On Thursday 25 august, the Dutch government is opening a new website, onsnieuwepensioen.nl, to provide you with general information about its proposal for new pension rules in the Netherlands. If the Lower and Upper Houses of Parliament approve the proposal, the new rules are expected to take effect on 1 January 2023. The Future of Pensions Act (Wet toekomst pensioenen) is the result of a broad package of agreements made between the Dutch cabinet and the social partners in 2019.

ING CDC Pensioenfonds’ funding ratios as at 31 July 2022 are known. The funding ratio is 120% and the policy funding ratio is 114%. Read also the quarterly results of the fund.

ING CDC Pensioenfonds’ funding ratios as at 30 June 2022 are known. The funding ratio is 124% and the policy funding ratio is 113%. Read also the quarterly results of the fund.

Getting grip on your pension is the topic of this edition. No matter what your age or current life situation is, we advise you to check your pension on a regular basis. Are you still on track? Or should you make some changes? How does that work?

Is your retirement date approaching? If so, we expect that from mid-2023 you will be able to withdraw up to 10% of your accrued pension as a lump sum. A lower amount is possible too. If you opt for this, your monthly pension benefit will be lower, though. You may have read on the internet that this option would be available from 1 January 2023. However, the government has decided to postpone it in order to give pension administrators more time to provide interested participants with adequate information.

ING CDC Pensioenfonds’ funding ratios as at 31 May 2022 are known. The funding ratio is 123% and the policy funding ratio is 112%. Read also the quarterly results of the fund.

ING CDC Pensioenfonds’ Annual Report for 2021 presents its results for that year. Other information provided by the Annual Report includes details of the pension fund's policies with regard to its investments, communications and risk management.

Do you work at ING, are you receiving pension or are you incapacitated for work? Or did you work for ING in the past and did you build up pension there? In June, important personal pension information has become online available. The information contains the Uniform Pension Overview (UPO) and an accompanying letter.

The financial results of the first quarter of 2022 are available. The total return on investment was -9.1%. Compared to the fourth quarter, the funding ratio increased from 113% to 116%. The policy funding ratio increased from 108% to 110%.

After several ‘lean years’ for your pension, times are changing for the better! This is because interest rates are rising. The pension fund would like to give you a financial update, so you know what to expect.