New Netspar Topicality Grants awarded
Netspar has awarded eight new Topicality Grants. We are excited that CFA Society Netherlands has made two projects possible from the VBA Reserves. The grants will fund research that formulates solutions for clearly delineated topical issues that are part of the Netspar knowledge agenda. Each grant makes up €25,000 in funding available per project.
Every year, the Board of Netspar compiles a longlist (in November) and then a shortlist (in February) of relevant topics. This happens in conjunction with the Partner Research Council. It provides priority advice for the Topicality proposals. The Board has adopted this advice. This means that the following proposals have been awarded:
- Pension entitlements and apparent self-employed workers (Erik Lutjens)
- Early withdrawal of pension assets (Thomas Post, Heidi Reinson)
- Not everyone is on board: how can you involve participants with limited digital skills? (Minou van der Werf, Ester Iking)
- Integrated measurement of sustainability, risk, and time preferences: an empirical test (Jan Schmitz, Jorgo Goossens, Paul Feldman, Sven Klijnhout, Niels Kortleve)
- Hybrid products with automatic savings to promote third pillar pensions (Jim Been, Marike Knoef, Casper van Ewijk)
- Engagement along the Supply Chain: Evidence from deforestation (Xander Hut, Emirhan Ilhan, Esther Krommenhoek, Zacharias Sautner)
- Dual uncertainty in sustainable investment policy (Jorgo Goossens, Peiran Jiao)
- Towards a harmonized definition of partner in all pension pillars? (Jim Been, Theo Nijman, Suzanne Kali, Karin Beusink, Frans Aalders)
Pressing issues faced by the industry
The research conducted under the Topicality Grant is aimed at addressing pressing issues faced by the industry, preferably through collaboration between researchers and professional experts. Through the Partner Research Council, Netspar partners indicate the research they wish to be involved in.