Global Asset Management and Stewardship

This event on 'Global Asset Management and Stewardship: Scope, Influence, Outcomes and Challenges in a World of New Uncertainties' was organised by the UCL Centre for Ethics and Law.
About this Event
Global asset management is increasingly subject to ‘stewardship’ expectations, infusing the demands of private mandates and a broader public dimension beyond the best long-term interests of the fund beneficiaries. Today, global asset management grapples with the financial risks as well as with the social expectations regarding the energy transition, sustainability and other ESG goals, in an environment of increasing uncertainty due to changes in the global context that affect market stability. Even as international stewardship codes attempt to provide guidelines and best practices for funds managers, there remain substantial divergences amongst them, not to mention the cross-country variations in investor stewardship policy, the different practices on the ground and the outcomes hoped to be achieved.
The Centre has invited speakers from two leading global asset managers to discuss a range of topics including private sector leadership, the rise and future role of stewardship codes across countries, stakeholder engagement practices and outcomes, the role of public policy in responsible investment and the anticipated challenges ahead. We hope that you will join us for an evening of discussion and debate on the most current and topical issues.
The Chairs
Iris H-Y Chiu, Professor of Corporate Law and Financial Regulation, UCL and
Dr Francisco de la Peña, Associate Lecturer, UCL & Director of Risk, Jinko Power Technology Co., Ltd.
The Speakers
Elisa Cencig, Senior ESG Policy Adviser, Norges Bank Investment Management
Michael Herskovich, Global Head of Asset Management, BNP Paribas