Investment risk with guarantees after retirement

“Combining a fixed and variable annuity has added value for participants”

The Premium Schemes (Improvements) Act (Wet verbeterde premieregeling, Wvp) allows for continued investing following a person’s retirement date, but this is not without risks. We assess a number of continued investment strategies via a simulation study based on financial scenarios of De Nederlandsche bank (the Dutch central bank). We compare alternative ways of managing and spreading equity risk over time. We also study the effect of interest rate shocks on the benefits and indicate how the interest rate risk can be partially hedged.

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Key Takeaways for the Industry

A contract with a guaranteed pension, for example 75% of a fixed annuity, is an appealing option when it is difficult to determine risk aversion and time preference of participants.

Want to know more?

Read the paper ‘Investment risk with guarantees after retirement’ (in Dutch) by Roderick Molenaar (Robeco), Peter Schotman (UM), Peter Dekkers (PGB Pensioendiensten) and Mark Irwin (TKP Pensioen).

Netspar, Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement, is a thinktank and knowledge network. Netspar is dedicated to promoting a wider understanding of the economic and social implications of pensions, aging and retirement in the Netherlands and Europe.

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