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7 October 2016

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Have you looked at your pension overview yet?

Are you building up a pension at Mars Pensioenfonds? If so, you receive a Uniform Pension Overview (UPO) every year. Your UPO gives an insight in your pension situation. You can view your UPO online on our website at 'My Post', should you not have the paper version within reach.
7 October 2016

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What if...

... you want to retire earlier? The standard retirement age is 67, but you can start your pension earlier. There are, however, a number of things you need to take into account.
14 September 2016

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New law offers choice of ARP/ASP: fixed or variable pension

The Dutch pension system is under pressure. Major causes are low interest rates, an aging population and the fact that people are living longer and therefore need to receive pensions for longer.
28 July 2016

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Annual rebalancing of the Life Cycle and Self-Directed Investing

Price developments may affect the composition of a particular portfolio, as a result of which it may temporarily deviate from the Life Cycle and Self-Directing Investing. This is checked once a year and adjusted if necessary.
27 June 2016

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Interest accrual 2nd half 2016 ASP plan

The interest addition for the ARP plan for the second half of 2016 has been set: for active participants it is 3.51%. For former participants, this is 0.00%. In the first half of 2016, this was - for both active and former participants - 3.60% (annualized).
27 June 2016

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Financial situation MPF in motion

These are turbulent times for pension funds. The investment results are disappointing and we are dealing with a low market interest rate. Nevertheless, the financial situation of Mars Pension Fund is still reasonable. I would like to take you through the current developments and their financial consequences for our pension fund.
27 June 2016

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What if...

... you get married or enter into a registered partnership? And if you start living together? What is then arranged for your pension? And do you have to do anything yourself?
16 April 2016

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Seniorenclub updated on Mars Pension Fund

On March 30, 2016, the Seniors Club was updated on Mars Pension Fund.
30 March 2016

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A new design!

Did you notice? We have changed the look of Mars Pension Fund's digital newsletter. Our research from last year showed that the digital newsletter did not score very well on 'attractiveness'. Reason enough for the Pension Communication Committee (PCC) - on which I sit on behalf of the Oud-Beijerland office - to improve this. We hope that this design will be to your liking!
30 March 2016

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Net pension lower due to higher taxes

Is your monthly pension € 2,000 gross or higher? If so, you will receive a slightly smaller net pension as of April 1, 2016. This is due to a change in taxes.