The year 2021 is almost over. Time for Mars Pensioenfonds chairman William van Ettinger to look back at 2021. And look ahead to 2022. William addresses the return, TKP’s transition to Blue Sky Group and the pension agreement. Read the story on our website.

Good news! As of 1 January 2022, we will increase the pensions of pensioners and deferred members of the final pay plan by afull indexation of 1.75%.

Mars Pensioenfonds takes the decision on indexation each year in November, based on the price index and the policy funding ratio in September of that year. In September, the policy funding ratio (125.2%) was above the required equity capital (approx. 123%) and the indexation limit. This allows us to pay out full indexation.

It is not possible to use the pension planner for ARP/ASP in the first few weeks of 2022. The portal and the rest of the website are available.

The pension administration of Mars Pensioenfonds is transferred from TKP to Blue Sky Group per 2022. Because the investments need to be transferred with care, the planner for ARP/ASP is temporarily not available. We expect the planner to be available at the beginning of February. You can use the current planner until 27 December 2021.

The payment dates for 2022 are known! Would you like to know on what days we will pay your pension? Then go to our website.

At Mars Pensioenfonds we think it is important that you have a good pension. All the people at Mars Pensioenfonds feel this responsibility for your pension every day. But who are these people? And what exactly do they do? And why do they find pensions interesting?

In every newsletter we have a ‘People behind the fund' section, where we put the spotlight on a different group that is committed to your pension. What do they do? In which body? And why?

This time: Paul de Koning, chairman of the Supervisory Board.

Do you have any questions about an item from this newsletter? Or about your pension? Then contact us at 0800 02 02 156. We are ready to help you on working days from 9 am to 5 pm. Or send an email to pensioendesk@marspensioen.nl. Please state the pension number in your email.