Robeco
Founded in the Netherlands in 1929, Robeco is now one of Europe’s largest fund groups. With offices in 16 countries, it looks after money for investors all over the world.
Robeco believes every investment decision must be based on thorough research that has delivered proven results. The firm is, therefore, continually researching, innovating, and developing how it invests to generate the best results for investors.
Investment philosophy
The funds that Robeco manage for Curate follow a systematic process. These are data-based models run by a team of investment professionals designed to capture specific market trends. These models:
- Are based on decades of research.
- Remove all emotional and behavioural biases from decision-making.
- Are implemented at low cost.
- Provide diversified exposure to markets.
- Are designed to carefully manage risk.
- Evolve with Robeco’s research.
Track record
Robeco has been managing money since the 1920s but remains at the forefront of many developments in the industry.
- Robeco is a leader in sustainable investing.
- The firm prizes new ideas and new ways of thinking about markets and constantly develops new data-driven and low-cost strategies.
- Robeco’s research is used by both academics and many other asset managers around the world.
- By understanding how investors behave in predictable ways, Robeco has developed models that deliver repeatable performance.
Meet the team
Wilma de Groot
Wilma has been with Robeco her entire career, joining the firm straight out of university in the late 1990s. She has never lost her enthusiasm for exploring markets and trying to understand them through research. She aims to keep looking for ways to generate returns for investors.
“All the research we do is to find a way to try to predict future returns and exploit them.”
Weili Zhou
Weili joined Robeco in 2006, inspired by the firm’s entrepreneurial culture and how it allowed team members to explore their investment curiosity. She is very proud of the value added to clients through the systematic models and algorithms Robeco uses to generate performance.
“Keep your alpha models close and your risk management closer.”
David Blitz
With the entrepreneurial spirit that comes from being part of a family of small business owners, David has been instrumental in building Robeco’s systematic investing business. He joined the firm straight out of university and finds investing both intellectually challenging and humbling.
“We have many promising ideas, but most of them are discarded after thorough testing. Since our strategies have been highly successful, they set a high bar. Proposed enhancements only make it when the evidence is solid and robust, no matter how nice the story.”
Jan de Koning
Since joining Robeco in 2015, Jan has revelled in the firm’s culture of encouraging people to take controlled risks and challenge the status quo. He has been in the investment industry for more than two decades and takes the responsibility of helping investors to have a better life very seriously.
“Markets are inefficient in the short run and highly efficient in the long run.”
