Investment funds are investment companies or funds that attract funds from the public by issuing participations (shares or units) and invest these funds collectively – i.e. for all investors jointly – in financial and non-financial assets. Investment funds can be classified into categories based on the types of instruments in which they invest.
Dutch banks risk losses from coastal and river flooding through their loans to businesses. Flood measures such as dykes and storm surge barriers mitigate most of the risk, even as climate change increases flood risks. Without flood measures, expected losses would total more than €2.5 billion a year.
Read more Dutch banks' exposure to flood risks through corporate lending is limited
The market for Dutch green securitisations of residential mortgages and for green covered bonds more than tripled in size in 2023 compared to 2022, DNB figures show, reflecting investor demand for green investments.
Read more Sharp increase in green securitisations in 2023
Insurers in the Netherlands continued to sell direct investments in bonds in 2023, new figures from DNB show. For the fourth year in a row, insurers sold more bonds than they bought.
Read more Dutch insurers continue to invest less in bonds
The European Banking Authority (EBA) recently published a Q&A on the calculation of K-COH, which also pertains to the calculation of K-DTF. Institutions must correctly report K-COH and K-DTF in accordance with these calculations.
Read more Calculating K-COH and K-DTF
