Surplus in a Storm: Middle East Conflict, Market Volatility & the De-risking Dilemma for Pension Funds

Date:

12 May 2026 09:30 to 14:00

Venue:

Het Predikhere, Het Predikheren, Goswin De Stassartstraat 88, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium

Chairperson:

Edwin Meysmans, Trustee, Euroclear Pension Fund

Details:

The macro environment of recent years has delivered something many thought unlikely: surplus. For DB schemes and DC schemes alike, this raises a fundamental question — what do you do with it? this meeting was a deep dive into surplus protection strategies, de-risking vs. return-seeking, the regulatory landscape (including FSMA’s position on surplus reversion), and whether this could be a moment to think boldly about scheme redesign.

Belgium Forum.

DC Pensions Forum.

Institutional Investor Marketing Forum.

Institutional Investors Circle.

International Seminar.

Irish Pension Fund Investment Forum.

Nordic Forum.

Pensioen Bestuurstafel Forum.

Pensioen Investment Forum.

Pension Trustees Circle.

Private Markets Investors Forum.

Southern Africa Pension Fund Investment Forum.

Swiss International Forum.

UK Pension Fund Investment Forum.