ESG Investment in Asia

Mar 15, 2018

Investors and regulators gather at Eaton House in Hong Kong for the latest insights in the increasingly important environmental, social and governance field.

Lorenzo Saà, UNPRI

Melissa McDonald, HSBC Global Asset Management

Welcome to the event

Ellie Tang, New World Development

Lau Ka-shi, BCT Group

Karlyn Adams, Business for Social Responsibility

Sammie Leung, PwC

Panel discussion: More than just a factor – the future of ethical investing in the region

A full house

Richard Morrow, AsianInvestor

Domenico Giuliano, MFG Asset Management

Interactive fireside chat: 10 questions in 20 minutes with leading ESG experts

Daniel Flatt, Haymarket Financial Media

Florian Nuessel, AsianInvestor

networking on the sidelines

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Manulife appoints new COO; the head of investment stewardship at VFMC departs; June Wong joins Value Partners as president; State Street appoints head of Singapore and Southeast Asia, and head of Australia; BlackRock COO joins UBS AM as Australia and New Zealand country head; Pictet veteran named as Asia CIO; Nomura AM Malaysia head to step down; and more

Family Offices

Oct 20, 2021

Natalie Koh

The way family offices contribute to society has evolved from philanthropy to impact investing - or in many cases, a blend of both.

Fund Managers

Oct 15, 2021

Staff Reporters

Aware Super appoints deputy CIO and head of governance; AustralianSuper promotes chief risk officer to replace Paul Schroder; Raffles Family Office adds two new roles to independent advisory board; Amundi appoints South Asia CEO; Barclays names China chief executive; Zico hires head of advisory in Singapore; Capital Group names head of HK client group; and more

Fund Managers

Oct 18, 2021

Shruti Medha

Stakeholders are placing increasing importance on gender equality on corporate boards, but institutionalised problems continue to limit career advancement for women in Asia Pacific, experts say.

Asset Owners

Oct 21, 2021

Lucas Cacioli

Leading LPs and GPs are collaborating to pool information in a bid to standardise ESG data reporting with the aim of bringing transparency to sustainable investing within the private equity industry.

Partner Content

Sep 28, 2021

Schroders

As more multi-asset portfolios integrate sustainability, such portfolios’ ability to navigate short-term swings in performance is enhanced without sacrificing longer term returns, says Schroders’ Jason Yu. In this Beyond Profit series, the firm explores both investing in sustainability-driven sectors and incorporating ESG considerations in the investment process.

Fund Managers

Oct 13, 2021

Shruti Medha

Corruption risks and the lack of opportunities are not helping Asian investors overcome their doubts about the value of ESG metrics

Asset Owners

Oct 12, 2021

Twinkle Zhou

Norges Bank Investment Management added four prominent traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) firms to its exclusion list but has also been increasing its emerging market exposure.

Asset Owners

Oct 14, 2021

Shusi He

Nearly 50% of institutional investors and family offices in Asia Pacific intend to increase the number of external managers for their thematic investments in equities over the next 12 months.

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Asset Owners

8 hours ago

Lucas Cacioli

Investors are bringing an ESG focus to opportunities, while being aware that this does not mean an automatic boost to returns.

Asset Owners

11 hours ago

Twinkle Zhou

When it comes to scale and diversity, the China market is now second to none. Investors, however, need to take a long view on a sometimes volatile market, experts from the likes of GIC said.

Partner Content

14 hours ago

PineBridge Investments

The age of Asia will soon arrive as the world is shifting towards multipolarity. What are the key trends that investors and business leaders should be aware of?

Alternatives

19 hours ago

Richard Newell

The two Apac sovereign funds are focusing on renewable and clean energy infrastructure assets as part of their fine-tuned investment strategies.

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