Rush Hour Debate

Legal Aspects of the new Pension Deal

Legal experts and pension professionals discuss the legal issues associated with the transition to a new pension system. Join us at this Pension Pro rush hour event held at:

Auditorium Dauphine, Amsterdam
11 November 2021
 

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Programme:

16:00
Reception and registration
 

16:50
Welcome and opening

          By André de Vos, Editor in Chief Print & Events Pensioen Pro
 

17:00
Presentation: Transferring accrued rights: the trillion dollar question

          Speaker: Erik Lutjens, Professor of Pension Law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam;
          DLA Piper

17:20
Presentation: legal risks of the new pension deal: the rights of the participant during the transition fase
Legal experts discuss the risks associated with the new system, including transfer related issues and the legal foundation of compulsory pension savings.

          Speaker: Eric Bergamin, Partner | Pensions, Eversheds Sutherland
 

17:40
Panel: The thin line between ‘advise’ and ‘inform’ – do’s and dont’s in the new system 

          Panel: Anne de Groot, AFM; Alieke Doornink, Edmond Halley and Jacques van Dijken,
          SPMS
          Moderator: André de Vos, Editor in Chief Print & Events Pensioen Pro

 

18:20
Presentation: Leaving money on the table
American lawyers have been warning for years that pension funds are leaving money behind by not recognizing securities class action settlements as a fund asset. What common sense steps can pension funds take, regardless of where they are based, to ensure that money is not being left on the table? 

          Speaker: Jennifer Pafiti, Partner & Head of Client Services, Pomerantz
 

18:40
Panel: See you in court
As the pension system is about to undergo fundamental changes, not all plan participants will embrace the new scheme and some will undoubtedly take their case to court. Will pension funds be in for years of court cases, and to what extent can individual trustees expect to be liable?

          Panel: With amongst others Erik Lutjens, Professor of Pension Law at
         Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; DLA Piper, Eric Bergamin, Partner |
         Pensions, Eversheds Sutherland

          Moderators: André de Vos, Editor in Chief Print & Events Pensioen Pro
          & Mariska van der Westen, Publisher, Pensioen Pro

19:10
Networking Drinks

Speakers:

Eric Bergamin, Partner | Pensions, Eversheds Sutherland

Jacques van Dijken, Director of the Trustee Support Office, SPMS

Alieke Doornink, senior pensioenconsultant, Edmond HalleyFBO

Anne de Groot, AFM

Erik Lutjens, Professor of Pension Law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; DLA Piper

Jennifer Pafiti, Partner & Head of Client Services, Pomerantz

André de Vos, Editor in Chief Print & Events Pensioen Pro