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Facts & Figures of the Dutch Financial Industry– 270,000 people work in the fi nancial industry (versus 329,000in London, 318,000 in New York and 200,000 in Switzerland)– The Netherlands gives access to> 300 banks> 350 life and non-life insurance companies> 600 pension funds– Assets under Management> Dutch banks: € 2 trillion> Dutch pension fund industry: € 700 billion> Dutch life companies: € 310 billion> Dutch investment funds: € 200 billion> Dutch private equity industry € 22.5 billionHolland Financial CentreThe Netherlands has a strong reputation in the fi nancial industryas an open and innovative market with world class expertisein certain areas. The Holland Financial Centre foundation is apublic-private initiative set up by organizations from throughoutthe fi nancial sector, the government and the regulators. Theyinclude banks, insurers, trading fi rms, pension funds, assetmanagers, audit fi rms, law fi rms and the government. As ajoint venture, the purpose of the Holland Financial Centre is tostrengthen the fi nancial sector in the Netherlands.The Dutch fi nancial industry has a particularly strong reputationin the areas of sustainability (Finance and Sustainability),pension-related expertise and management (RetirementManagement), innovative, reliable and cost-effi cient globalpayment systems (Financial Logistics) and as a centre forsecurities trading (Trading Venue). The Holland Financial Centrefocuses on these priority areas.11