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ABP / APG Asset Management

APG was established on 1 March 2008 as an independent administration organization of Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, the largest pension fund in the Netherlands. As the largest pension provider in the Netherlands, APG looks after the pensions of 4.7 million participants. APG provides executive consultancy, asset management, pension administration, pension communication and employer services. With approximately 3,000 employees APG work from Heerlen, Amsterdam, Brussels, New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing.

Country

Netherlands

AUM ($B, AS AT DATE OF ASSET ALLOCATION)

$720

Performance (%, 1YR)

10.4

Chief Executive

Ronald Wuijster

Chief Investment Officer

Peter Branner

Chair

Corien Wortmann-Kool (ABP) and Annette Mosman (APG)

Asset allocation

Website

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Global Pension Transparency Benchmark country system description

Asset allocation as of December 31, 2021. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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