ESG Investing Across Multiple Asset Classes – John Hancock – 12.13.17

Summary:

Now On Demand.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has seen rapid growth in recent years, both in invested assets and the diversity of products on the market. To help you better understand the differences between the various strategies available—and to consider what’s driving the popularity of such strategies, particularly with younger clients, women, and high-net-worth investors—John Hancock Investments is pleased to invite you to our upcoming webcast featuring speakers from three of the industry’s leading ESG asset managers. As subadvisors to John Hancock Investments, Boston Common Asset Management (international equity), Breckinridge Capital Advisors (fixed income), and Trillium Asset Management (U.S. equity) offer decades of experience investing according to ESG criteria across the global capital markets.

Speakers:

As a portfolio manager at Breckinridge, Khurram is responsible for the day-to-day management and monitoring of client portfolios. He joined the firm as a credit analyst in 2012 and transitioned to portfolio management in 2016. Prior to joining the firm, Khurram was a municipal credit intern at C.W. Henderson & Associates and, prior to that, an options and derivatives research analyst at TDD Options.

Matt is chief investment officer of Boston Common’s international strategies, and he also conducts research in the financial services and healthcare sectors. Prior to joining Boston Common in 2003, he covered banks and real estate investment trusts at Dodge & Cox and helped the firm launch an international equity mutual fund. Matt began his career at State Street Research and Management, and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Cheryl is a portfolio manager and economist at Trillium Asset Management, where she began her investment management career in 1987. In 1992, she joined United States Trust Company, now known as Walden Asset Management, as a portfolio manager. She rejoined Trillium in 1997 and, in addition to working at the firm, is a board member of Oikocredit USA and Cornerstone Capital Inc. Cheryl holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Nino oversees the John Hancock Investments team that is responsible for distribution and relationship management into the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) channel. Additionally, he is personally responsible for sales in the Northeast part of the country. Prior to joining John Hancock in 2010, he was at Pioneer Investments for eight years, including six years working exclusively with RIAs. Nino also worked at Smith Barney for two years and received his B.S. from Northeastern University in 2001.