There are many ways to look at Responsible Investment, with ESG being one. Join us for a webinar where we tackle the implications of applying ESG principles within Equities and Fixed Income.
We will investigate how these two asset classes can impact sustainability for the long term, including:
- - Equity investors have an opportunity to influence corporates through proxy voting
- - Fixed income investors can influence company behaviour through engagement
- - Is it realistic to have a complete exclusion or in some sectors does threshold exclusion make more sense?
- - How to measure success, and
- - How to engage with companies/sovereigns in relation to water scarcity/management, carbon intensity, and climate change.
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
12pm AEDT
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Bonnie Wongtrakool – Global Head of ESG Investments and Portfolio Manager, Western Asset
Bonnie Wongtrakool is the Global Head of ESG Investments and Portfolio Manager in Western Asset’s Pasadena office, which she joined in 2003. Bonnie leads the Firm’s ESG research, engagement, strategies and portfolios, which express Western Asset’s ESG capabilities across a wide range of fixed-income mandates. Bonnie is a member of the Firm’s US Broad Strategy Committee, which formulates domestic investment themes and strategies, and represents the Investment Management Team on the Global Product Development Committee.
Bonnie graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard College, where she received the Detur Prize and was awarded the John Harvard Scholarship for academic distinction. She subsequently received a law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, and is a member (inactive) of the Massachusetts State Bar. Bonnie is also a CFA® charterholder, and serves on the Board of Trustees of Crestview Preparatory School.
Tom King – Director, Nanuk Asset Management
Tom is a director of Nanuk Asset Management, the firm’s chief investment officer and one of the firm’s portfolio managers with approximately 20 years’ investment industry experience in equity funds management, investment banking and private equity. He was previously an investment manager at Consolidated Press Holdings Limited, an Associate Director with NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Ltd and worked as an investment analyst with Australian equities fund manager Herschel Asset Management Ltd.
Tom holds a first class honours degree in Engineering from the University of Melbourne.
Michael Ohlsson – Director, Evergreen Consultants
Michael joined Evergreen in April 2021. He is responsible for the non-investment functions at Evergreen, including operations, sales and marketing.
Throughout his career, Michael has had a clear focus on improving his clients’ investment outcomes through the provision of excellent investment strategies and the delivery of first-class service, communication and support.
Michael has been involved in the financial services industry for over 35 years. He has grown businesses across Asia-Pacific from start-ups to the Australian operations of multinationals, including Barclays Global Investors and was the CEO of Fidelity. His industry experience spans funds management, investment banking and trading.
Michael has a BA in Economics and Financial Studies and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.