Critical thinking
Critical thinking
Mercer, a Marsh business
[Recorded in Dutch] A conversation with Jacob Schoenmaker, financial journalist
39 minutes Posted Apr 8, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
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In this first episode of our Dutch Podcast Wegwijs na Invaren, Roel Mehlkopf, Pension Fund Advisor, Cardano Netherlands, and Marc Heemskerk, Actuarial Consultant at Mercer, speak with financial journalist Jacob Schoenmaker to explore how the media is covering the Netherlands’ transition to the new pension system. They unpack the narratives that tend to surface in reporting – including the often‑mentioned “casino pensioen” – and the impressions left by newspaper headlines, TV segments and radi...