Employee Participation / Who is in charge?

The Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP is an independent body with their own Board of Trustees. Social partners, represented by employers and employees, control ABP. They act independently from the organizations they represent and are responsible for ABP’s performance. ABP’s Advisory Board is a body with full authorization, incorporating (former) employees and representatives of employers. The Advisory Board give their advice on policy, either on the specific request of the Board, or on their own accord. 'De Nederlandsche Bank' (DNB) is an important external institution that supervises ABP’s financial force.