TISA ESG Investing Conference 2022

Mark Manning leads the FCA’s policy work on sustainable finance and investor stewardship. In this role, he is responsible for several initiatives, including the FCA’s implementation of the TCFD’s recommendations and the FCA’s work with IOSCO on corporate reporting standards on sustainability. Prior to joining the FCA in 2018, Mark spent fifteen years as a central banker with the Bank of England (BoE) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). He held a number of senior roles, with a particular focus on policy, research and supervision in the field of financial market infrastructures (FMIs). Before joining the official sector, Mark spent several years as a fixed income and currency fund manager with Kleinwort Benson Investment Management and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Mark holds Master’s degrees in Economics and Finance, from University College London and London Business School, respectively.

Rose joined the Principals for Responsible Investment as a Regional Director in 2021 and is currently responsible for leading the Signatory Relations teams globally to ensure we are providing the very best support to our signatories in their implementation of responsible investment. Prior to joining the PRI, Rose has spent the last 25 years working in the financial sector in asset management with a focus on business development and client relations. In her most recent role, she successfully built, developed and ran a client management function for Ninety One (formerly Investec Asset Management). Previously, Rose was a consultant relations director and client advisor at AllianceBernstein and a client director and US equity product specialist at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. She has also worked for Goldman Sachs Asset Management in their sub-advisory business having begun her career at Goldman Sachs International in private wealth management. Rose has particular experience in Emerging Market investment solutions and is passionate about sustainable investing. Rose has a BA (Hons) in Spanish & Latin American Studies from the University of Portsmouth and holds the IMC & CFA Certificate in ESG Investing.

Hortense Bioy, CFA, is Global Director of Sustainability Research within Manager Research at Morningstar. Based in London, Hortense leads Morningstar’s ESG research efforts globally, with the objective of educating investors and providing the tools they need to evaluate funds through an ESG lens. Prior to assuming this role in February 2021, she was responsible for Morningstar’s sustainability research in EMEA for three years. Before transitioning to a dedicated ESG focus, Hortense was European Director of Passive Strategies Research. She led an award-winning team that provides research on ETFs and index funds. Hortense joined Morningstar as an ETF analyst in 2010 from Bloomberg where she was a financial journalist. She began her career as an M&A analyst at Société Générale in Hong Kong. Hortense holds a master’s degree in finance from Paris Dauphine University and a postgraduate degree in finance from Paris Sorbonne University. She is also a CFA charterholder.

Kyra Brown recently left the asset management sector and established Kandor Consultancy, providing independent consultancy services with a focus on sustainable finance regulation. Prior to this, at Aviva Investors, she was responsible for impact analysis of EU, UK and International regulatory developments. She has extensive asset management experience, working in regulatory development and compliance roles at abdrn, BlackRock, Walter Scott and Partners and Scottish Widows/Lloyds, and as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Investment Association. Kyra currently Chairs the TISA UK Distributor EET Working Group and has previously been Chair of the Investment Association’s Derivatives Committee, and Vice Chair of EFAMAs Trading, Trade Reporting and Market Infrastructure Standing Committee.

He has over 25 years of FinTech experience within both large organisations (Reuters and Instinet) and start-ups. He co-founded, built, and sold Expand Research, the leading Capital Markets benchmarking and research business to The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in 2011, before leaving to found The Disruption House in early 2015.

Nikhil Chouguley is the Chief Operating Officer of Citi Private Bank’s Sustainable Investing division. In this role, he is responsible for devising and executing Citi Private Bank’s Sustainable Investing Framework in support of business growth, efficiency and heightened control standards. He also developed product classification and client suitability frameworks and oversees best practices for the implementation of sustainability regulations globally. Prior to joining Citi in 2021, Nikhil was the Global Head of Product Governance at Deutsche Bank International Private. Earlier in his career, Nikhil held senior roles at Fidelity, Financial Conduct Authority and Barclays Wealth, covering a variety of verticals in banking, asset management and insurance. Nikhil is a member of industry ExCos and chairs the European Private Banking Roundtable for developing cross-industry frameworks and best practices for the implementation of EU Sustainability regulations. He is also the founder and serves on the board of TURN, an industry-owned funds data utility powered by blockchain. In addition, Nikhil is a guest lecturer at Business Schools and the Co-founder of a Tax Residence app. Nikhil earned his Master’s degree in International Management from Strathclyde Business School and is a FCCA charter holder.

Dan Grandage is Head of Sustainable Investing at abrdn. Dan supports abrdn’s global investment vector to protect and enhance investment performance through integrating ESG and sustainability in all elements of the investment process via the creation and oversight of standards and market leading frameworks. Dan represents abrdn on the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) Standards Committee, plus a number of Investment Association sustainable finance working groups. Dan is also a board member of the UK Better Building Partnership. Dan joined abrdn in 2013 from WSP Group where he had responsibility for the Sustainable Real Estate team delivering practical sustainability solutions for investors. Prior to that, Dan worked for RPS Consultants with a focus on the environmental management of corporate mergers and acquisitions. Dan graduated with a BSc in Environmental Geology from Sheffield University, and holds an MSc from Manchester University in Urban Geoscience

Marcus has worked in investment banking for 25 years serving fund managers across geographies and asset classes in Asia and Europe. After 5 years leading Barclays Asia research content platform in HK, he transferred back to London to head up global thematic research product and spent the last 3 years working on pan sector sustainability and ESG-linked research. He joined TDH to develop the ESG Pathway, partnering with high growth seed and startup businesses to develop early ESG strategies where proportionality based on scale and maturity provides the optimal platform for workable ESG strategies benefitting companies and consumers over the long term.

Jonathan Herbst is the Global Head of Financial Services Regulation and joined the London practice as a partner in October 2002. He was previously Head of European Law at the UK Financial Services Authority from 2001 to 2002. Jonathan is a leading practitioner in the field of UK and EU financial services law and regulation. He specialises in regulatory advice relating to bank structuring, markets, commodity derivatives, custody and clearing and the regulatory aspects of acquisitions and disposals. Much of his work now involves strategic advice to senior management and legal teams on the implications of regulatory reform and relationships. In particular he has advised a number of banks on their documentation and systems and controls projects to implement the senior managers' regime. Jonathan is ranked Band 1 in Chambers, where he is "noted for his strength in the regulatory compliance space", as well as being recognised in Legal 500's Hall of Fame where he is "praised for forward thinking and ability to listen". In 2014 he won the Legal Week Client Partner of the Year (Global firm category) award. General Counsel who took part in the Legal Week survey described Jonathan variously as "brilliant", "flexible and interactive", having "excellent kudos" and being "incredibly bright and knowledgeable". Jonathan is a leading commentator on Brexit and co-authored a report for the Financial Services Forum on regulatory equivalence which was extensively referenced in a number of publications including Financial News, Reuters, FT Financial Adviser and City AM. As testament to his expertise on the topic, Jonathan gave evidence to the House of Lords EU financial affairs sub-committee inquiry on the impact of Brexit on financial services. Jonathan is a member of the Law Society Financial Services sub-committee and the FCA Lawyers Consultative Group. Jonathan is the editor of 'A Practitioner's Guide to MiFID II', published in 2018. Additionally, he is the co-author of the e-commerce volume of the Butterworths Financial Regulation Service, has written articles on market abuse and other regulatory issues for the Journal of International Financial Markets and is a frequent speaker at financial services conferences. Jonathan's recent experience includes: - Advising on the HSBC re-domicile project in 2015 and the ring fencing project for HSBC UK over the past three years - Advising on a number of bank, broker and asset manager projects including two globally systemic banks - Advising on various private equity regulatory issues for major private equity houses - Long standing adviser together with other partners in the team to CME.

Arun Kelshiker brings close to twenty years of multi-asset career experience, having managed institutional assets and provided investment advisory with leading international asset managers. He was formerly the Head of Asset Allocation and Portfolio Strategy at Standard Chartered Bank driving multi-asset views together with client solutions and was part of the Global Investment Committee. He has also worked as a Country CIO and senior portfolio manager for Allianz Global Investors and Allianz Group. Arun has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, US, and a Masters in International Economics and Management from SDA Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. He is a CFA Charterholder and a CAIA Charterholder.

Stephanie is a portfolio manager in the Sustainable Equity team within the Multi-Asset team at Ninety One. She is responsible for the Global Sustainable Equity strategy. Prior to joining the firm Stephanie worked at Aviva Investors where she was co-portfolio manager for the Global Equity Endurance Fund, a top performing global equity strategy awarded the 5 Globe Morningstar sustainability rating and low carbon designation. Before this Stephanie worked for Tesco Pension Investment managing the Global Equity Fund. Here she had joint responsibility for building and establishing the global equity investment process, generating excellent performance over five years in long term investing. Other roles include partner and portfolio manager at Javelin Capital LLP, and Stephanie started her career on the global equity team at Goldman Sachs. She is a board trustee of Humanism UK, an ambassador for the Diversity Project, a mentor within the CFA UK Mentoring Programme, and a member of the board of trustees for the COIF Charity Funds. Stephanie graduated from Merton College, University of Oxford with a Double First in Modern History and recently received the Certificate of Sustainable Investing from the University of Cambridge. Stephanie is a CFA® Charterholder.

Marta Rodriguez, is the head of ESG Product at M&G Investments, where she develops new sustainability oriented investment strategies and advises Product and Investment teams on the impact of sustainability finance regulations on existing strategies. She has over 20 years industry experience, including with JPMorgan and First State Investments. An enthusiastic sustainability advocate, working with Investment teams to accelerate the incorporation of ESG across M&G’s investment strategies. She is also an active member of the RSI Communicating with Customers working group, currently engaged with developing templates for customer communications on ESG Products. Marta has been recently appointed to be part of the Eurosif SFDR Advisory group. She is a CFA Charterholder.

Haney Saadah is the head of risk consulting for Europe, Middle East and Asia based in London. Haney has extensive experience in the delivery of highly technical programs of work in broad areas of risk, including regulatory, governance and operational, conduct and reputational risk along with specific advice on more general regulatory advisory topics and interventions. He has worked in and across all the key global financial hubs with a variety of financial services providers, from capital markets firms and asset managers through to a range of commercial banks, payments firms and technology suppliers, along with regulators and governments. As well as leading global programs for requirements that bring significant business and industry impact and reach, Haney has led a number of industry-wide regulatory consultations for both the FCA and PRA. His experience extends to broader operating and infrastructure considerations, and he often provides strategic risk advice on a range of domestic and international issues affecting senior leaders. He is also a regular panellist and media commentator on regulation and risk topics affecting the industry such as ESG, financial crime, operational and cyber resilience and conduct risk. Haney also works across a number of industries including wholesale asset management, commercial and retail, hospitality, luxury goods and health care. Before joining the firm, Haney was an Interim Deputy Head of Compliance and Senior Advisor for BlackRock in EMEA. Prior to this, he was a Partner and Head of Regulatory Risk and Compliance Advisory at another international law firm. Haney is an alumnus of the Big 4 where he held EMEA leadership roles and UK practice leadership. He started his career in IBD/markets front office, working for both Barclays and UBS AG in equity brokerage/investment advisory roles.

Gemma joined Quilter Cheviot in 2015 to develop its approach to responsible investment and lead the strategic direction across the business. She is a member of the Investment Oversight Committee within Quilter Cheviot and is a member of several industry group committees focused on responsible investment. She has over 25 years of investment experience and has spent the majority of that time focused on the charity sector, and specifically clients with complex responsible investment requirements. She is a charity trustee and sits as an independent investment advisor on two further charity investment committees. Gemma’s experience of being an investment practitioner is helpful in understanding the real-life issues of incorporating ESG factors within the investment process and for client portfolios and strategies.

Jeffrey leads the Technical Policy team, helping firms where new regulations are being introduced or proposed. He has spent 35 years in the funds industry, including 15 years at M&G, where he was a director and member of the Executive Committee. He held a number of operational roles including setting up M&G’s call centre, launching closed and open ended funds, and public affairs spokesman with responsibility for non-compliance relationships with regulators, HMRC and Government. Having read History at Cambridge, Jeffrey qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC). He then spent seven years in banking including posts as chief accountant of two merchant banks (HongKongBank and Samuel Montagu). He is currently also non executive chair of the Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance.