#19 Leaders in Investment podcast: Arjan van Wieren, Head of Real Assets, MN

About this episode

Arjan van Wieren discusses risk factors in real assets investment and the impact of geopolitical trends.

In this episode Arjan van Wieren of €150bn Dutch fiduciary manager MN explains the four distinct risk factors that are incorporated into each mandate, the potential investment impact of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, and megatrends likely to affect real assets investments. "I think that Europe as a continent is trying to be less dependent on global economies and the supply chain and therefore is trying to make sure that they are less dependent on other regions. That creates a lot of interesting opportunities." In this podcast series from IPE and IPE Real Assets, members of our editorial team speak to leading figures in the institutional investor community to curate a library of in-depth, focused content.  Conversations with chief investment officers and other asset-owner leaders will range across beliefs, objectives, investment philosophy, strategy and outlook. Engaging with asset owners both in Europe and beyond, this series will provide unique access to the thinking that guides their decisions. If you like what you hear, do tell friends and colleagues, and please let us know us what you think by contacting us on podcasts@ipe.com . See omnystudio.com/listener for…

People in this episode

Host: IPE

Guest: Arjan van Wieren

Topics covered

• real assets
• investment strategy
• risk factors
• megatrends
• institutional investing

Keywords

• real assets
• investment
• risk factors
• Trump
• Europe
• megatrends
• institutional investors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MN, IPE, IPE Real Assets

Places: Europe, Dutch

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