Robeco

Article summary

Robeco is an originally Dutch asset management firm, which is now part of Orix. The company was founded in 1929 as the Rotterdamsch Beleggings Consortium (Rotterdam Investment Consortium). As of 2024, the company had €197 billion of assets under management. It was acquired in 2001 by the Rabobank Groep and sold in 2013 to ORIX Corporation. Robeco offers assets management services to both institutional and private investors. The funds for private investors are available through Robeco itself and other financial institutions.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1959 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1929 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1974 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1959". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1929". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1974". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364860552