fiduciary manager

Equity on Blue Sky horizon

Dutch fiduciary manager Blue Sky Group must navigate a regulatory environment that demands clarity for trustees as it seeks to add defensive equity in emerging markets and considers private debt.

Sarah RundellApril 13, 2017

Steady defense turns the wheels at Vervoer

Patrick Groenendijk, chief investment officer of €14-billion ($18-billion) Dutch fund Pensioenfonds Vervoer, seems to be well aware of the value of stability to investors, having striven to find the fund’s ideal fiduciary manager, keep faith in a defensive investment strategy and stay at an arm’s length from government investment initiatives. The Vervoer fund has been […]

Dan BillinghamSeptember 11, 2013

Investor Profile

Diversification key for pioneer of fiduciary management

For someone whose ideas have revolutionised the Dutch pension industry and carried significant international clout, Anton van Nunen strikes a humble tone. Widely credited with pioneering fiduciary management from its infancy, Van Nunen confesses with a chuckle that it is “quite a surprise” that the concept has grown to win over a significant proportion of […]

Dan BillinghamMay 22, 2013

Investor Profile

Dutch fund refines fiduciary manager duties

The Dutch fund for the transport industry, Pensioenfonds Vervoer, sacked Goldman Sachs Asset Management as its fiduciary manager in June last year. It is now close to appointing a replacement. Chief investment officer, Patrick Groenendijk, spoke to top1000funds.com about what it wants from an outsourced fiduciary.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 7, 2011