Head of Private Markets, NN Group
In Episode #6 of IPE’s Leaders in Investment podcast series, IPE Real Assets editor Richard Lowe interviews Marieke van Kamp, head of private markets at NN Group.
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NewsNew Dutch government coalition leaves pension law untouched
Although three of four parties in the new right-wing coalition are critical of the pension law, the four coalition partners made no plans to amend it
