ESG

The firm received unanimous approval from its LPs to replace Mark Wiseman with Robert Kapito as chairman of the executive investment committee, allowing its Long Term Private Capital Fund to continue investing.

Helios Investment Partners is the largest emerging markets-focused firm to achieve the certification.

Julia Leung, the Hong Kong financial body's deputy chief exec, says asset managers in Asia tend to focus more on governance than environmental concerns.

Any savings the Parisian firm makes will be put into environmental projects, says CFO Philippe Audouin.

Implementing robust ESG policies to reduce carbon emissions is a necessary step; but firms should not ignore the need to safeguard their portfolios from more immediate climate change effects that threaten returns.

Carlyle Group portfolio company Accolade Wines is understood to have had 'limited' impact to its vineyards amid the country's worst wildfires in more than a decade.

Shirley Ma, who has been tasked with more than doubling the Dutch pension giant's exposure to the region, talks co-investments, GP best-practice and Chinese tech valuations.

Few LPs are prioritising sustainability, and a lack of gender balance in GPs is rarely a deal-breaker.

CFO Michael Chae and global head of ESG Alison Fenton-Willock explain how the firm gathers ESG data from the private equity giant's portfolio companies.