FUTURE
CONFERENCES
Purpose
Held in English, this conference is aimed at predominantly Dutch pension fund investors and will highlight topical investment themes and current issues.
Programme
Registration
09.30
Session 1: Navigating the Transition with Confidence
10.45
Senior Investment Consultant
WTW
Update on New Pensions Contract
The new pension contract leads to changes in every aspect of the investment process. In the presentation of WTW Sandor Steverink will lead you through the whole investment process to point out the necessary and important changes. Main topics will be the construction of the investment portfolio, the governance, risk monitoring and communication.
Board Member & Chair Investment Committee
PPF APG
Pension Fund Case Study
This talk will explore APG’s approach to transitioning pension fund clients to the new pensions contract. The speaker will outline key challenges encountered, strategic measures adopted and lessons learnt during a period of significant legislative change.
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The transition phase of the new pensions contract is critical. How can you best position your fund to manage risks, for transition hedging and funding level protection?
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What lessons have early movers learned while designing and implementing their transition plans?
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What are the key hurdles funds are facing as they move from planning to execution?
09.00
Tea/Coffee
11.15
Session 2: From Ambition to Execution - Setting an Effective Sustainability Strategy
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What practical hurdles must be overcome to embed sustainability into your investment process?
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How do you deal with fragmented ESG data, evolving benchmarks, and reporting demands?
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What’s the right balance between exclusion and engagement—and how do you align this with your fiduciary duty and stakeholder expectations?
Head of Europe Sustainable Investing
Neuberger Berman
​Net-Zero Investing: Navigating Policy, Measuring Progress, and Moving Beyond Passive
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Decarbonization at a Crossroads: Navigating policy initiatives amidst technological, political, and fiscal challenges
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Net-Zero in Focus: Uncovering how to measure progress and identify opportunities in the race toward a decarbonized global economy
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Beyond the Benchmarks: Examining the real-world limits of passive indices in driving meaningful decarbonization
Impact Investments Senior Portfolio Manager
Achmea Investment Management
​Implementing impact investments: achieving measurable impact with good risk adjusted returns
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Which impact do you want to achieve? What is relevant for investors to know? What are the barriers and considerations?
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How do you achieve this impact? An integrated approach in the investment cycle and an extra dimension in the strategic process.
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How to invest combining impact and good risk adjusted returns, what are the possibilities? Impact due diligence complements the investment process, essential for avoiding impactwashing.
12.30
Lunch
13.30
Session 3: Asset Allocation in the New World: Evolving Portfolios Post-Transition
This session explores how you can adapt your asset allocation strategies to meet future challenges and opportunities​:
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What investment products and solutions will gain relevance post-transition?
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What role will alternative asset classes play in the new framework?
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With reforms signposting a boost in private equity and private credit investment, where are the opportunities?
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With growing interest in defence investing, where are the opportunities and how can this be integrated responsibly?
Managing Director, and Global Head of JPM Index Research
J.P. Morgan
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CLOs Up and Personal: Demystifying Indexing of CLOs
The CLO market has grown to $1.45 trillion and continues to grow at pace.
With the ever-growing trend in alternatives, we take a look at CLOs; what they are, how they function and why they offer an attractive return for the level of risk. CLO asset-class has been some of the best performing in fixed income.
Executive Director and Head of US Credit, Rates and Securitized Indices
J.P. Morgan
Head of Strategic Policy Advice
PGGM
Case Study
PGGM and PFZW’s joint 2030 narrative and 3D Strategy including organisational changes to accommodate this strategy.
Senior Investment Strategist
Achmea Investment Management
Building Robust Portfolios: Diversification for Real Pension Outcomes
With the transition to the Wtp, the focus for pension funds shifts from nominal guarantees to real pension outcomes, making investment strategy and asset allocation more central than ever. In this new environment, diversification stays essential for resilience against inflation, major market drawdowns, and geopolitical risks.
15.10
Close of conference and refreshments
Cost
The conference is by invitation only for pension funds and other institutional investors and we welcome new attendees from these investors. Therefore if you are not already receiving an invitation please contact us. A limited number of Complimentary invitations are available to genuine pension fund representatives (executives and trustees) and other approved institutional investors. However, to ensure we have room for as many funds as possible, we have to limit free places to 3 attendees per approved organisation thereafter a reduced rate fee is payable per delegate. Furthermore, SPS always reserves the right of admission (free or paid) and our decision is final.
Venue
Rosarium is an easily accessible location located in the vicinity of the A10 ring road. There are more than 500 parking spaces near the main entrance. If you use public transport, Station Rai is within walking distance of our location.
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