Barclays Global Investors has replaced its former head of sales – consultant and research house relations, Charles Genocchio, who left earlier this year to re-establish HSBC Asset Management in the Australian marketplace.
It is understood that Mark Oliver, who since May 2006 has been a director of channel management and direct sales at Credit Suisse Asset Management (Australia), has taken the role. Prior to his stint at CSAM, Oliver was a client relations manager for State Street Global Advisors, and before that worked in a similar capacity for several Scottish-based managers including Martin Currie.
Investment Strategy
Investment managers push back against funds’ lofty climate commitments
While super funds are enacting greater disclosures and driving change around climate risk, some investment managers are still dragging the chain, according to activist lawyer David Barnden.
Investment Strategy
Smart ESG investing means engaging not divesting: Mercer’s Willment
Responsible investing is not about divesting companies with poor ESG ratings according to Mercer’s Kylie Willment, it’s about engaging for change and intervening by using shareholder votes if necessary.
Investment Strategy
PRI signatories outperform non-signatories
Asset owners that are PRI signatories had higher returns and lower costs than non-PRI signatories over a five-year period according to analysis by CEM Benchmarking.
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