News

26 April 2023

Nieuwsbrief

Funding ratio 126.2% at the end of March 2023

Staples Pension Fund's policy funding ratio at the end of March 2023 is 126.2%.
13 March 2023

News release

Funding ratio 126.6% at the end of February 2023

Staples Pension Fund's policy funding ratio at the end of February 2023 is 126.6%. It decreased compared to the end of January 2023.
21 February 2023

News release

Funding ratio 127.0% at the end of January 2023

Staples Pension Fund's policy funding ratio at the end of January 2023 is 127.0%. It decreased compared to the end of December 2022.
12 January 2023

News release

Annual statement 2022 and pension statement January 2023

You will find your 2022 annual statement in My Documents in MyStaplesPension at the end of January.
12 January 2023

News release

Funding ratio 127.6% at the end of December 2022

Staples Pension Fund's policy funding ratio at the end of December 2022 is 127.6%. It decreased compared to the end of November 2022.
22 December 2017

News release

Pension increase from 1 January 2018

The financial position of the pension fund is sufficient to provide almost a full supplement. The pensions of retirees and former members will be increased by 1.29% and those of active members by 1.50%. This corresponds to 96% of the standard. Statutory rules have to be taken into account when providing the supplement. The pension fund is only permitted to provide the full supplement when the policy funding ratio is 122%. At the end of November the policy funding ratio was 121.4% and therefore not quite high enough to enable the full supplement to be provided. The decision on the final supplem...
22 December 2017

News release

Retirement age stays the same, accrual rate down

Average life expectancy has increased in recent years. People therefore receive the state pension and pension scheme benefits for a longer period of time. To limit the effect of this, the government previously decided to increase the state pension age and the target retirement age for future pension accrual in stages. This doesn't affect the value of the accrued pension benefits. In 2015 the target retirement age for future pension accrual was statutorily increased from 65 years to 67 years. Owing to the increase in life expectancy, this target retirement age will be further increased to 68 ye...
11 December 2017

News release

Funding ratio 121.4% at the end of November 2017

Pension Fund Staples' policy funding ratio was 121.4% at the end of November. The funding ratio of a pension fund specifies the ratio between the assets and the liabilities, and is an indicator of the financial position of a pension fund. The policy funding ratio is the average actual funding ratio of the last 12 months. The actual funding ratio has decreased from 124.2% at the end of October 2017 to 124.1% at the end of November. More information on this topic on the page Funding ratio.
10 November 2017

News release

Funding ratio 120.7% at the end of October 2017

Pension Fund Staples' policy funding ratio was 120.7% at the end of October. The funding ratio of a pension fund specifies the ratio between the assets and the liabilities, and is an indicator of the financial position of a pension fund. The policy funding ratio is the average actual funding ratio of the last 12 months. The actual funding ratio has risen from 124.0% at the end of September 2017 to 124.2% at the end of October 2017. More information on this topic on the page Funding ratio.
9 November 2017

News release

Reliable management of your pension capital

It is impossible to avoid risks when managing a pension fund. There are financial risks as well as non-financial risks. A considerable part of managing a pension fund involves the management of risks. How does the Board of Trustees ensure that the pension fund takes risks in the most responsible way possible? An effective and reliable pension fund organisation is essential for this. Read more about the various risks, how these are managed and how this is monitored.