Blue Sky Group wins mandate
NETHERLANDS - Blue Sky Group has been selected as asset manager for Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Schoen-, Leder-, en Lederwarenindustrie, an industry pension fund for the shoe and leather industry.
The selection was made following an extensive selection process by consulting agency Watson Wyatt.
Blue Sky Group advises pension fund management boards and provides the administration of collective and individual pension plans for more than 70,000 insured persons.
As fiduciary manager, it manages approximately €13bn, and its clients include six pension funds for KLM staff, and the pension funds of BP Nederland, Corporate Express and Alcatel-Lucent.
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