Dutch pension funds no longer a shock absorber of higher rates
中文标题
荷兰养老基金不再是加息的冲击吸收器
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
The Dutch pension overhaul removes the dynamic hedging that once made funds natural buyers of euro receiver swaps when rates rose. Hedging ratios are now preset per age cohort, and liabilities move with volatile assets. ING expects structurally lower long-dated rate demand, continued 10s30s steepening pressure, and a rotation from government bonds into investment grade and SSA credit that tracks the EURIBOR swap curve.
- Institution
- ING THINK
- Published
- 09/21/2026
- Research topic
- Inflation · EUR/USD · US Dollar (DXY)
- Time horizon
- Not explicitly stated
Key arguments
- The new framework presets hedging ratios by age cohort, replacing the opportunistic liability hedging that drove large receiver-swap flows after 2021.
- More static hedging and structurally lower demand for longer-dated rates add upward pressure on 30Y euro swap rates, with 10s30s steepening favoured.
- Funds remain benchmarked to the EURIBOR 6M curve, so hedging portfolios will stay focused on credit that closely tracks euro swaps.
- Hedging-portfolio mismatches versus the swap curve are allocated to the excess-return component, mostly borne by younger participants.
Key numbers
- Interest coverage ratio increase after 2021
- ~30 percentage points
- ABP assets
- €500bn
- ABP hedging ratio, younger participants
- 10%
- ABP hedging ratio, retirees
- 75%
- EURIBOR benchmark curve
- 6M
Main risks
- Long-end euro swap liquidity could deteriorate further.
- A flattening of 5s10s on higher oil prices would push against the steepening view.
- Much of the curve outlook hinges on the global macro environment.
Corresponding source evidence
Pension funds had reduced their hedges during the low-rate environment and increased them significantly again when rates rose on the back of higher inflation.
More static hedging and structurally lower demand for longer-dated rates add to the upward pressure on 30Y euro swap rates.
For this reason, we continue to see steepening pressure on the 10s30s curve, although much hinges on the global macro environment.
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