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ABP pledges €30bn for new impact investments
Some €5bn will be invested in affordable housing projects in the Netherlands
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ABP investment chief to depart after two years
Dominique Dijkhuis has been on sick leave since early 2023
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ABP is too big to be an active investor, says president
The Netherlands’ largest pension fund is switching from an all-active investment strategy to index investing
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ABP postpones DC transition to 2027
The news comes shortly after pensions minister Carola Schouten moved the final date for pension funds to introduce DC arrangements to 1 January 2028
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ABP to switch to passive investing
The €470bn Dutch civil service scheme is the last remaining all-active pension investor in the country
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BpfBOUW, ABP and Bouwinvest join forces in Impact Partnership: €400 million for affordable homes
Bouwinvest, and sector pension funds ABP and bpfBOUW announce that they will collaborate in the Dutch Social Impact Real Estate Partnership. ABP has committed € 250 million and bpfBOUW another € 150 million to the partnership.
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ABP sold €170m Thames Water stake in 2022
The sale came shortly after the Dutch civil service scheme had engaged with the troubled water firm on ‘several issues’ in 2021
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ABP and PME demand end to fossil fuel subsidies
The two Dutch pension funds signed a letter authored by Fossil Free Netherlands
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ABP sold Credit Suisse after fruitless engagement
Several large Dutch pension funds have sold their shares in the troubled bank in the last few years
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US banking crisis costs ABP hundreds of millions
Danish pension funds have limited exposure to SVB, says FSA
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ABP targets 50% absolute CO2 reduction by 2030
To reach its goal, the Dutch civil scheme will reduce its investable universe excluding companies harmful to the environment
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BpfBouw crowned most sustainable Dutch pension fund
The scheme for the Dutch construction sector has taken the first place from ABP
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Dutch pension giant ABP to cut investments by half in net zero drive
Hollands largest pension fund will focus on companies making committed pledges to decarbonisation
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People moves: Slager joins ABP board
ABP, Aon, PGIM Real Estate, Aviva Investors, ICI, ATP, Lothian Pension Fund, PTL, ASIP, Aba, Nuveen, ITS, Movestic, Janus Henderson, Value Partners, T. Rowe Price
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ABP members demand transparency on sustainable investment policy
The pension fund’s current policy has been dismissed as ‘laughable’
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ABP considers investment in carbon credits
The asset class is seen as an interesting alternative to fossil fuel investments
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ABP invests in Energy Impact Partners’ new European net zero fund
EIP has €390m from investors to deploy in European investments to accelerate the growth of innovative technologies
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ABP fossil fuel exit: engagement at a crossroads
Engagement with fossil fuel producers has failed but ABP’s divestment decision may serve as a wake-up call for oil and gas majors and investors alike
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ABP frontrunner in both fossil fuels and renewables
The scheme invests disproportionately in fossil fuels compared to other Dutch pension funds, but also allocates relatively large share of assets to renewables
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ABP exits hedge fund investments
The pension fund paid €331m in performance fees to hedge fund managers last year