collaboration

Manager Relationships

APG, NPS collaborate on private assets

Two of the world’s largest pension funds, the $626 billion Dutch APG and the $660 billion National Pension Service of South Korea (NPS), have joined forces in a partnership to invest in private assets including infrastructure and private real estate.

Amanda WhiteOctober 21, 2020

Sustainability

Dutch funds team up for OECD Guidelines

More than 70 pension funds from The Netherlands have joined forces with the Dutch Government and trade unions for the Responsible Business Conduct Agreement – a pledge to work together to prevent their investment practices from harming society or the environment.

Melanie MeniarFebruary 12, 2019

Asset Classes

Dutch trio launches PE co-investment

The Netherlands’ Achmea Investment Management, Blue Sky Group and SPF Beheer have teamed up on a joint investment platform designed to lower fees and expand opportunities in private equity. Jos van Gisbergen, senior portfolio manager for private equity at Achmea, explains how it works.

Sarah RundellJanuary 31, 2019

Investor Profile

Railpen: good partners add skills

When the $37 billion pension fund embarked on a joint venture with the Alaska Permanent Fund and Kuwait's Public Institution for Social Security, it learned the value of complementary partnership

Sarah RundellJune 29, 2018

Investor Profile

A step in the right direction: investment pooling for UK local authority funds

The London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) and the Lancashire County Pension Fund (LCPF) have agreed to a liability asset management partnership – known as the Lancashire and London Pensions Partnership (LLPP) – that allows for the pooling of assets and a reduction in investment costs. Each of the funds will retain their own strategic asset […]

Amanda WhiteJuly 29, 2015

Uncategorised posts

European investment plan requires public private collaboration

The two largest institutional investors in the Netherlands, PGGM and APG, have responded to the European Commission’s investment plan, urging the commission to call on institutional investors to collaborate on the investment proposal. However they also warn that institutional investors are not just a “subsidising entity” and the Juncker Plan is best executed as a […]

Amanda WhiteJune 24, 2015