A secure pension for participants: a castle in the air?

                                  About balancing hard and soft pension entitlements

The theme of the 2011 PensionSummit is devoted to the transition process from (perceived) hard guarantees to more flexible pension rights in the current Dutch pension debate.
In conjunction with the adverse developments on capital markets over the last few years, the ageing process of pension funds has led many to realize that hard guarantees of long-term pension rights are an illusion.
The entire sector now awaits the arrival of a new pension contract. It should redistribute risks among the stakeholders in a more sustainable manner. During this year’s PensionSummit you will learn from leading thinkers, practitioners, regulators and social partners how everyone’s interests can be balanced and how risks in a new system can be communicated.