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Hideki Yamagishi FWD Fuji Life Insurance (FWD Japan) has appointed Hideki Yamagishi as representative director, president and chief executive, effective January 12. Norio Tomono will step down as CEO and become FWD s country manager for Japan while still acting as representative director. The country manager role is a newly created one, a company spokeswoman said. Yamagishi joins FWD from NFC Holdings, a Tokyo-based insurance brokerage, where he was most recently CEO for Japan. He will now report to Huynh Thanh Phong, FWD Group CEO. ONTARIO TEACHERS NAMES TWO APPOINTMENTS Ben Chan Canada’s Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has promoted Ben Chan to senior managing director from managing director for Asia Pacific. ....
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NN Investment Partners picks chief sustainability officer The role is new and effective Jan. 1. Mr. Heinsbroek, who is based in The Hague, Netherlands, will advise the firm s board on sustainability challenges and their implications for the firm, including regulations and risks related to climate change. In addition, he will advise the board on the firm s carbon footprint and help implement a responsible investment approach into investment strategies. Mr. Heinsbroek will report to Arnoud Diemers, head of innovation and responsible investing platform, and will directly advise Satish Bapat, CEO, on sustainability issues. Today s announcement illustrates our strong commitment as a responsible investor. With Adrie s extensive knowledge and expertise, I m confident that we can remain at the forefront of sustainability developments and responsible investing, and can continue to deliver on our clients responsible investing needs, Mr. Bapat said in a news rele ....
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board – The Canadian pension investor has appointed Nick Jansa as senior managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, responsible for leading the investment activities and portfolio management in the region. Based in Ontario Teachers’ London office, he will report to CIO Ziad Hindo.
Ontario Teachers’ also announced that promoting Ben Chan, who joined the investor in 2018, to the role of senior managing director, Asia Pacific (APAC). Ontario Teachers’ said Chan “has been instrumental in growing investment activities in Asia, attracting critical talent to the region, and most recently, overseeing the opening of our new Singapore office”. ....
Outlook 2021: ESG investing to further spread its tendrils Investors’ willingness to engage on ESG issues is set to continue into 2021, as Covid-19 spotlights the need for sustainability and ESG funds generally perform well. The Covid-19 pandemic may have cast a dark cloud over the outlook of 2021’s financial markets, but it has given observers a potential silver lining for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. Companies and investors have placed greater emphasis on ESG when investing equities in 2020, as evidenced by more shareholder engagement and active voting, experts told AsianInvestor. One described by past year as “transitional” for sustainable investing. ....