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MSCI ESG Forum Zurich, 17. April 2015, SIX Swiss Stock Exchange

Join MSCI for their ESG Forum and an expert discussion at the SIX Swiss Stock Exchange. MSCI invites clients and other finance experts to a forum on ESG Trends and Integration of ESG into the investment process.
MSCI ESG Forum Zurich, 17. April 2015, SIX Swiss Stock Exchange



Sustainable investments kill performance. This prejudice has long outlived itself. Risk reduction and avoiding companies with unethical
behavior are driving forces behind institutional investors' thinking. Currently over 950 MSCI clients with assets under management of
over 20 trillion CHF incorporate sustainability criteria into their investment decisions and strategies.
 
MSCI invites you to gain a holistic view of the subject:

ESG analysis: How does an ESG analyst examine non-financial data to assess future risks and opportunities of a company and a whole industry? What are the ESG research challenges in Emerging Markets?
ESG Portfolio Management: How can investors integrate ESG data into portfolio construction and risk management, for example in Barra Portfolio Manager?
ESG Indexes: How can ESG equity and fixed income indexes support the investment process and are they suitable for asset owners.
Panel discussion with ESG experts.

Presentations will be held in English, discussion will be held in English and German

Agenda

10:00    Registration   

10:20    Welcome:Marc Haede, Executive Director, MSCI Indexes

10:30    Welcome: Jillis Herpers, Executive Director, MSCI ESG Research


ESG - Holistic View

10:40    ESG Research:Emily Chew, Vice President, MSCI ESG Research Hong Kong

11:20    ESG Indexes: David Mark, Executive Director, MSCI

11:45    Coffee Break

12:10    ESG Analytics: Dr. Yuliya Plyakha, Barra Portfolio Manager Senior Consultant, MSCI Analytics

12:35    Lunch

13:30    Introduction: MSCI Blue und Green Line Workshops


Workshops

13:35   
MSCI Blue Line Workshop: Moderator: Andreas Frenzel, Vice President, MSCI Indexes
MSCI Green Line Workshop: Moderator: Daniel Sailer, ESG Account Executive DACH, MSCI ESG Research


ESG Expert Panel Discussion

14:15   
Participants:
Pierin Menzli, Head Sustainable Investment Research, Bank J. Safra Sarasin
Luca Taiana, Sustainable Investing Advisor, UBS AG
Johanna Koeb, Responsible Investment Analyst, Zurich Insurance Group
Oliver Oehri, Managing Partner, CSSP AG / yourSRI.com

15:15   
Closing Remarks



Who Should Attend?
• Pension Plans & Consultants Officers      
• Chief Investment
• Heads of Fixed Income       
• Heads of Equities
• Researchers       
• Quantitative Researchers
• Portfolio Managers       
• Chief Risk Officers
• Hedge Fund Managers       
• Risk Managers
• Fundamental Managers       
• ESG Analysts
• Head of Corporate Governance       
• Head of Responsible Investments
• Marketing


For further information and to register, please clickhere.