95% of European pension funds haven’t considered climate change investment risk
Ninety five per cent of European pension funds haven’t considered the financial impact of climate change on investments, Mercer has reported
Four biggest Dutch funds invest in parent company of controversial nuclear plants
The four biggest Dutch pension funds are investing a total of almost €250m in French energy firm Engie, which owns the controversial Belgian nuclear plants Doel and Tihange, according to Dutch news programme EenVandaag
European Pensions Awards 2017 winners announced
The winners of the tenth annual European Pensions Awards were announced last night at the highly anticipated annual gala dinner at the prestigious Millennium Hotel, London Mayfair
PensionsEurope sets out principles for securing good member outcomes in DC schemes
Pensions Europe has set out six key principles for ensuring good member outcomes in defined contribution schemes, in a new report, published today
Majority of Dutch women don’t discuss pension during divorce
Two thirds of divorced women in the Netherlands (69 per cent) do not discuss
the division of retirement savings during the divorce, according to research by Motivaction for Mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl, the Dutch website providing individuals with a personal pension overview
Bulgarian government to increase minimum pension twice in 2017
The minimum retirement pension is to increase twice before the end of the year, the Bulgarian parliament has decided
EFAMA appoints M&G’s William Nott as president
The European Fund and Asset Management Association has appointed William Nott as president for a two-year term, it has been announced
European DB funding levels ‘remain a concern’ - EIOPA
European cover ratios for defined benefit pension schemes “remain a concern” for a number pension funds, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has said
Dutch Telegraph pension fund sells TMG shares to Mediahuis
The pension fund of Dutch daily paper De Telegraaf has offered to sell
its equities in Telegraaf Media Groep (TMG) to the Belgian Mediahuis,
which wants to take over the Amsterdam-based publisher
Insufficient pension savings for 43% of Dutch freelancers
Almost half of Dutch freelancers (43 per cent) are not saving enough for
retirement, according to the Economic Statistical Bulletin (ESB)
published on Thursday
