14:30 - 16:15

Hugh Wheelan (France)
Managing Director - Responsible_Investor.com

Akihiro Tokuno (Japan)
Research Centre for FinancialEngineering - NomuraSecurities Co., Ltd

Style Analysis of Japanese SRI funds: Looking for sustainable alpha

1)Can you find statistically significant alpha in Japanese SRI Funds?
2)Why don't fund managers make use of ESG, regardless of whether or not it matters?

Mark Bytheway (Australia)
Chief Executive Officer - Sustainable Investment Research Institute

Opportunities in 'ESG alpha'

1) How/where and why sustainable governance analysis
can assist in investment performance.
2) Is fund performance necessarily the best indicator of the value and contribution of this research?

Miles Ashton (People's Republic of China)
Head of Sales - ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

ABN AMRO Eco-markets - Financial Solutions for a Changing World

Participate in eco-market related investment themes such as Climate Change & the Environment, Water, Waste Management and Renewable Energy, through customised investable indices. A rule based, passive approach to investment allowing investors to directly participate in the performance of stocks linked to eco-markets.