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How does my pension contribution help bring about a cleaner planet? BeFrank pension scheme members are now able to see this clearly on the Sustainable Impact Dashboard on their own…

The employees of Haute Equipe, a consultancy for government and education, are opting to have their pension at BeFrank invested sustainably from now on. This is the outcome of a…

Delta Lloyd announces that Marianne de Boer-Maasland (45) has been appointed as a director of BeFrank from 1 January 2015. She will succeed Rob van Mazijk, who has held this…

In late 2013, the Ministry for Social Affairs and Employment presented its first draft of a bill to amend the Pensions Act (Pensioenwet) and the Compulsory Occupational Pension Scheme Act…

BeFrank has issued the Uniform Pension Statements (UPOs) to its members for 2012. Although we have a statutory obligation to do this by 1 October 2013, we choose to comply…

Interview with Folkert Pama and Frank van Wessel, BeFrank. Published in Vermogensbeheergids on Monday 12 November 2012. “Clear communication boosts pension awareness” Since its launch in mid-2011 as the first-ever…

Article appeared in the Telegraaf Pension Special on 20 September 2012 The PPI has now been accepted as a new player in the pensions market, though some are still warily…

Article appeared in CFO Magazine on 6 September 2012 How can you fit your pension scheme into a controlled budget? A pension basically consists of deferred wages and is vitally…

People want certainty – including when it comes to pensions. And particularly amidst the growing turbulence in the financial markets. Pension administrators are responding to this need by offering investment…

The premium pension institution (PPI) is asserting itself in the pensions market. There are already six PPIs operating in the Netherlands. And they are attracting growing attention. Unfortunately, the reporting…