In the latest in the ESG Investment Influencers series, editor-in-chief Katrina Lloyd speaks to Scott Spencer, investment manager in the BMO Global Asset Management Multi-Manager Solutions team.
They discuss why all good fund managers should be doing some form of ESG analysis, the team s ESG scoring system for funds, product gaps in the market and how boutiques are embracing ESG.
Spencer is a member of the 10-strong BMO Global Asset Management Multi-Manager team and has more than 20 years experience in researching funds.
Prior to joining the group in July 2014, he was a senior investment manager at Aberdeen Asset Management, where he was responsible for a number of retail and institutional multi-manager portfolios. Before that, he was a member of the Credit Suisse Asset Management multi-manager team.
Meet the ESG Investment Influencers: The inside story with Gemma Woodward of Quilter Cheviot
Fund selector insights into sustainable investing
In the latest in the ESG Investment Influencers interview series, editor-in-chief Katrina Lloyd speaks to Gemma Woodward, executive director and director of responsible investment at Quilter Cheviot.
They discuss a number of areas including: the evolution of sustainable investing in recent years; difficult questions for companies on remuneration; and putting a greater focus on the S or social aspect of ESG investing.
Woodward joined Quilter Cheviot in 2015, and combines working as an investment manager on the central charity team with a firm-wide role leading Quilter Cheviot s responsible investment approach.
In the third part of our ESG Investment Influencers series, editor-in-chief Katrina Lloyd speaks to Joe Wiggins, head of portfolio management on the Multi-Manager Strategies team at Aberdeen Standard Investments.
They discuss the launch of the MyFolio Sustainable range, why engagement could be a differentiator for passive providers and the need for the industry to make a genuinely long-term commitment to sustainable investing.
As head of portfolio management - multi-manager strategies, Wiggins leads on the team s strategic asset allocation work and co-manages the MyFolio Index, Market and Sustainable ranges.
He joined Standard Life in 2011 from Stamford Associates where he was an investment analyst, responsible for conducting manager research and advising major clients on investment strategy.