The portfolio is diversified globally over the Netherlands, other European countries, North and South America, and the Dutch East Indies.

[4] The company managed to survive the 1930s and grew during World War II by heavily investing in the United States.

[9] Rolinco, a second mutual fund for investors more interested in capital growth than taxable dividend, was founded in 1965.

In 2001, Robeco Group acquired Harbor Capital Advisors, an American provider of investment funds.

[13] Also, in 2002, Robeco Group acquired a 49% interest in Transtrend, a Rotterdam-based managed-futures trader with a track record going back to 1990.

[20] Robeco Clean Tech Private Equity II, an investment program aimed at clean-tech private-equity funds and co-investments, was developed in cooperation with Rabobank in 2006.

In future, factors relating to the environment, society and good corporate governance will be fully taken into account in investment decisions.

Robeco also introduced an exclusion policy; no investments will be made in certain companies, such as producers of controversial weapons such as cluster bombs.

[30] Makoute Inoue, the Japanese CEO of ORIX, is in charge of the holding company following approval by the regulator.

Board member Leni Boeren leads the structural change and leaves Robeco when this process is completed.

Gilbert Van Hassel is appointed CEO and Chairman of the Board of Robeco Institutional Asset Management in September.

Before, the headquarters were located in the 95 meter tall Robeco toren in Rotterdam on the corner of the Coolsingel and Blaak.