Environmental, Social & Governance
[Webinar] The Latest Trends in Sustainable Investing
Overview
The world of Sustainable Investing has been evolving with the current interest rate environment, headwinds facing the investment world given the uncertain geopolitical and tariffs situation. The webinar explores the latest Institutional, Corporate and Private investors’ interest in Sustainable Investing; demand, return and related expectations; industry segments and investment structures.
Content
1. The latest trends in Sustainable Investing
2. How the current interest rate, geopolitical and tariff environment have impacted investors’ appetite
3. Expected demand for Sustainable Investment in the near term, and possible factors affecting the demand
4. Industry segments which are of high demand
5. Investors’ Risk vs Return expectations
6. New investment structures in Sustainable Investing
Who should attend
Frontline bankers, private bankers, wealth managers, asset managers, product structuring bankers, client-facing banking professionals, commercial bankers and any licensed individuals who are interested in sustainable investing.
Financial Incentive Scheme of the WAM Pilot Programme
This course has already been approved as an eligible course of the Financial Incentive Scheme for Professional Training (“the Scheme”) under the Pilot Programme to Enhance Talent Training for the Asset and Wealth Management Sector (“the Pilot Programme”). The Scheme aims to enhance the competency and professionalism of in-service practitioners within the asset and wealth management sector and to assist other practitioners within the financial services industry in acquiring the knowledge and skills required for entering the sector. Eligible applicants will be subsidised 80% of the course fees by the HKSAR Government upon satisfactory completion of the courses approved by Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute, subject to a ceiling of HK$15,000. Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute is appointed as the implementation agent of the Pilot Programme. Regarding the details of eligible criteria and application procedures, please refer to the dedicated web-site of the Pilot Programme (https://www.wamtalent.org.hk/).
Speaker/Course Instructor
Prior to joining Invesco, Alexander was the Co-Director of Nan Fung Group’s The Mills Fabrica, a global sustainable & impact investing platform focused on consumer industries. Previously, Alexander also worked for Hillhouse Capital, Bain & Company’s financial investors & private equity group and UK Cabinet Office’s Social Investment team.
Alexander holds a BEng from University of Hong Kong, a MPP from University of Oxford and a Masters of global affairs from Tsinghua University, where he was a Schwarzman Scholar. He holds a CFA Institute Certificate in Sustainable Investing, a CFA Institute Certificate in Impact Investing and is an EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst® (CESGA).
Prior to joining BNP Paribas, Alfred worked in Equity Research, covering ESG in Asia Pacific. He also held different roles at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
Alfred holds a Masters in Finance from Imperial College London and a Bachelor in Economics from University of Cambridge.