Read about how we, NN Investment Partners, approach our partnerships.

1. After building trust,
constructing irrigation
systems and wind
farms were easy

2. A development bank opens up new, exciting markets
The challenge
Finding common
ground
Positive outcome
Record-low interest rates, growing market uncertainty and volatility have made it a challenge for
insurers and pension funds to realize the returns they need to meet their future liabilities. Stricter
regulatory requirements and growing public attention for responsible investing are putting additional
demands on these institutions. To meet these challenges a development bank wanted to explore
new possibilities. NN Investment Partners (NN IP) offered to explore these in partnership.
The bank could draw on its extensive investment experience gained in the private sector in
developing countries and emerging markets, over almost half a century. Also the highly
commendable business goal of the bank – to empower entrepreneurs in developing countries to
improve local conditions – caught our attention. In lengthy talks on all organizational levels we found
much common ground in ideas and goals. These talks led to the development of a new emerging
markets loans product. NN IP agreed to participate in new loans arranged by the bank, with a
long-term view and a “buy-and-hold” philosophy, thereby building up a diversified portfolio of loans
in emerging markets and creating an interesting product for investors. The product targets loans
linked to financial institutions, energy, agribusiness and telecommunications; sectors where the
development bank has ample experience and where it sees the most promise for improvement in
developing nations.
The bank has acquired efficient access to an attractive illiquid asset class, which has traditionally
had high barriers to entry. In addition, this partnership also provides the client access to an
important group of large-scale, long-term investors who are eager to contribute to sustainable
economic development in emerging countries. The bank’s resources for carrying out its mission,
have been significantly strengthened.

3. About NN Investment Partners
NN Investment Partners is the asset manager of NN
Group N.V., a publicly traded company listed on
Euronext Amsterdam. NN Investment Partners is
head-quartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.
NN Investment Partners in aggregate manages
approximately EUR 197 bln* (USD 219 bln*) in assets
for institutions and individual investors worldwide.
NN Investment Partners employs over 1,100 staff and
is active in 16 countries across Europe, Middle East,
Asia and U.S.
On April 7 2015, ING Investment Management was
renamed to NN Investment Partners. NN Investment
Partners is part of NN Group N.V., a publicly traded
corporation.
*Figures as per 30 June 2016
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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