As regulation around sustainability becomes stricter, asset managers are increasingly looking to hire staff with specialised skills, such as climate risk modelling. 

 

In this episode of the Let’s Talk About ESG podcast, Ian Povey-Hall, global head of sustainable finance and impact investing at Acre, explains why investment firms are seeking a different kind of professional when hiring portfolio managers to run dark-green Article 9 funds. He suggests firms are distinguishing these recruits from those running similar but broader light-green Article 8 strategies.

 

Also in this podcast, Povey-Hall talks about what’s behind the stewardship hiring boom, as well as the challenges asset managers are facing when bringing over investment teams from rivals.