Elena Tedesco to lead new impact product
Jenny Turton
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Elena Tedesco was previously co-portfolio manager for the global emerging markets ESG strategies at Federated Hermes
Vontobel has hired an ex-Federated Hermes manager to front its recently launched global impact equity fund.
Elena Tedesco has joined the firm as a portfolio manager to head up the Vontobel Fund II-Global Impact Equities, which invests in companies that contribute to the advancement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Prior to joining Vontobel, Tedesco was the co-portfolio manager for the global emerging markets ESG strategies at Federated Hermes, as well as its director of sustainability for the global emerging markets team.
Redington bolsters ESG credentials with two sustainable investment hires
Paul Lee and Anastasia Guha take up newly created roles
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Lee and Guha s new roles began on 1 June
Redington has appointed Paul Lee as head of stewardship and sustainable investment strategy and Anastasia Guha as global head of sustainable investment, as the firm integrates responsible investing into its proposition.
Lee was head of corporate governance, stewardship at Aberdeen Asset Management between 2015 and 2018 and joins Redington having been an independent consultant for the past three years.
Previously, he served as head of investment affairs at the NAPF and spent 13 years at Hermes, ending his time there as a director of public policy and best practice at Hermes Equity Ownership Services, between 2010 and 2013.