Determining appropriate investment risk profiles
The new Dutch pension system requires pension administrators to determine an appropriate investment risk profile for different groups of participants,…
Read MorePerformance test for industry pension funds
The performance test is part of the exemption and penalty decree for industry pension funds. If this test shows that…
Read MoreThe political process and phase-in period of pension reforms
In December 2022, the House of Representatives of The Netherlands voted in favor of a major redesign of the funded…
Read MoreThe interplay of work-family trajectories and welfare provisions in (in)voluntary retirement: A cross-national comparison of 28 European countries
We often imagine retirement as a voluntary withdrawal from the labor market to enjoy the later stage of life. The…
Read MoreSocial and Economic Consequences of Widowhood during Retirement: A Comparative Study on Pensions and Survivor Benefits
Widowhood is a critical life course event that entails not only profound grief, but also severe social and economic consequences.…
Read MoreWelfare effects due to collective investments based on heterogeneous preferences
In the new Dutch pension agreement, pension funds and insurance companies have to elicit the risk preferences and risk capacity…
Read MoreAdequate retirement provisions for all workers
Depending on the definition and whether or not the self-employed are included, approximately 10% to 25% of the working population…
Read MorePersonal characteristics and robust life-cycle investments
The Future Pensions Act (Wtp) states that pension providers must invest on the basis of the risk attitude of the…
Read MoreLearning together from risk preference surveys
The aim of this research is to aggregate and analyze data from various RPSs (risk preference surveys) in the pension…
Read MoreClear communication on uncertain outcomes
The new pension system entails uncertainty for participants. During the accrual of the pension, the amount of the expected benefit…
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