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Asset Manager NewsFurther development of Climate Risk Monitor leads to more insight into climate risks
In 2021, we developed a tool called the Climate Risk Monitor which could identify the climate risks for real estate based on data from the KNMI Climate Effect Atlas and Climate Adaption Services (CAS). This tool has since been further developed and professionalised, based partly on the recent ‘Framework for climate adaptive buildings’ of the Dutch Green Building Council (DGBC).
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Asset Manager NewsASR Dutch Mobility Office Fund Focuses Strategy exclusively on G5 Cities in the Netherlands
The fund sells one office in Zwolle and two offices in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. The ASR Dutch Mobility Office Fund sold three offices from its portfolio last year: Schellepoort in Zwolle and the offices Pavillon and Semaphore in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. This aligns with the fund’s refined strategy to focus on offices near major intercity stations exclusively in the G5 cities of the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, and Eindhoven.
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Asset Manager NewsBPL Pensioen invests additional €90 million in ASR Dutch Farmland Fund
BPL Pensioen is to invest an additional €90 million in the ASR Dutch Farmland Fund. This amount is on top of the €210 million previously invested by the pension fund for the agricultural and green sector. BPL Pensioen is an investor in a.s.r. real estate’s farmland fund alongside DELA, the ING pension fund and a.s.r.
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White papersMarket Update third quarter 2024
The Dutch economy is expected to continue to grow in the third quarter of 2024. The labour market continues to be tight, and real wage growth is anticipated to remain positive, even with an expected rise in the unemployment rate.
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White papersOur path to carbon neutrality by 2045
The retail fund has set its sights on achieving a carbon-neutral portfolio by 2045. No easy task, especially when it comes to high street retail. The many listed buildings in our city centres present added complications in this category: each building has its own unique character and therefore its own unique set of challenges as regards the measures that can and need to be taken.
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Asset Manager NewsWonderwoods featuring vertical forest in Utrecht delivered to a.s.r. real estate
G&S& delivers mixed-use new-build project to ASR Dutch Mobility Office Fund and ASR Dutch Core Residential Fund
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Asset Manager Newsa.s.r. real estate and BAM Wonen to upgrade 69 rental units in Houten to Paris Proof standards
a.s.r. real estate and BAM Wonen have signed an agreement to upgrade 69 dwellings in Houten dating from 1982 to Paris Proof standards. Following sustainability enhancements, the dwellings will achieve a minimum energy rating of A+++, up from the current average of D, and will meet the Paris Proof criteria.
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Asset Manager NewsASR Dutch Core Residential Fund wins Best BREEAM In-Use Residential Building
The ASR Dutch Core Residential Fund has won the award for Best BREEAM In-Use Residential Building at the BREEAM Awards 2024. The residential fund of a.s.r. real estate won the award for the sustainable transformation of 31 single-family houses in Huizen. Marsha Sinninghe, senior fund manager of the ASR Dutch Core Residential Fund, accepted the award last night in London on behalf of a.s.r. real estate’s residential fund.
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Asset Manager Newsa.s.r. real estate launches renewable energy fund
On 1 July 2024, a.s.r. real estate launched the ASR Dutch Green Energy Fund I. The fund has a current size of approximately EUR 400 million and an ambition to grow to EUR 800 million and invests mainly in solar and wind farms in the Netherlands. The fund also offers the possibility to invest in batteries for energy storage. In this way, a.s.r. real estate wants to contribute to the energy transition.
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Research ReportMarket Update second quarter 2024
Economic growth in the Netherlands is expected to rebound in 2024. Modest private consumption growth is driven by factors as, rising house prices, continuously low unemployment, increasing consumer confidence and real wage growth.
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White papersMarket Update fourth quarter 2023
After two strong, resilient years, the Dutch economy experienced a cooling-off in 2023. Rate hikes by central banks have proven to be succesful thusfar, with inflation moving back to an acceptable level in the course of 2025.
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People NewsBart Vink appointed head of Fund Management at a.s.r. real estate
Bart Vink has been appointed head of Fund Management. He will lead the Fund Management team of a.s.r. real estate. He takes on this leadership role in addition to his current position as fund manager for the ASR Dutch Prime Retail Fund.
