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Robeco receives HESTA mandate
Netherlands-based funds manager, Robeco has been awarded a mandate from industry fund, HESTA.
The fund manager announced this week it had received a mandate from HESTA for its global conservative equities strategy.
Robeco Australia head, Stephen Dennis said the fund had been working closely with the HESTA investment team for a period of time and were delighted to be entrusted by such a prestigious client.
He said the Robeco strategy, using the company's proprietary quantitative method was a good fit for superannuation funds looking to capture global equity returns with less risk.
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