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Value transfer (ARP/ASP)

Value transfer

If you have accrued pension with a former employer, you can have this transferred to Mars Pension Fund. This is known as a value transfer. If you apply for value transfer, the pension you accrued earlier will be added to your pension with Mars Pension Fund. You receive one annual overview and easily see where you stand. You will receive a pension from one pension provider. That could be a reason to transfer the pension. On the other hand, you spread the risks if you leave your pension with different pension providers.

Whether value transfer is a good decision or not depends on factors such as differences between the pension plans and the financial situation of your current and your new pension fund or insurer. Use the Pension comparison tool to compare your previous and your new pension scheme. You can also always request a quotation without obligation, before you make the decision whether to make a final choice for a value transfer.

You can apply for a value transfer using the ‘Value Transfer application form’. Make sure you are properly informed in advance.

How does it work?
 

Step 1: You request a value transfer yourself. You do this using the value transfer form. On the form you fill in the details of your old pension provider.

Step 2: We request information about your accrued pension.

Step 3: On the basis of the information from the old pension administrator, we calculate the pension capital we can give you on the retirement date. You will see this in the quotation.

Step 4: Now it is up to you to weigh up whether a value transfer makes sense. For this you can make a comparison between your old pension scheme and the new one with us. Use the Pensioenvergelijker for this purpose.

Step 5: Do you agree with the offer? Then we request the capital from the old pension provider.

Personal consultation  

If you have questions about pension (regarding a value transfer/imminent retirement/continuing to invest, etc.), your employer Mars offers personal consultations in cooperation with a financial adviser from Kröller Boom. You can request one personal consultation at Mars’ expense. You can apply for a one-to-one interview with a financial adviser from Kröller Boom by sending an e-mail to mars.pensioenvragen@krollerboom.nl or by calling us on 033-75 05 000. If you do not effect a value transfer, your pension will remain with your former pension fund or insurer.

You can easily see where you have previously accrued pension at www.mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl 

If you take a new job elsewhere, you can take the capital you have accrued in Mars Pension Fund with you to your new pension fund or insurer. You must apply for this value transfer with them.

The amount of your accrued capital determines what happens with your pension

If the pension you can purchase with your accrued capital is more than € 592.51 per year, it is up to you to decide whether to take your pension with you or not. This may be beneficial, for instance if your new employer offers a better pension plan. Or you may prefer to have all your pensions with one administrator. In that case, you should inform your new pension administrator that you wish to take your pension with you. You arrange this with your new pension administrator. If you do not wish to take your pension with you, it will remain at the Mars Pension Fund.

Value transfer of small pensions

If the pension you can purchase with your accrued capital is less than € 592.51 per year and more than € 2 per year, the Mars Pension Fund will automatically arrange for your pension to be transferred to your new pension administrator. Mars Pension Fund accordingly checks the National Pensions Register each year to see if you are accruing pension with a new pension administrator. If you do not have a new pension administrator, your pension will remain with the Mars Pension Fund.

Does your pension accrual stop and is the pension you can purchase with your accrued capital € 2 or less per year, you will not receive this pension and it will revert to the pension fund. This is a legal arrangement.

Frequently asked questions

You should ask the pension administrator to which you want your pension transferred for a value transfer.

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