Michelle Dunstan has left her role as chief responsibility officer at AllianceBernstein (AB) to take up the same position at Janus Henderson. Dunstan worked at AB for 18 years in a variety of roles including as global equities portfolio manager and senior research analyst, and most recently chief responsibility officer. At Janus Henderson she will … Read more
COP27 came hot on the heels of the UN publishing a report that highlighted the need for stronger commitments, as the world is on track for a 2.5C temperature rise by 2100. Tensions in the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero group prompted it to abandon requirements for its members to additionally sign up for … Read more
The Investment Association has launched a guide for asset managers undertaking stewardship with fixed income assets. With 30% of assets under management now placed in bonds, IA said there was a need to encourage better practice with corporate debt stewardship, which is less well-established than it is with equities. The paper, called Improving Fixed Income … Read more
Brown Advisory has recruited two fixed income analysts from BNP Paribas and Global Evolution to join its global sustainable fixed income team. Yacine El-Mohri was most recently a financials credit trading desk analyst at BNP Paribas, while Eriko Miyazaki-Ross (pictured) was an emerging markets corporate credit portfolio manager and UK branch manager at Global Evolution. … Read more
Melanie Adams, VP and head of corporate governance and responsible investment at RBC Global Asset Management, has called for more regulation around corporate disclosures on sustainability. She said this would “go a long way” in helping investors understand and assess businesses’ ESG credentials. Here, Adams answers ESG Clarity‘s questions: There is a lot of criticism … Read more
Gold may not be an obvious choice for sustainable investment portfolios but there are compelling environmental and social reasons to back gold, said John Mulligan, climate change lead and director of market relations at the World Gold Council. In this Green Dream video interview, he shares how gold can assist in the decarbonisation of frontier … Read more
M&G Real Estate has appointed Laura Jockers (pictured) as its global head of ESG amid a restructuring of the team’s focus. The group has decided to shift emphasis within real estate from responsible investment to ESG to align with M&G’s broader policies and strategies. Jockers will lead this team, reporting to Jose Pellicer, head of … Read more
Fintech Tumelo has partnered with US non-profit As You Sow, Glass Lewis and Pensions & Investment Research Consultants to bring pass through voting powers to end investors of pension holders and individual savers. Through the organisations’ various platforms, such as As You Sow’s voting platform As You Vote, retail and institutional investors will be able … Read more
PGIM has appointed Natalie Gill (pictured) to the newly-created role of vice president of DEI strategy and industry engagement in the London office. Reporting to Kathy Sayko, PGIM’s chief DEI officer, Gill will drive the group’s DEI strategy, looking at best practice and innovation from across financial services. She will expand PGIM’s diversity partnerships and … Read more
Soil is a crucial ingredient, not only in the production of healthy and delicious food, but also medicine, building materials, our clothes and fuel. Soil health is also at the front line of tackling climate change, through the carbon sequestration processes that soil enables. However, despite the central role farming has, accounting for a third … Read more