NN Investment Partners acted as an advisor to a public sector investor during the European sovereign debt crisis. The investor faced pressure to sell bonds from negatively impacted countries in its portfolio. NN Investment Partners engaged stakeholders in rational discussions, explaining the risks of selling bonds and the consequences for yields, fees, and income. Their expertise allowed the investor to make an informed decision to avoid hasty, emotionally-driven sales that would have been financially detrimental. NN Investment Partners provided analysis to support the investor facing pressure or criticism over its decisions.

1. Fixed Income
Partnerships
We build partnership on high standards of
individual service, not on a “one size fits all”
approach. By gaining an understanding of
your investment challenges, we can help you
make the most of our expertise.
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2. Public sector investor engages with NN Investment
Partners for ideal decision.
The challenge
Our approach
Value to our partner
NN Investment Partners acted in an advisory capacity for a public sector investor shortly before
the outbreak of the European sovereign debt crisis. The client had amassed a substantial portfolio
in recent years, with exposure to the debt of a number of negatively impacted countries. When
the crisis erupted, the client was faced with the challenge of managing the bond holdings amidst
significant stakeholder pressure.
As advisor, NN Investment Partners was able to engage our client’s stakeholders in a rational
discussion. We were able to explain the story behind the news. We informed the client about the
risks posed by the crisis, and about the consequences that selling the bonds would have in terms
of yields, fees and income.
Our experts’ long experience and in-depth knowledge enabled the client to make an informed
decision. Through our constant contact and continuing dialogue, the client was able to avoid
being pressured by media or public officials into hasty or emotional decisions that would have
been financially detrimental. Moreover, we provided our partners with the ammunition of
intelligence they needed to respond to such pressure or criticism.

3. About NN Investment Partners
NN Investment Partners is the asset manager
of NN Group N.V., a publicly traded corporation.
NN Investment Partners is head-quartered in
The Hague, The Netherlands.
On April 7, 2015, we officially changed our name
from ING Investment Management to NN Investment
Partners. Our name is new yet we are the same
company we have always been: one with a
successful history of client-focused asset
management extending back to 1845.
NN Investment Partners manages in aggregate
approximately EUR 184 bln* (USD 206 bln*) in assets
for institutions and individual investors worldwide.
Employing over 1.100 staff, we are active in 16
countries across Europe, Middle East, Asia and U.S.
*Figures as of 30 June 2015
For more information on our investment strategies
or our mutual funds, please contact us or visit
www.nnip.com for more information.
We have always felt that lasting partnerships and the best results are built
around making clients’ challenges our challenges. For different organisations,
getting the most out of investments in a responsible way means different things.
At NN Investment Partners, we focus wholly on what this means for you and
provide the solutions that meet your needs.
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