ESG

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Borrowers and sponsors are getting more creative in reporting earnings on mezzanine deals, panellists at Pension Bridge conference said.

Managers can integrate ESG more successfully into their investments if they prioritise business risks to their assets, says Christopher Ailman.

Ian Williams will be responsible for the firm’s relationship with investment consultants as well as developing its ESG strategy.

The recent MJ Hudson research also showed managers with less than $1bn in assets ‘seldom have an ESG policy’.

The emerging markets-focused firm sealed two transactions, including its first from an Africa-focused SMA.

Prince Max Von Und Zu Liechtenstein said US fund managers have been slowest to adopt ESG ideas, with Germany a surprising laggard in Europe.

The shift is part of a wider update to the way the pension approaches environmental, social and governance risks.

The asset manager has raised more than $125m to invest in private equity impact funds, particularly in emerging and frontier markets.

Private equity investors plan on dramatically increasing their impact investing deal value this year, according to the annual Global Impact Investing Network survey.