Robeco

Here they are… The shortlists for this year's Professional Pensions Investment Awards.

The £30bn local government pension pool has appointed Quoniam and Robeco to manage an active equity portfolio worth around £400m.

Willis Towers Watson's LifeSight is the first defined contribution (DC) master trust to allocate around half of equity investments in the default fund to environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies.

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has appointed Dutch fund manager Robeco to oversee its shareholder voting and corporate engagement.

The Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has invested £150m in a tax transparent fund launched by Robeco, which will provide a low-carbon approach to value investing.

Gilbert Van Hassel has been appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of the management board of Robeco as of 19 September.

Angelien Kemna has been appointed to the board of Railpen Investments.

Klaas Smits of Robeco believes reducing food losses will play a key role in the efforts to feed the world's growing population

NETHERLANDS - The €11bn ($15bn) Pensioenfonds Vervoer, the pension fund for the transport industry, has hired Robeco as its new fiduciary manager.

NETHERLANDS - Dutch asset manager Robeco's heavy emphasis on growing its institutional business has paid off with nearly half of the €4.9bn ($7bn) inflows seen in the first half of the year coming from institutional mandates, CEO Roderick Munsters said....