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Governance and Investments under the new pensions system in The Netherlands

Seminar 12 September 2024, 12:30
Hilton Hotel Rotterdam

Preliminary program

Speakers & presentations

12:30

The New Pensions System: From Theory To Reality

André Snellen
André Snellen
Bestuurder van pensioenfondsen en Pensioenfederatie

Mr Snellen is a professional pension fund trustee and board member of the pensions body Pension Federation. For the past ten years he has been active designing the new pensions system. He shared his experience as a pension fund trustee how this system works out in reality.

13:00

The New Pensions System: co-ordination between investment management and pensions administration

Lieke Werner
Lieke Werner
Achmea Pension Services

The new pensions system requires an in-depth co-ordination between investment management and the administration of accrued rights of pension plan partcipants. This co-ordination is complex to carry out. The presentation describes issues to be alert of.

13:30

A Plan B For The New Pensions System

Arno Eijgenraam
Arno Eijgenraam
Koopkrachtig Solidair Pensioen

Pension funds are concerned that the new pensions system may bring exrta risks to pension plan participants. This presentation is about new political developments to introduce an alternative to the new pensions system.

14:30

Infrastructure. An asset class with great impact

Infrastructure as an asset class offers many opportunities for pension funds to make positive impact on society. 

Infrastrure entails more than roads, bridges and airports. It includes digital solutions, batteries and C02 storage, conducive to the worldwide energy transition. 

This presentation was about how infrastructure as an asset class helps pension funds to increase their sustainable impact under the new pensions system.

15:00

Achieving Impact In Direct Lending

Vai Patel
Vai Patel
Franklin Templeton

How can impact be achieved within Direct Lending when balancing risk-adjusted returns and impact objectives? This presentation looked at some of the key challenges faced in achieving those dual goals.

15:30

Embracing Complexity: Engagement vs Exclusion in Secondary Public Markets

Sustainable investing, while straightforward in theory, is complex in reality. George Beesley, Sr. Strategist - Client Sustainability Strategy at MFS, discusseds the challenges of the existing sustainability approach and emphasizes the necessity for investors to embrace this complexity.

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