{"id":473,"date":"2025-02-28T07:38:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.volksvermogen.be\/volksvermogen-history\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T16:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T16:10:04","slug":"volksvermogen-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.volksvermogen.be\/en\/volksvermogen-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Volksvermogen | History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"473\" class=\"elementor elementor-473\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13721d2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"13721d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-950b7dd\" data-id=\"950b7dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-50b53ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50b53ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d431e79\" data-id=\"d431e79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb5bbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bb5bbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Volksvermogen,<br>a fascinating story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d255f79\" data-id=\"d255f79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d998b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d998b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eed3ae8\" data-id=\"eed3ae8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc850ba elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc850ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVolksvermogen, a compelling story of transformation from a traditional management organization to a forward-looking investment company with a focus on social impact and sustainability. The company today focuses mainly on three main areas : the financial sector &#8211; mainly the participation in vdk bank, impact investments and innovative sustainable projects.\n\nThis historical overview highlights both Volksvermogen&#8217;s historical roots and strategic growth.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7afa38 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f7afa38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c58a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61c58a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Historical context<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8adb5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c8adb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Volksvermogen was established to manage the participations and shares of the former &#8220;Volksspaarwezen,&#8221; now vdk bank. This made the bank more liquid and helped avoid conflicts of interest, a model that was later made legal for all banks in 1935.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In the 1930s to 1960s, Volksvermogen focused mainly on its holdings, including De Volksverzekering and a number of foreign investments. Starting in 1964, Volksvermogen continued to build up its stake in vdk bank, which eventually led to the most important holding in the portfolio. In 2002, the stake in De Volksverzekering was sold. Investing in microfinance also became an important pillar. Together with vdk bank, Volksvermogen co-founded Incofin cvso, a pioneer in providing microcredit to entrepreneurs in emerging economies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5abcf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8f5abcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ef4e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2ef4e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategy and growth<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10774aa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10774aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2003, Volksvermogen&#8217;s board of directors established 3 policies that became defining and guiding future activities:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be6dd02 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"be6dd02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b4220 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1b4220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title 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