Dutch AM giant wins ESG equity mandate from pension fund

Dutch asset management firm Actiam has won a new global equity mandate that it will manage on behalf of the KAS BANK Pension Fund. Aside from a specific return target, the mandate will have to outperform the MSCI ACWI bencmark.

The mandate has an initial volume of €100 million and is designed to contribute to KAS BANK Pension Fund realising its ambitions under the sustainable development goals.

Commenting on the new mandate, Hans van Houwelingen, CEO at Actiam, said: ‘We are seeing an increasing demand for investment solutions that have a multidimensional approach to sustainable investment. ‘In this regard, it is essential not only to use data to understand current business operations, but also to apply data to make investments that are future-proof.’

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