Staples Pensioenfonds' policy funding ratio was 111,9% at the end of December. This is the same as in November. The funding ratio of a pension fund specifies the ratio between the assets and the liabilities, and is an indicator of the financial position of a pension fund. The policy funding ratio is the average funding ratio of the last 12 months. Because the policy funding ratio is lower than the legally required funding ratio, the fund has prepared a recovery plan to address this. The actual funding ratio has risen from 115,4% in November 2016 to 117,2% in December 2016. More information on ...

If you have received pension in 2016, we will send you an annual statement (“Jaaropgave”) at the end of January. This statement will indicate the exact pension amount you have received in 2016, and the amounts that have been deducted for taxes and the income-related health insurance contribution.

Active participants Increase of your accrued pensions with 1%. Part of the costs of this adjustment will be on the account of the employer. Retired participants Increase of your pension with 0,07%. 

To make logging in to MyStaplesPension even easier, from the beginning of 2017 you will be able to login using your DigiD. This means you will only need a single login code for organising your affairs with the government and your pension affairs. If you don't yet have a DigiD please apply for one as soon as possible via the website www.digid.nl. Not everyone can use MyStaplesPension at this moment, for instance pensioners and former participants. With the introduction of DigiD, these groups will also get access to MyStaplesPension. You will be informed about this separately.

The Pension Fund has recently received questions about the future of the Fund. The reason for these questions is probably due to the fact that the Fund is shrinking because new participants are no langer joining the Fund. The Fund's Board has studied the risks facing a shrinking fund and has undertaken a detailed analysis, which resulted in a vulnerability matrix. On the basis of this matrix, the Pension Fund Board continuously looks whether independent continuation of the Pension Fund is the best solution for all stakeholders and/ or whether a different form has to be chosen. By stakehol...

Once every three years the Pension Fund asks all pensioners (approx.4200) whether they still approve this representation. The result of the vote shows that a clear majority (92%) of the pensioners who send in the voting form (approx. 2300) has confidence that the VGB is a good representative for the pensioners. Do you want more information about the nomination of candidates for the board, please consult the bylaws on our website.

In november a digital newsletter was sent for the first time. You received it by e-mail if you signed up for it. If not, you received a letter by post.  Here you can find the e-newsletter. To get informed about the current developments concerning the Staples Pension Fund, sign up for the digital newletter.

The government has announced the increase of the AOW pension age in 2022 to 67 years and 3 months. Your AOW pension age depends on your date of birth. Were you born after 30 September 1955? Your exact AOW pension age is not known yet. However it will be at least 67 years and 3 months. Do you want to know your expected AOW pension age? Use the AOW-tool. Do you want to know more about AOW? Read here about AOW. 

This week, all pensioners of Staples Pension Fund received a letter about representation by the Association of Pensioners Buhrmann / CE / Staples (VGB). VGB members represent  the pensioners in the government and other bodies of the Pension Fund. Once every three years,  we ask whether you as a pensioner agree to the VGB representing you in the next three years. It is therefore important that you fill out the enclosed answer form and return it before November 1st through the reply envelope. If you want to know more about the association of pensioners please check the website of ...

On this website you can sign up for the e-newsletter. Many participants of the pension fund have already done so. The e-newsletter will be published for the first time in the autumn of this year. If you have signed up you will receive the newsletter by e-mail. You then read the latest news and developments about your pension and your pension fund. The e- newsletter will be published approximately four times a year. Would you like to stay informed? Then you can sign up here for the newsletter. In August, all active members and retirees received the summary of the annual report by regu...