Responsible Investing for Insurers 2023

16 October 2023, London

Convene • 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AJ

Sponsors

  • AllianceBernstein manages $735 billion* in assets globally for a diverse group of clients—from individual investors to the world's largest institutions. For more than four decades, we've partnered with sophisticated insurance clients, offering diverse investment expertise and a focus on insurers' needs. Today, we manage nearly $185 billion in insurance assets across fixed income, alternatives and equities. With our dedicated team of insurance investment experts, regional insurance strategists and relationship advisors, AB provides 360-degree coverage...and the focus needed to deliver what matters most to insurers.
    (*as of March 31,2022)

  • Federated Hermes is guided by the conviction that responsible investing is the best way to create long-term wealth. We provide specialised capabilities across equity, fixed income and private markets, in addition to multi-asset strategies and liquidity-management solutions. Through pioneering stewardship services, we engage companies on strategic and sustainability concerns to promote investors' long-term performance and fiduciary interests. Our goals are to help individuals invest and retire better, help clients achieve better risk-adjusted returns, and to contribute to positive outcomes in the wider world.

  • Founded in 2012, Resonance Asset Management (Resonance) invests in sustainable, circular, industrial infrastructure that produces renewable energy, cleans contaminated water and recovers valuable resources. Examples include wind farms, bioenergy plants, water treatment, supply and recycling plants and organic fertilizer recovery systems.

    Resonance manages c. US$550m AUM across three fully invested private funds from its offices in London and Hong Kong with investments in the UK, EU, China, Australia, Thailand, and Singapore.

    Resonance is a signatory to the UN Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Co-sponsors

  • Investing in a brighter future together Janus Henderson’s mission is to help clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights, disciplined investments, and world-class service. This means being ever mindful of the futures of the millions of lives that our thinking and our investments help shape. The human connection matters in all that we do. Teams across Janus Henderson come together every day to deliver outcomes for our clients – and their clients – that make a difference. We are proud of this responsibility as we fulfil our purpose of investing in a brighter future together.

  • MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

    MSCI ESG Research products and services are provided by MSCI ESG Research LLC, and are designed to provide in-depth research, ratings and analysis of environmental, social and governance-related business practices to companies worldwide. ESG ratings, data and analysis from MSCI ESG Research LLC. are also used in the construction of the MSCI ESG Indexes. MSCI ESG Research LLC is a Registered Investment Adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and a subsidiary of MSCI Inc.

    www.msci.com

  • Ortec Finance is the leading provider of technology and solutions for risk and return management. It is Ortec Finance's purpose to enable people to manage the complexity of investment decisions.

    This is accomplished via the delivery of leading technologies and solutions for investment decision-making to financial institutions around the world. Ortec Finance's strength lies in an effective combination of advanced models, innovative technology, and in-depth market knowledge. This combination of skills and expertise supports investment professionals in achieving a better risk-return ratio and thus better results.

    Headquartered in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Ortec Finance has offices in Amsterdam, London, Toronto, Zurich, New York, and Melbourne. www.ortecfinance.com

  • Pemberton Asset Management is one Europe's leading Private Credit Managers.

    From our origins in direct lending, Pemberton has built a diversified multi-strategy private credit platform, providing innovative, industry leading solutions to clients globally.

    Superior credit analysis, an extensive European office network and local market expertise are distinctive characteristics of Pemberton and inform our investing approach.

    With a blend of banking and asset management, extensive experience in credit markets and a clear commitment to transparency and sustainability, our industry leading expertise is shaping the future of private credit.

    Pemberton has U$19.8bn Assets under Management (AuM), employs over 160 professionals in 14 locations and features one of Europe's largest investment teams.*

    *(as of 31st July 2023)

  • Royal London Asset Management is one of the UK’s leading investment companies, having built a strong reputation as an innovative manager, investing across all major asset classes. We manage over £152.9 billion of assets as of 30 June 2023 split between equities, fixed interest, multi asset investing, property and cash, with a market leading capability in sustainable investing. Products include funds and segregated accounts investing in government bonds, investment grade, high yield and unrated credit, equity income and equity growth across global developed markets, as well as UK property and cash and short-term money market instruments.

Exhibitors

  • Russell Investments is a global investment solutions partner, dedicated to improving people's financial security. Russell Investments offers actively managed multi-asset portfolios and services that include advice, investments and implementation. Russell Investments has £229.8 billion in AUM and works with over 1,800 clients globally (as of December 2019), independent distribution partners and individual investors in 30 countries. As a consultant to some of the world's largest pools of capital, Russell Investments has £824.3 billion in Assets Under Advice, Assets traded around £1.8 trillion and managed 133 transition events representing £61.5 billion all through its Customised Portfolio Solutions business.

    Data at 31.12.22