All Achmea Investment Management articles
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Analysis
Dutch pension funds hedge equity risk in run-up to DC transition
While some funds have sold part of their equity exposure, more are likely to use options to reduce the downside risks to their listed equity investments
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News
PNO Media awards €150m impact mandate to Achmea IM
The €7.9bn Dutch multi-sector scheme wants half of its investments to contribute to biodiversity and the other half to fight climate change
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Analysis
2024: Achmea IM and BlackRock win Dutch fiduciary mandates
Last year, Achmea IM and BlackRock each won +€20bn fiduciary mandates from Dutch pension funds. This makes them the clear fiduciary winners of 2024.
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News
Dutch doctors fund switches to concentrated equity portfolio
The €10bn fund will only keep about 70 companies in a new buy-and-hold approach
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News
People moves: PIRC appoints new CEO, chair
Plus: South Yorkshire Pensions Authority completes team of independent investment advisers
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News
Major investors urge companies to tackle nature-related inaction
Swedbank Robur Fonder AB, BVK, P+ and Velliv are among the 26 institutions signing a statement issued by the World Benchmarking Alliance
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News
Achmea Investment Management acquires Dutch Blue Sky Group
The asset management arm of the pension provider of the three pension schemes of airline KLM had been put up for sale in March
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News
Major investors sign up to address plastic pollution
The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, PMT and PME are among the 70 institutional signatories
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News
People moves: The People’s Pension appoints new director
Plus: Hymans Robertson creates new role for head of pension policy innovation; Muzinich names head of alternative credit solutions
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News
People moves: Achmea IM appoints new chair
Plus: ICGN’s chief to retire, HSBC AM hires head of UK credit solutions
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News
Eumedion prefers ‘intensive dialogue’ over binding vote on exec remuneration
The Dutch association for institutional investors will no longer push for a binding shareholder vote on renumeration reports
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Dutch pension funds should consider the costs of convexity
Pension funds should consider adjusting their hedging policy as convexity doesn’t seem to payoff anymore
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News
Dutch health insurers scheme swaps BNP Paribas for Achmea
SBZ Pensioen has appointed the Dutch asset manager as its new fiduciary after 15 years with BNP Paribas
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News
Vervoer commits $300m to SDG-focused private credit fund
The ILX strategy will enable the scheme to access a diversified pool of investments across emerging markets
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News
Dutch institutional investors require oil and gas firms to decarbonise
The group, which includes PGGM and MN, calls on other international investors to endorse statement
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News
Pension funds call on pharmas to improve vaccine distribution
They threaten to vote against executive remuneration proposals and board appointments if insufficient action is taken
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News
Dutch pension funds see no need to tackle inflation risk
Some funds think they are sufficiently protected already while others believe rising interest rates will protect their funding ratios
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News
Dutch midwives fund struggles to find alternative for raw materials
After deciding against inflation linkers the fund is now considering infrastructure
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News
Dutch pension funds undisturbed by rising inflation
Some pension funds have shown increased interest in inflation-linked bonds to hedge against inflation risk
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News
Ahold Delhaize chooses Achmea IM as new fiduciary
In 2019, Ahold Delhaize Pensioen paid €8.5m in fees to external managers, while paying another €1.2m to AXA IM for its fiduciary services