ESG investing

Our Deputy Chief Investment Officer Justin Oliver, chats with Dan Mahony, Co-Head of Healthcare at active fund manager Polar Capital about the incredible pace of change driven by the pandemic and the healthcare investments trends emerging from it.

Patrick Thomas, Head of ESG Investments explains how you can reduce your carbon footprint through your investments.

There has been a significant growth and interest in investing on a responsible basis and the area is continually evolving. However, for investors, traditional ‘ethical’ investment solutions have tended to leave a limited choice of companies to invest in, compromising diversification and therefore investment risk/returns. ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing allows investors to take a proactive approach to investing responsibly but not at the expense of their risk/returns. 

Cancer statistics remain frightening, and while advances are being made, the outlook for patients is not good enough. We believe investing in oncology companies is a positive way to join in the solution to one of our society's great global problems. 

We spoke to Aanand Venkatramanan, L&G fund manager and battery technology specialist to find out how issues around cost, lifespan, safety and environmental impact are being addressed as we consider the role of battery technology investments in our client portfolios.

At a recent webinar hosted by Canaccord Genuity’s capital markets division, our CIO, Michel Perera, discussed how businesses and investors can navigate a COVID-19 recovery.