Built up pensions Stichting Pensioenfonds Staples transferred to a.s.r.
ASR Nederland N.V. (a.s.r.) has, through its subsidiary Aegon Levensverzekering N.V., entered into an agreement with Stichting Pensioenfonds Staples (SPS). As of 1 July 2025, the pension obligations of the fund will be transferred to Aegon Levensverzekering N.V.
Stichting Pensioenfonds Staples has circa 7,400 participants and manages pension assets of over € 660 million. As a result of this transaction, a.s.r. will provide all participants a guaranteed lifelong pension, which will be indexed annually. Since 2015, no new participants have joined the fund, and no contributions have been made since 2018.
Willem van den Berg, COO Life at a.s.r., said: ‘We are pleased that the SPS board has placed its trust in us to welcome all participants as customers and to guarantee them a lifelong and inflation-proof pension.’
Rico Donders, Chair of SPS, commented: ‘We have followed a careful process, resulting in maximum certainty and full compensation for European inflation. The interests of our participants have always come first, and we are proud of this outcome. We have every confidence that Aegon Levensverzekering is the right party to continue paying our pensions reliably for many years to come.’
SPS has posted a news item for its participants on the fund's website. De Nederlandsche Bank has issued a declaration of no objection.
This agreement marks the fourth transaction between a pension fund and a.s.r. in recent months. Previously, a.s.r. took over the accrued pensions of Pensioenfonds Coram, the Pension Fund for Dentists and Dental Specialists (SPT), and more recently, Stichting Pensioenfonds BAT.
