TBLI CONFERENCE™ ASIA 2009

Workshop 11 - Fixed Income

Location

Pacifico Conference Room 414

Time

09:00 - 10:45

Description

Can you gain insight in the ESG performance of fixed income products, i.e. government bonds and corporate bonds?

Speakers

Moderator

Michael Jantzi (Canada)
Chief Executive Officer - Sustainalytics

Speaker 1

Robert Haßler (Germany)
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder - oekom research AG

Title

ESG Research on Bond Issuers – Rating Methodologies and Results in the Area of Corporate and Governmental Bonds

Description

Short description of rating methodologies and results in the area of corporate and governmental bonds; experience in fixed income research; rating results of selected bond issuers.

Speaker 2

Roger Frank (United States of America)
Managing Partner - I3 Advisors LLC

Title

Opportunities and Challenges in Fixed Income SRI Investing

Description

While most of the attention on SRI has been focused on the equity markets, there are an increasing number of opportunities to invest sustainably in the fixed-income markets. This presentation will provide an overview of some of the opportunities, highlight their role in asset allocation and portfolio construction and discuss fixed-income due diligence.

Speaker 3

Wolfgang Pinner (Austria)
Head of Sustainable Investments - Erste Asset Management GmbH

Title

Fixed Income and ESG - A Strategic Fit

Description

Which SRI strategy (screens, best-in-class) applies best to fixed income?
Is an outperformance for bonds as likely as for SRI equities?

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