a.s.r. supports Dutch SMEs through successful corporate loan fund
a.s.r. has signed for a € 100 million participation in the second closing of Bedrijfsleningenfonds (BLF), a corporate loan fund of the Netherlands Investment Institution (NLII) and Robeco. As a.s.r. already had a € 30 million participation in the fund, the total now works out to € 130 million. By participating in the fund, a.s.r. is looking to contribute to the funding of Dutch SMEs.
The Netherlands Investment Institution (NLII) and Robeco announced today that BLF has raised € 480 million in funding in a second closing. a.s.r. is one of the participants. BLF works with banks to finance relatively large Dutch SMEs under standard lending conditions. After the second closing, the fund has raised € 960 million in total. Since its creation, the fund has provided no less than € 195 million worth of loans to Dutch SMEs.
Other participants in this second closing are NN Group, the pension fund for the metal industry (PMT), the pension fund for the mechanical and electrical engineering industries (PME) and the European Investment Fund (EIF). The majority of these parties were also involved in the first closing.
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18 Apr 2024500 a.s.r. employees roll up their sleeves on first “Doenkracht Donderdag”Across the Netherlands, 500 a.s.r. employees will participate in activities on Thursday, April 18, during Doenkracht Donderdag (“Doenkracht Thursday”). On this day, employees will step away from their usual tasks and wholeheartedly engage in volunteer work across 6 of a.s.r.’s 7 business cities. a.s.r.’s social organisation, Doenkracht, collaborates with various organisations in and around these cities that can benefit from external help. This initiative marks the first time a.s.r. is organising such an event, drawing inspiration from Aegon Nederland, which previously introduced Vrijwilligerswerk Vrijdag (“Volunteering on Friday”). The commitment to community activities aligns with a.s.r.’s mission to empower individuals in the Netherlands to make informed financial decisions, fostering greater financial awareness, savvy, and resilience.
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16 Apr 2024a.s.r. to hold Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 29 May 2024Today, ASR Nederland N.V. (a.s.r.) is publishing the convocation and the accompanying documents for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) that is scheduled for Wednesday 29 May 2024 at 10:00 a.m. The AGM will be held on that day at the office of a.s.r. in Utrecht.
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15 Apr 2024The a.s.r. Vitality health programme is available to all pension, healthcare and income protection customers of a.s.r. and Loyalisa.s.r. Vitality will be available from 1 January 2025 to all customers with healthcare, income protection or pension insurance of a.s.r. or Loyalis, without paying a separate contribution for this. In this way, a.s.r. hopes to lower the threshold to participate in the programme.