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€550bn Dutch pension shift to trigger ‘significant unwind’ of longer-dated bonds


By Paige Perrin

Around €550bn worth of Dutch pension fund assets will transfer to the new system in January 2026, marking the start of a "significant unwind" of longer-dated bonds and swaps, according to ING Netherlands.

With another €900bn in assets planned to transition in 2027, ING Netherlands said it foresees a broader structural fall in the demand for longer maturities in euro fixed income, meaning that 30-year rates should continue to experience upward pressure for the foreseeable future


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