Merle Willemsen started her job at PGGM during her internship, which meant that she could immediately apply her thesis research on freedom of choice. Now she is doing a traineeship at PGGM.

In this interview Lars Dijkstra, CIO Kempen Capital Management, talks about an important worldwide topic in the asset management industry, namely long-term shareholdership, and explains why it is important that companies shift from short-termism to a more long-term outlook.

In part II of the interview with Annemarie Jorritsma, she talks about the rules and the role of private equity in the Netherlands. She also gives some tips for future students.

This week, we have the pleasure to interview Annemarie Jorritsma. Apart from being the Mayor of Almere, she also became Chairman of the ‘Nederlandse Vereniging van Participatiemaatschappijen (Dutch Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, henceforth NVP)’. The NVP is the industry body for private equity and venture capital in the Netherlands. In this interview, Annemarie explains the functioning of NVP and her vision.

In this part James Knightley talks about another concern related to the UK leaving the EU. Furthermore, he explains what the consequences will be if the UK leaves the EU and what the consequences will be for the banking sector. In the end, he will give a general advice to students from Tilburg University.