About us

Our company

DPAM (Degroof Petercam Asset Management) is a leading, asset management firm with EUR 43.4 billion AUM as of June 2022. We manage investment funds as well as discretionary mandates on behalf of institutional clients and various distribution partners. We are committed to offering solutions based on true active management to our clients.

DPAM has been a sustainable investor for over 20 years, and an innovative pioneer in responsible and sustainable investing. Our company integrates ESG across asset classes and themes and is also an active owner.

DPAM’s asset management is inherently research-driven. Our proprietary, in-house, fundamental and quantitative analyst teams, form the foundation of the firm's asset management activities.

€ 43.4Bn

AUM END OF JUNE 2022

€ 16.2Bn

AUM IN SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES

170

PROFESSIONALS

Breakdown by client type - Institutional Mandates

Source: DPAM, 30.06.2022

Our mission

Active management driven by purpose

We are a leading independent institutional asset manager committed to offering active, sustainable and research-based investment solutions for more than 2 decades.

We are part of the Belgian rooted group Degroof Petercam (established in 1871) and operate internationally with offices in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Geneva, Luxemburg, Madrid, Milan and Paris, as we value proximity with our partners. As of June 30th, 2021, our clients and distributors entrusted us with € 46.8 billion in assets under management.

Our sense of purpose, as an active manager, is combining financial objectives with our pioneering role as sustainable actor at the service of our clients, our people and society.

Our aim is to perform and to be best-in-class in our expertise and guardian of DPAM’s shared values and culture. We thrive on the conviction that actively managed, sustainable, research-based client solutions or portfolios offer the best opportunities for superior long-term investment results.

This is the reason why Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations are integrated into our value proposition, our fundamental research and our investment processes.

The guiding principles supporting our purpose, are authenticity, conviction, transparency and connectivity. These enable us to nurture a strong and long-lasting relationship with our clients. We help them moving forward while delivering outstanding services and investment performances.

Our expertise is built on skilled & talented people, 160 professionals all passionate about what they do, operating and acting in a stimulating non-hierarchical company structure and distinctive culture where everyone’s voice is heard.

Entrepreneurship is our engine, expertise is our fuel.

Our ambition

A European company, with distinctly global aspirations

DPAM relies on a unique blend of international expertise, both in Equity and Fixed Income, and local know-how. Our opportunistic approach and global positioning allows us to share our innovative insights and sustainable competences with a vast community of investors.

Our core investment teams are located in Brussels, Belgium and Paris, France. In addition, we are continuously expanding our activities to cover a multitude of markets, both inside and outside of Europe. DPAM started its international sales-and-distribution ambitions by opening offices in France and Luxembourg Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Spain. We are also active in the Netherlands, the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia. We are currently working on expanding our presence in Latin America and Asia.

As such, our representatives and associates are ready to assist you at a moment’s notice with a vast range of customised, tailor-fit services.

OUR PEOPLE

Collaboration is our engine, expertise is our fuel

DPAM currently employs over 160 professionals in 7 offices located throughout Europe.

Our team consists of passionate, talented and highly-skilled professionals. Together, they form the core of our expertise, and fully embody DPAM’s principles and values. We actively channel collaboration and proficiency to promote our exceptional track-record of outstanding performance.

We are large enough to make a difference, but small enough to recognise the value of a personal touch. As such, we do not limit ourselves to being a mere value provider to our clients. We push further, and seek to become an invaluable partner to all our stakeholders.

OUR CULTURE

A belief in horizontality, equality, and transparency

DPAM relies on its entrepreneurial approach to create a fluid, horizontal and open structure. In turn, this structure manages to unlock the full potential of our organisation and people. We place great emphasis on the personal growth of all our professionals, and equally value everyone’s input, regardless of their seniority or title. In turn, our non-hierarchical approach has cultivated an entrepreneurial environment that places great importance on creative thoughts and bold ideas, granting us a clear, competitive edge.

We are active promoters of diversity and avid believers in gender equality. To tackle these on-going societal challenges, DPAM guarantees equal opportunities to all. We measure the value of our employees based on their accomplishments, merits and potential. These deep-rooted beliefs have allowed us to foster a vibrant, multicultural environment through inclusivity and diversity.

In addition, we place great emphasis on transparency. We proudly stand by our motto ‘we do what we say, and we say what we do’.

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Our Investment Principles

Active, Sustainable, Research

Our principles of investment are all centred around our three key pillars: Active - Sustainable - Research.

DPAM is a strong proponent of active management. To come up with our first-rate portfolios and strategies, we rely on the expertise and know-how of our professionals. Our active, conviction-based approach allows us to offer superior investment results over the long term to our clients.

Sustainability has been at the core of our corporate DNA for over 20 years. Rapid, dire ecological developments are shaking up our societies. We believe that companies and countries which fail to understand the importance of these changes, will struggle to keep up with those that do. Not only does our focus on sustainable investment push us to have a beneficial societal impact, it brings with it a multitude of opportunities as well. Indeed, our approach guides us towards promising companies and countries, and consequently ensures long-term viability and outperformance.

We are conviction-driven with a strong bottom-up bias supported by internal research. DPAM prides itself on its experienced team of portfolio managers, and in-house fundamental & quantitative analyst teams. We combine the knowledge of our in-house research with the insights of external sources to gain an in-depth understanding on the future prospects of potential investments.

These three pillars of our investment philosophy are based on a solid investment process. They have delivered consistent and continued outperformance over the long term, within a well-defined risk-controlled framework, and are fully in line with our clients’ objectives and guidelines.