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Stichting Pensioenfonds voor Verloskundigen
Stichting Pensioenfonds voor Verloskundigen (SPV) was founded in 1973 by Dutch midwives, establishing a mandatory occupational pension scheme that covers...
Stichting Pensioenfonds voor Verloskundigen
Stichting Pensioenfonds voor Verloskundigen (SPV) was founded in 1973 by Dutch midwives, establishing a mandatory occupational pension scheme that covers old-age retirement, partner pensions, and premium exemptions for disability. Esther van Weerdenburg currently chairs the board. The Koninklijke Nederlandse Organisatie van Verloskundigen (KNOV), the professional association for midwives, remains closely tied to the fund's governance. Participant interests are represented through the Deelnemersvereniging Pensioenfonds Verloskundigen (DPV), which determines the content of the pension scheme. The fund's investment strategy concentrates on Dutch real estate and mortgages. Confirmed portfolio holdings include dedicated residential mortgage portfolios, Altera Vastgoed residential holdings, the CBRE Dutch Residential Fund, the CBRE Dutch Office Fund, the CBRE Dutch Retail Fund, and the Achmea Dutch Health Care Property Fund — the last a direct thematic link to the members' profession. The fund also allocates to a liquidity vehicle managed by Achmea Investment Management. The geographic footprint is almost entirely domestic, reflecting the fund's mandate to serve a specifically Dutch membership base with liabilities denominated in euros. SPV is a member of the Pensioenfederatie, the Dutch pension fund trade body, and participates in the VBDO (Vereniging van Beleggers voor Duurzame Ontwikkeling) benchmark for responsible investment. The fund is also a member of the Geschilleninstantie Pensioenfondsen (GIP), the pension fund dispute resolution body. The fund operates as an independent legal entity, meaning all investment returns and cost efficiencies directly benefit the participating midwives rather than external shareholders. The structural differentiator is the fund's hyper-narrow mandate. Unlike large multi-employer Dutch pension funds that serve broad sectors, SPV serves a single, tightly defined profession with a membership body directly involved in scheme design. This creates a compact governance loop where the DPV, the board, and the professional body KNOV all represent the same constituency, allowing the fund's investment policy to remain unusually aligned with member demographics and liability profiles.
General information
Firm type
Pension Fund
Year founded
1973
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Netherlands
City
Berkel en Rodenrijs
Corporate office
Berkel en Rodenrijs, Netherlands
Principals
Esther van Weerdenburg
Chair of the Board (Voorzitter)
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at SPV?
The board, chaired by Esther van Weerdenburg, is responsible for overall governance and investment policy. The fund delegates day-to-day asset management to external managers including Achmea Investment Management and CBRE Investment Management, as evidenced by its fund holdings. Specific internal investment committee structures are not publicly detailed.
How is SPV's pension scheme structured?
SPV executes a mandatory occupational pension scheme for Dutch midwives. The scheme covers old-age pension, partner's pension, and premium exemption in case of disability. The Deelnemersvereniging Pensioenfonds Verloskundigen (DPV), the participant association, determines the content of the pension scheme, giving members direct influence over their retirement provisions.
What does SPV invest in?
The portfolio is concentrated in Dutch real assets. Known allocations include Dutch residential mortgages, Altera Vastgoed residential property, the CBRE Dutch Residential Fund, CBRE Dutch Office Fund, CBRE Dutch Retail Fund, and the Achmea Dutch Health Care Property Fund. A liquidity fund managed by Achmea rounds out the disclosed holdings.
How is SPV related to the KNOV?
The Koninklijke Nederlandse Organisatie van Verloskundigen (KNOV) is the professional organization for midwives in the Netherlands. KNOV is closely linked to SPV's origins from 1973 and maintains an ongoing relationship, representing the interests of the same constituency of practicing midwives.
What is SPV's geographic investment focus?
The fund invests almost exclusively in the Netherlands. All publicly identified real estate funds and mortgage portfolios are Dutch-focused, consistent with a pension fund whose liabilities are entirely euro-denominated and tied to a domestic membership base.
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