Over € 1 billion raised for a.s.r.’s mortgage fund
Over the past year, the mortgage fund ASR Hypotheekfonds has raised more than € 1 billion in funds from institutional investors. Approximately 30 pension funds, insurers and family offices and charity funds participated in this fund of a.s.r. asset management, which invests in Dutch home mortgages. In the long term, the ASR Hypotheekfonds aims to achieve a size of several billion euro.
The ASR Hypotheekfonds will incorporate the newly produced a.s.r. WelThuis mortgages. Participants can choose from two subfunds: a fund with mortgages with the National Mortgage Guarantee (NHG) and a fund with mortgages without the National Mortgage Guarantee. This way investors can choose the risk-return ratio they desire.
a.s.r. has decades of experience in providing mortgages. In 2017, a.s.r. issued € 1.9 billion euro of WelThuis mortgages. a.s.r. has more than € 8 billion in mortgages on its balance sheet and takes care of the acceptance process and the management of payments of the portfolio itself.
Jack Julicher, CIO at a.s.r.: ‘We are proud to say that investors have entrusted more than one billion euros to the ASR Hypotheekfonds in just one year. That says something about the quality of our service. Dutch mortgages fit perfectly in our long term investment strategy. a.s.r. has been a respected player on the Dutch mortgage market for 80 years and investors can make use of the experience we have built over many years.’
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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.