On 7 March 2013, BNP Paribas Investment Partners received a ‘De Tijd & L’Echo Fund Award’ for BNP Paribas B Pension Fund Balanced, which was named ‘Best Pension Savings Fund in Belgium’. BNP Paribas B Pension Fund Growth boasts a second place in the same category.



De Tijd and L’Echo are Belgium’s leading newspapers. 'De Tijd & L’Echo Fund Awards' select award winners based on medium to long term performances, with a clear focus on consistency of outperformance of funds versus their peers.

Kristel Cools, Head of Group Networks commented: “We are delighted to win this award which underlines our expertise and ability as an asset manager to manage long-term investments in a consistent way, clearly outperforming competitors and giving our investors great value for money. The award highlights our capabilities as an active manager, with the right skills to allocate assets in a portfolio correctly in view of expected market movements.  Furthermore, BNP Paribas B Pension Fund Balanced is one of Belgium’s largest funds, totaling 2.7 billion euro in assets under management.”

“This distinction is very important to us”, said Peter Vandekerckhove, an executive board member and Head of Retail & Private Banking at BNP Paribas Fortis. “We are first and foremost a partner to our clients with the aim to help them achieve their goals and projects over the short, medium and long term. Building up a pension capital is obviously an important goal for many of our end clients and this award highlights the expertise we have as a first-class, well-performing partner.”


BNP Paribas Investment Partners in Belgium has a staff of about 300 people, managing assets in a total amount of EUR 32.4 billion, including 10.6 billion in assets based in Belgium and EUR 16 billion in funds under Belgian law. Investment Partners owns 24% of the Belgian distribution of funds which makes it a major local player. IP funds are widely distributed through BNP Paribas Fortis' branch network.