In pension and retirement plans, the investment and other risks are borne by participants. It is therefore in their best interests to have the investment policies designed to accommodate hard-to-predict yields, along with risks and uncertainties related to such variables as share prices and interest rates. Over the next few years, Netspar will be investing in research into the best investment policy in an…

NWO funds sixteen PhD students through the Industrial Doctorates programme. Jorgo Goossens is one of them, a PhD student at Netspar and the Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM). Bas Werker (TiU), Marike Knoef (LU) and Eduard Ponds (TiU/APG) will supervise the research titled ‘Behavioral biases and individual heterogenity in pensions: Household Asset Liability Management’. The project studies how, when given more freedom…

Netspar awards three prizes of each € 3,000 for outstanding theses related to the financing of old age and aging, in the following categories: Master/Research Master Thesis PhD thesis (dissertation) Final assignment Netspar TIAS Academy Nominations for the thesis awards can be submitted by students themselves and/or graduation supervisors, including from the sector. The deadline for delivery is 16 October 2018 at 12.00. The Editorial Board selects…

We are pleased to present our annual report outlining everything Netspar accomplished and focused on last year. Examples include information on pensions for the elections and cabinet formation, the survivors pension, the cost of eliminating uniform contributions, and greater flexibility in social security. The annual financial report will be published as soon as the annual figures are released by Tilburg University for publication. Highlights…

Lessons from other countries can be valuable for the Dutch pension debate. The purpose of Netspar’s Comparative Research Grants is to compare regulations and product options in different countries and relate these to the academic literature. We received seven applications, which were evaluated by the program coordinators. The Netspar Board of Directors has now adopted the recommendations of the program coordinators and awarded the…

De Partner Research Council heeft de kortlopende, beleidsgerichte projecten voor 2018 geprioriteerd. In deze zogeheten Topicality projecten werken sector en wetenschap nauw samen op actuele (pensioen)onderwerpen. De Netspar-directie heeft het advies van de PRC overgenomen. Inmiddels zijn de trekkers bekend van de volgende projecten: Waarderingskader voor rechten in een uitkeringsovereenkomst, Theo Nijman, Bas Werker en Lans Bovenberg (TiU) Vormgeving en realisatie opting-outsystematiek, Jona Linde…

A commission headed by Harman Korte evaluated Netspar on behalf of its partners. This included a review of the results achieved under the 2015-2019 Action Plan, as well as looking forward toward the aims for the 2019-2023 Action Plan. The commission issued three main recommendations for the 2019-2023 Action Plan: Safeguard the independent identity of Netspar and present a range of visions for consideration….

Per direct, PGB Pension Fund will join Netspar as a new partner, strengthening our network. This also furthers our aim of coming into more direct contact with pension fund managers. Jochem Dijckmeester, board member at PGB Pension Fund, says, “We think it’s important to share knowledge. Through our connection to Netspar, we become quickly informed of new, innovative ideas about pensions that could be…

Netspar distributes five thesis awards, sponsored in part by Pensioenfonds UWV, every year to promising young researchers for outstanding TIAS, BSc, and MSc theses and PhD dissertations in the Netspar research program. The winner of the PhD award this year was Marloes Lammers (SEO). “I’m so honored!” Her dissertation, “Financial Incentives and Job Choice,” explores the effects of financial incentives on job decisions from…

The Netspar Thesis Awards were presented in Leiden during the International Pension Workshop. Netspar awards prizes for outstanding theses related to the Netspar research program. Netspar congratulates the winners: BSc UWV* – Jakub Polansky (Amsterdam University college) with Direct Residential Mortgage Investments in Dutch Pension Fund Portfolios MSc UWV* – Floris van Loo (TiU) with Transition to a new pension contract, exploring value transfers in the double transition MSc…