ESG
Nikos Stathopoulos, Managing Partner, and Roberto Pisa, Senior Partner, BC Partners
We hear how BC Partners has embedded ESG considerations into its acquisitions process, investing in its staff and contributing to the charity sector.
October 21, 2010Related by the tag Asset Management
Tax & Legal
Paul Stratford, UCITS IV Leader, Ernst & Young UK
UCITS IV, which came into force in July 2011, focused primarily on asset managers’ risk management obligations; but it has a number of broader implications for the industry. Paul Stratford discusses some of the structural changes already seen as managers grapple with the new KII requirements, as well as the opportunities for revenue growth and cost savings that asset managers can achieve.
February 10, 2012
ESG
Frank Klein, Head of ESG Europe, DB Advisors
Businesses today are more aware of their operational carbon footprint, but what do you know about your financial carbon footprint? DB Advisors’ Frank Klein explains its relationship to profits and performance, as well as DB’s three step procedure to identify, optimise and offset carbon risk.
November 23, 2011
ESG
Jaime Polit, Partner, Pluris Sustainable Investments
Jaime Polit describes Pluris’ litmus test for sustainable investments, its collaboration with the World Bank in Nicaragua, and the major trends in the world’s population that will form the focus of sustainable investment in the future.
December 20, 2010Related by the tag UK
Investment
Paul White, CEO, and Stuart Jenkin, Director of Fund Management, Frogmore Real Estate Partners
The UK real estate market is divided in two: there’s London, and there’s the rest of the country. Messrs White and Jenkin from the 50-year-old investment firm Frogmore discuss the many reasons for sub-sector growth within the capital, and explain the adding-value focus in managing the company’s funds.
September 9, 2011
Insurance & Pensions
Michel de la Belliere, EMEA Solvency II Lead Partner; Rick Lester, UK Solvency II Lead Partner; Francesco Nagari, Global IFRS Lead Partner, Deloitte UK
Solvency II, the new solvency regime for European insurers and reinsurers, comes into force in January 2013. Messrs de la Belliere, Lester and Nagari explore the implications for the financial industries.
August 12, 2011
Brokerage
James Hughes, Senior Market Analyst, Alpari UK
The foreign exchange markets are more volatile than ever, with many traditionally strong countries still desperately recovering from the financial crisis, and big question marks over the future of the US dollar. Mr Hughes explores a few ways to trade volatility, while maintaining good risk management.
July 28, 2011