Press releases
PME ends 2025 in a strong financial position: funding ratio rises to 125.3%
PME Pensioenfonds looks back on a financially solid year. Thanks to higher interest rates and a positive return on the return portfolio, the current funding ratio rose from 113.0% to 125.3% over the past year. This healthy financial position enabled PME to increase pensions by 2.82% as of 1 January 2026.
PME retains strong buffer despite geopolitical turmoil
PME’s financial position declined in the first quarter of 2026. The current funding ratio decreased from 125.3% at the end of 2025 to 121.5% at the end of the first quarter of 2026. This recovered again in the first weeks of April.
Bart Harmsen joins PME pension fund as CFRO
On 9 March, the non-executive board of PME appointed Bart Harmsen as executive director of the fund. As executive director, Bart will be responsible for risk management, compliance, finance, planning & control and IT.
PME and PMT invest €1.15 billion in Dutch and European companies
The pension funds PME and PMT are investing €1.15 billion in medium-sized Dutch and European enterprises.
2025: A year of contrasts
The past year has been quite remarkable for PME Pension Fund. In 2025 the fund achieved an annual return of minus 3.0%. This was caused by the increase in interest rates. At the same time, the funding ratio rose from 113.1% to 125.3% due to those higher interest rates and the positive return on marketable securities.