Responsible Investing
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April, 2022
The evolution of ESG in lower middle-market direct lending
Jens Ernberg, Managing Director, Capital Dynamics. Bryn Gostin, Managing Director, Capital Dynamics. Jens Ernberg and Bryn Gostin of Capital Dynamics provide a detailed guide to building an ESG monitoring and screening network and outline many benefits of improving a corporate ESG profile The US middle market is a significant growth engine of the ...
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April, 2022
Grasping the nettle of responsibility
Pádraig Floyd, LAPF Investments. Pádraig Floyd discusses how LGPS investment strategies are evolving in response to ESG requirements and expectations The world is constantly changing, though unfortunately, not all change is necessarily for good. Investors who sought to remove – or at least ameliorate – the impact their investments might have on ...
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April, 2022
Shareowner power: using proxy votes for real-world action
Stephen Hearle, Co-Head of Institutional & Wholesale Distribution, Nordea Asset Management UK. When it comes to ESG investing, engagement is a key way to influence companies. But there is another very effective way to influence corporate behaviour – voting, says Stephen Hearle at Nordea Asset Management UK Asset managers have the power to help ...
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April, 2022
Aligning financial and climate obligations within fixed income portfolios
Iain Buckle, Head of Credit – UK, Aegon Asset Management. Gerrit Ledderhof, Head of ESG – Climate, Aegon Asset Management. Rory Sandilands, Investment Manager, Aegon Asset Management. Iain Buckle, Gerrit Ledderhof and Rory Sandilands of Aegon Asset Management debate the merits of differing short-dated bonds and give their conclusions about ...
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August, 2021
Staying invested and managing the infrastructure climate transition
Anna Engwerda-Smith, Director Policy and Research, IFM Investors. Anna Engwerda-Smith of IFM Investors discusses the challenges and opportunities provided by transitioning infrastructure assets for a net zero world, and provides two case studies of companies that have successfully commenced their transition journey Climate change poses significant ...
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August, 2021
First steps to impact investing
Elena Tedesco, Portfolio Manager, Vontobel Asset Management. Elena Tedesco of Vontobel Asset Management outlines the steps investors should consider as they formulate their approach to impact investments Asset managers’ briefcases are bursting with so-called sustainable products, and rightly so. Judging by this equity segment’s dizzying growth ...
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August, 2021
Navigating the evolving landscape of impact investing
Laure Villepelet, Head of ESG/CSR, Tikehau Capital. Laure Villepelet of Tikehau Capital emphasises the importance of asset managers in shaping investors’ approaches to impact investment in developed markets The non-profit Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) defines impact investing as “investments made with the intention to generate positive, ...
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August, 2021
ESG in a time of crisis
Jeremy Richardson, Senior Portfolio Manager, RBC Global Asset Management. Jeremy Richardson of RBC Global Asset Management investigates the assumption that firms with strong ESG credentials have been less negatively affected than others during the pandemic The coronavirus pandemic that spread around the world in 2020 had a profound effect on societies ...
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August, 2021
Partnership for success in ESG
David Crawford, Co-Head of Institutional & Wholesale Distribution, Nordea Asset Management UK. David Crawford of Nordea Asset Management UK outlines some of the factors to be considered when selecting a partner in ESG ESG has become a widespread investment theme, and it is here to stay. With European ESG regulation now live, the majority of asset ...
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August, 2021
Quantifying sustainability – making sense of ESG data
Hamish Gowen, International Client Relations, Quoniam Asset Management. Hamish Gowen of Quoniam Asset Management talks through the process of identifying asset managers who can help institutional investors interpret ESG-related data and adapt it to their individual preferences We have entered a phase of “ESG big data”. Data providers have flooded ...
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