Dutch Financial Day at World Expo in Shanghai
At the World Expo in Shanghai, prominent figures from the Dutch Financial sector of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area presented to a select audience, the area's sustainable and competitive advantages in the fields of pension fund management and sustainable financing.
Amsterdam financial centre
Amsterdam is one of the major financial centres in Europe. Finance is the most important sector in the Amsterdam Area, generating approximately 20 percent of the region's GDP.
As an important financial centre, Amsterdam has a lot to offer to international firms that plan to expand their (financial) business around the globe.
At the World Expo in Shanghai on 19 May, the crème- de-la-crème of the Dutch financial community spoke to a select audience about pension fund management and sustainable financing.
Premium pension system
One of the areas where Amsterdam excels is pension fund management services. According to the Mercer Global Pension Index, the Dutch pension system ranks best in the world.
The Netherlands has a healthy pension capital balance, currently about €600 bn. An entire sector of pension fund management expertise has grown up around it, which the country is now keen to export. Due to aging populations in the Western world, demand for these products and expertise is expected to rise.
Sustainable financing
Other growth markets of the future are financial logistics and sustainable financing. The Netherlands already has considerable expertise in both which can be very beneficial for international companies coming to the area. The Holland Financial Centre, for example has the Centre for Climate and Sustainability that concentrates on increasing knowledge about sustainable financing. Moreover, Dutch banks and the pension industry have a great deal of experience with sustainability. It therefore comes as no surprise that many Dutch companies rank high in the Dow Jones sustainability index.
The Dutch Financial Day was organised by amsterdam inbusiness in association with Holland Financial Centre.
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