It is estimated that the managers of one-third of all professionally-run assets globally, equivalent to over USD20 trillion, now use ESG data to drive their investment decisions, and far more than that – an estimated 75% of them today – pay some attention to ESG criteria. As the world’s leading global investors continue to embrace ESG, what progress is being achieved amongst investors in Asia, and specifically are Asia’s private clients jumping increasingly on the ESG express? A fascinating discussion on this very topical subject will take place on November 5 during what will no doubt be an informative and timely Hubbis Digital Dialogue.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria aim to help socially conscious investors to screen potential investments. Environmental criteria aim to define how a company performs from an environmental impact perspective. Social criteria define how a company manages relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and the communities in which it operates. And governance deals with a company’s corporate culture, its leadership, executive and broader compensation, audits, internal controls, and shareholder rights. In short, these ESG criteria are used to help investors identify companies with corporate values that they feel comfortable with and therefore that meet their investment requirements.
Most professional investors today rely on third-party sourced ESG ratings data and there is no doubt that the collective influence of the providers of such data is set to grow and increasingly influence the decisions of fund managers from sovereign wealth funds through the world’s largest pension funds and all the way down to retail investors, especially these days the HNW and UHNW investors.
ESG is therefore an increasingly popular investment strategy worldwide. A growing body of research shows that ESG can reduce portfolio risk, generate competitive investment returns. Moreover, ESG investors accept this and recognise also that by supporting sustainable companies they can make a positive difference whilst harvesting competitive financial returns. This recognition is spreading and the growth of ESG in both popularity and coverage is almost certain to continue.
Our panel of investment and wealth management experts will analyse the evolution of ESG investing worldwide and discuss what impact ESG investing is having on Asia’s private wealth market today, and what the outlook is for the future.
ESG – its Growing Impact and Reach in Asia
3.00pm - 4.00pm HKT/SGT
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Senior figures in Asian Wealth Management are speaking at this event
Hardik Shah
GMO
Mark Smallwood
Hubbis
Arjan de Boer
Indosuez Wealth Management
Jean-Louis Nakamura
Lombard Odier
Adeline Tan
Mercer
Grace Ng
Ping An of China Asset Management (Hong Kong)
Yash Mishra
Taurus Wealth Advisors
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ESG – its Growing Impact and Reach in Asia
- What is ESG investing and how has it evolved across the globe?
- Does ESG investing only improve the conscience, or the investment returns as well?
- What are the key ESG criteria?
- Who measures the ESG criteria, are there viable ESG metrics and ratings, and who is providing them?
- What ESG indices are out in the market, who provides them?
- Does ESG cover only the world of equities or fixed income/debt as well?
- What are green bonds?
- Why China/Asia Green Bonds (vs Global)?
- Opportunities from China onshore vs. offshore
- How can Asia’s private clients access ESG investments – by individual stock, through funds, ETFs, DPM mandates, or how?
- Is Asia’s wealth management community rising to the challenge of promoting ETF investing?
- What about the regulators in Asia, are they helping or hindering this initiative?
Moderator
Speakers
Jean-Louis NakamuraChief Investment Officer, Asia Pacific - Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong
Lombard Odier
Grace NgDirector - Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income and Cash Management
Ping An of China Asset Management (Hong Kong)
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Webinar Ends
ESG – its Growing Impact and Reach in Asia
3.00pm - 4.00pm HKT/SGT
Hardik Shah
GMO
Mark Smallwood
Hubbis
Arjan de Boer
Indosuez Wealth Management
Jean-Louis Nakamura
Lombard Odier
Adeline Tan
Mercer
Grace Ng
Ping An of China Asset Management (Hong Kong)
Yash Mishra
Taurus Wealth Advisors
ESG – its Growing Impact and Reach in Asia
3.00pm - 4.00pm HKT/SGT