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27 June 2021

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The success of the Talentpool

In December 2015, the Talent Pool was established. The purpose of the Talent Pool is to prepare candidates for various roles within Mars Pension Fund. We have now received sufficient applications from the Veghel location. We are still looking for candidates for the Oud-Bijerland location.
22 June 2021

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The annual report 2020: an overview of the key numbers

On June 15, we published the annual report for 2020. In it, the Board of Mars Pension Fund gives account to the members. This includes the policy pursued, financial results and, for example, administration costs. But the sustainability of the investment policy is also discussed.
21 June 2021

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Annual Report 2020

Would you like to know everything about the (financial) developments of the Mars Pension Fund? Then read the Annual Report 2020. The board has approved this annual report for 2020. You will find all other annual reports on the downloads page.
21 June 2021

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People behind the fund: ASP participant group

My name is Harold van Heesch and I have been employed by Mars for a total of 28 years. Since 2011 I have been working on semi-manufactured products as a process area operator. I am a member of the works council in Veghel and a member of the pension fund board. Already in 2013 I joined the MSP participant group. In 2018 I became chairman of this. We call the MSP participant group 'The Group' for short.
15 June 2021

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Policy funding ratio May 2021

At the end of May 2021, the policy funding ratio is 118.4%. This is an increase from April 2021. The policy funding ratio is the average of the current funding ratios for the last twelve months. The current funding ratio increased from 128.7% to 129.5% in May.
5 May 2021

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Mass transfer of small pensions

In the coming period, pension administrators in the Netherlands will look at whether they can merge about 2 million small pensions. These are small pensions that were created before 2018. Merging will take place automatically. You do not have to do anything.
21 April 2021

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Investing differently for your MSP pension?

For your pension from the MSP plan, you invest. You can decide how you want to invest in the mutual funds selected by MPF.
15 April 2021

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Administration Costs MSP 2021

The Board has set the administration fee for participants in the Employee Selection Plan (MSP) for 2021. Mars Pension Fund has been charging these administration fees periodically again since January 1, 2020.
7 April 2021

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What is the status of the pension agreement (pensioenakkoord)? An update!

The pension agreement. You hear a lot about it, yet it still seems a long way off. What has happened since the last update in July 2020? And what do these developments mean for your pension at Mars Pension Fund? Time for an update.
23 March 2021

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Recovery plan redefined

On March 23, the Mars Pension Fund Board redefined the recovery plan for 2021. Every year we update this plan, based on the latest financial results. Good news: in the updated plan, we expect the policy coverage ratio to be back at or above the required equity (VEV) by the end of next year (2022).