As the financial crisis recedes into a period of uncertainty, its chief lesson of building up more robust risk management techniques, is proving ever more important.
As the financial crisis recedes into a period of uncertainty, its chief lesson of building up more robust risk management techniques, is proving ever more important. A recognition that sustainability, corporate governance and transparency are important factors in risk management has emerged.
This is why there has been a fundamental shift in the last two years away from the ideological and political corner of social responsible investing (SRI) to the real performance of sustainability. And with Robeco and Booz Allen predicting that by 2015 a quarter of actively managed assets will be sustainable funds or mandates, valued at $25,000 bn this is neither a bolt-on topic nor a niche product.
Your Top 5 Reasons for attending ESG Strategies for the Sustainable Investor:
 Hear from the most successful investors about why they are turning to ESG strategies – the godfather of hedge funds Stanley Fink talks of future opportunities
 Meet some of Europe’s largest institutional investors. With speaker panel that includes APG, PGGM, Ethos, Folksam, Railpen among many others, this is the best opportunity to meet investors with mandates for sustainable investing. Places for sell-side have been strictly limited, providing you with a better opportunity to share new ideas with peers and colleagues from funds across the region
 Discuss how to diversify your portfolios in line with current risk appetite for thematic funds
 Enhance your understanding of what returns you can expect from these strategies
 Benchmark your investment strategy against those of your peers
