2021 was a revolutionary year on the stock markets.
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Spectacular stock market year for equities
2021 in a nutshell
After Covid-19 year 2020, 2021 again has been a year of extremes. With, on the one hand, great uncertainty about how the pandemic would progress and, on the other hand, spectacularly rising stock prices.
The economy is haphazardly restarting because of the blockage of the container vessel Ever Given in the Suez Canal, and major staff shortages. Tensions between the US on the one hand and China and Russia on the other are on the increase.
Kenan Yildirim, General Manager of Shell Pensioen Bureau and Executive Director SNPS
Investment results
The story behind the figures
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Double interview Koch – Ten Brink
“Returns for SNPS were very good this year”
The shocking events in Ukraine make 2021 seem like eons ago. Yet this was again a year of extremes. With great uncertainty about the development of the pandemic on the one side and rising stock prices on the other. Interview with (non-executive) Board Member Bas Koch and chairman Martin ten Brink.
Investing with positive energy
Sustainability lasts the longest
If there is one area in which pension funds are under the magnifying glass, it's their socially responsible investment policy. Legal Counsel Marijke Biewinga and Risk & Investment Officer Arnold Gast talk about the steps SNPS has taken in 2021.
Robbert Bohlmeijer
“If you want to change something, you have to be part of it”
Robbert Bohlmeijer (34) has a really great job as leader Turnarounds, where he can bring together his passion for technology and sustainability. Although at Shell he is not looking ahead much further than four years, he is already considering his distant future. "It's the younger generation that will have to bear the pension costs for the longest period of time."
Frank Westerhof (60)
Hoewel Cees Bolhuis (66)
Behind the Scenes
"Retirement is definitely not a boring subject!"
If there is one area in which pension funds are under the magnifying glass, it's their socially responsible investment policy. Legal Counsel Marijke Biewinga and Risk & Investment Officer Arnold Gast talk about the steps SNPS has taken in 2021.
The most important figures at a glance
Core figures
These are the numbers that matter for your pension. SNPS, one of the youngest and most innovative pension funds in the Netherlands, is already ready for the schemes in the Pension Agreement.