Register Pensioenadviseur (RPA

What Register Pensioenadviseur (RPA does

Register Pensioenadviseur (RPA) is a Dutch professional quality register (erkenningsregeling) for independent pension advisors, administered by the Stichting Assurantie Registratie (SAR), a non-profit foundation established in 2001 and headquartered in Sittard, Netherlands. RPA's core function is to maintain a public directory of pension advisors who meet above-statutory competency standards, adhere to a professional code of conduct enforced via disciplinary regulations (tuchtrecht), and complete annual continuing education. The offering consists of the RPA Register itself (a searchable list of certified individuals), the Permanente Educatie (PE) program requiring members to attend at least two workshops or masterclasses per year (€200 per half-day session), access to the mijn.sar.nu member portal, the Beursbengel annual publication, and an annual themamiddag plus September mini-symposium.

RPA generates revenue almost entirely from membership-related fees: a one-time €170 inscription fee, a €170 annual contribution, and a €500 annual PE fee, totaling €670 per member in the first year and a similar annual run-rate thereafter. All fees are VAT-exempt under the foundation's CRKBO accreditation. Members are individual pension advisors (registration numbers currently span PP0024 to PP0622+), drawn from a long tail of Dutch insurance intermediaries, brokerages, and independent advisory firms. There are no funding rounds, no subsidiaries, no technology products, and no disclosed revenue figures; the organization operates as a self-sustaining professional association without external ownership.

RPA distributes its services directly through the SAR's online registration portal (admin.sar.nu), with member acquisition driven by professional referrals, the SAR/RPA LinkedIn community, periodic newsletters, and trial attendance at masterclasses. The organization also engages in policy advocacy — notably co-submitting consultative responses on the Wet toekomst pensioenen (Future of Pensions Act) alongside Blom Veugelers Zuiderman Advocaten, and maintaining a knowledge-exchange partnership with Adfiz. In January 2025, after more than 15 years of service, chairman Michel Hassefras was succeeded by Henk Beekman.

Name

Register Pensioenadviseur (RPA

Legal name

Stichting Assurantie Registratie

Website

https://registerpensioenadviseur.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Register Pensioenadviseur (RPA) is a Dutch non-profit quality register administered by Stichting Assurantie Registratie (SAR) that certifies independent pension advisors against above-statutory competency, conduct, and continuing-education standards, serving a long tail of advisory firms across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Pension Advisory Certification Services

NAICS

Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds (524292)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Pension Master Trusts, Superannuation & Provident Funds (FSAAAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Liability-Driven Investment (LDI) & Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Asset Management (FSAAAGAI)

Keywords

• Pension advisory register
• Professional certification services
• Permanent education programs
• Financial advisory membership
• Dutch quality register

Headquarters

HQ city

Sittard

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership contributions: Registered pension advisors pay annual membership fees to maintain their RPA designation. The fees cover registration administration, professional liability insurance requirements, and access to the SAR's PE (permanent education) program.
2. Permanent education sessions: RPA organizes masterclasses and workshops for continuing professional education. Each PE session costs €200 for a half-day workshop. Members are required to attend at least two workshops per year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Register Pensioenadviseur (RPA) is a Dutch professional quality register that certifies independent pension advisors who meet above-statutory standards for competency, integrity, objectivity, and professional care. Administered by Stichting Assurantie Registratie (SAR), it provides a public registry of qualified advisors, mandatory annual permanent education (PE) through workshops and masterclasses, and policy advocacy for the pension advisory profession in the Netherlands.

Product overview

Register Pensioenadviseur (RPA) is a professional certification register for independent pension advisors in the Netherlands, managed by the Stichting Assurantie Registratie (SAR). The RPA offering consists of a professional register that distinguishes qualified pension advisors based on above statutory competency and integrity requirements. The core products include the RPA Register (a searchable directory of qualified advisors), the Permanente Educatie (PE) Programma (requiring annual participation in masterclasses/workshops), and access to the mijn.sar.nu member portal for continuing education, registration management, and professional resources. Members also receive the Beursbengel publication and have access to workshops on current topics like the Wet toekomst pensioenen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RPA Register (Register van Pensioenadviseurs) A publicly searchable professional register maintained by the Stichting Assurantie Registratie (SAR) listing independent pension advisors who meet defined competency, integrity, objectivity, and care standards and subscribe to the SAR's code of conduct.
• RPA Membership (annual subscription) Annual subscription providing RPA-credentialed status, access to the public register, the Beursbengel publication, the mijn.sar.nu member portal, professional networking, and policy advocacy representation. Priced at €170/year plus a €170 one-time inscription fee, all VAT-exempt under CRKBO accreditation.
• Permanente Educatie (PE) Programma Mandatory annual continuing education program for registered pension advisors, requiring attendance at a minimum of two workshops or masterclasses per year covering Dutch pension law, fiscal matters, and the Wet toekomst pensioenen. The annual PE fee is €500, covering two workshop sessions.
• Masterclasses en Workshops Half-day professional development sessions priced at €200 each, covering current Dutch pension topics such as the Wet toekomst pensioenen, fiscal treatment of annuities, and pension agreement developments for RPA-credentialed advisors.
• RPA Themamiddag (annual thematic afternoon) Annual themed in-person gathering for RPA members and pension professionals, focusing on a single substantive topic each year (e.g., the Wet toekomst pensioenen in 2023), held at Hotel- en Conferentieoord Woudschoten in Zeist.

Named customers21 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Blom Veugelers Zuiderman Advocaten (BVZA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2021The RPA collaborated with Blom Veugelers Zuiderman Advocaten, a law firm specializing in pension law, to submit a consultative response to the government's Wet Toekomst Pensioenen (Future of Pensions Act) internet consultation in February 2021. The joint submission addressed risks of pension poverty and the need for more attention to insured pension schemes and PPIs.
• AdfizminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020A collaboration with Adfiz was established for knowledge exchange, advocacy, and policy matters related to pension advisory. Periodic meetings are held with Adfiz on matters touching pension advice.
• Stichting Assurantie Registratie (SAR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001The RPA is a quality register (erkenningsregeling) managed by the Stichting Assurantie Registratie (SAR), which has been promoting quality and expertise in financial advisory services since 2001. The SAR maintains competency standards, administers the professional code of conduct, and organizes the PE (permanent education) program for RPA members.
• Auxellium AdviesgroepminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExploratory discussions were held with Auxellium Adviesgroep, which provides advisory support and training to small and medium-sized accounting firms in the SME segment. RPA expressed interest in referral relationships from Auxellium's member network for pension advisory needs.
• Registermakelaar in Assurantiën (RMiA)minorOthersThe RMiA is another recognition register of the SAR, alongside the RPA and RGA. All three registers fall under the same parent organization (SAR) and share the same professional code of conduct and tuchtrecht regulations.
• Register Gevolmachtigd Agent (RGA)minorOthersThe RGA is another recognition register of the SAR, alongside the RPA and RMiA. All three registers fall under the same parent organization (SAR) and share the same professional code of conduct and tuchtrecht regulations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CFA Institute: CFA Institute is the global professional certification body for investment professionals. While much larger and broader in scope, it operates a similar erkenningsregeling-style model (charter, PE, code of conduct) that some Dutch pension advisors may also hold.
• Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI): CISI is a UK-based professional body offering certifications and continuing education for financial services professionals. It is a broader incumbent in the professional quality register space and serves as a comparable model for member-driven credentialing.
• CFP Board: CFP Board administers the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER certification in the US. It is the closest international analog to a mandatory-PE, code-of-conduct quality register for financial advisors, though much larger and broader in scope than RPA.

Direct peers

• Het Actuarieel Genootschap: The Dutch Actuarial Society is the professional body for actuaries in the Netherlands. It is a comparable professional quality register serving a different but adjacent function in the pension and insurance value chain, with PE and certification requirements.
• Registermakelaar in Assurantiën (RMiA): RMiA is a sister quality register under the same Stichting Assurantie Registratie (SAR) for insurance brokers. It uses the same code of conduct, tuchtrecht, and PE infrastructure as RPA, making it a direct operational peer.
• Stichting Erkenningsregeling Hypotheekadviseurs (SEH): SEH is a Dutch quality register for mortgage advisors, structurally analogous to RPA but for the mortgage-advisory profession. It operates a similar erkenningsregeling model with competency standards and PE requirements in the Dutch financial advisory market.
• Adfiz: Dutch Association of Financial Advisors (Adfiz) is the broader trade association for financial advisors in the Netherlands. RPA has a mutual partnership with Adfiz for knowledge exchange and policy advocacy, and the two compete for the same pool of Dutch advisory professionals seeking quality credentials.
• Register Gevolmachtigd Agent (RGA): RGA is another SAR-managed quality register, this one for authorized agents in the insurance distribution chain. It shares the same parent organization, governance structure, and professional standards as RPA.

Others

• Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM): AFM is the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets, the statutory regulator overseeing Wft-licensed advisors. It is not a peer but a regulator; RPA's value proposition is built on above-statutory standards relative to AFM's baseline, making it an ecosystem reference point.
• Pensioenfederatie: Pensioenfederatie is the Dutch federation of pension funds. It is an industry association rather than a quality register, but it represents the pension ecosystem in which RPA-credentialed advisors operate, making it a thematic/adjacent peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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