In 2024, the House of Representatives approved the new pension choice known as ‘lump sum’. The Senate recently indicated that it would only consider this proposal once the new minister had announced a clear start date.

Following the expiry of the current term of office of one member of the Accountability Council representing pensioners and one member of the Accountability Council representing active members, two vacancies have arisen within the Accountability Council of Mars Pension Fund.

Following the expiration of the current term of two board members representing active members, two vacancies for board positions will arise within the board of Mars Pension Fund.

Every month, you receive your pension from Mars Pension Fund on or around the 1st day of the month. Starting in July 2026, we will change the payment date for your pension to the 20th of each month. This change does not mean that you will miss a payment, but that you will receive it later in the same month.

The UPO shows how much pension you have accrued so far. The Pension Dashboard shows what you can accrue if you continue to work at Mars. How certain is it that you will actually receive these amounts?

The UPS has changed a lot compared to last year. The new UPS is much shorter, clearer and easier to read. And it contains recognizable icons.

The new UPO states how much pension you have accrued at the moment. Of course you also want to know how much pension you can expect later. And whether that is enough. You can find these answers in the Pension Dashboard.

Ad van Gestel has been on the Accountability Council of Mars Pensioenfonds (representing the pensioners) since 2014. He now makes himself available for another term of three years.

With the Pension Dashboard from MPF you can map out your financial situation on your retirement date. It shows how much pension or capital you have currently built up at MPF and what your pension could be by the time you retire. This allows you to determine now whether or not your income for later will be sufficient. And which pension choices you want to make. From now on, your data in the pension dashboard will be updated more frequently.

Pension funds in the Netherlands are in somewhat better shape again, but are far from out of the woods. The investment results were ultimately better than expected in 2016, but we are dealing with a low market interest rate, which means that the coverage ratios still remain on the low side. The financial situation of Mars Pension Fund (MPF) has also improved. I would like to take you through the current developments and their financial impact on our pension fund.