Integrating ESG in the investment process is easier said than done and will vary from one team to another, according to industry sources.
Tag: BNP Paribas Asset Management
The promise of absolute return strategies
Absolute return fixed income strategies are meant to be a component of a portfolio that reduces overall risk, according to Alex Johnson, BNP Paribas Asset Management’s New York-based head of multi-strategy for absolute return fixed income.
China’s MSCI inclusion: Big step, little change
Index provider MSCI has today formally included around 230 China A-shares into its three widely-tracked indices, but fund managers see a minimal impact on the A-share market.
BNPP AM sets up Asia-based fixed income team
BNP Paribas Asset Management has made several hires in Hong Kong and Singapore and plans to hire more people in mainland China, according to Bryan Carter, London-based head of emerging market fixed income.
BNPP AM to launch ESG fund in China
BNP Paribas Asset Management will use the qualified domestic limited partnership (QDLP) scheme to launch an ESG equity product through its WFOE in Shanghai.
The challenge of ESG data disclosure
Adoption of environment, social and governance (ESG) measures in a fund relies on trust in the reporting from the companies, and disclosure and transparency remain a major challenge, according to David Li, senior portfolio manager at Impax Asset Management.
FSA holds inaugural ESG briefing
Fund Selector Asia held its first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) morning briefing in Hong Kong and Singapore, with BNP Paribas Asset Management, Hermes Investment Management and Nikko Asset Management discussing ESG strategies.
Video: BNP Paribas on water and ESG
Oscar Yang, research analyst and portfolio manager at Impax Asset Management. discusses the firm’s water equity portfolio, which uses an ESG screen to invest in the equities of water companies.
ESG Forum Morning Briefing Singapore 2018
FSA presents photo highlights of its inaugural ESG Forum Morning Briefing, which was held on 15 March at Swissotel Stamford in Singapore.
ESG Forum Morning Briefing Hong Kong 2018
FSA presents video highlights of the ESG Morning Briefing held on 13 March at JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong.
