![]() Matthew Picone SVP, Portfolio Manager, Acadian Asset Management (Australia) Limited Matthew Picone is Arcadian's senior vice president, portfolio manager focusing on ESG.
MATTHEW PICONE | FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023 Neither exclusion-based approaches nor low-carbon benchmark tracking indices incorporate a deliberate means of generating alpha. Read more MATTHEW PICONE , ANDY MONIZ , SETH WEINGRAM | FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022 How asset managers can help investors promote the fight against climate change by decarbonising their portfolios. Read more SETH WEINGRAM , MATTHEW PICONE , ANDY MONIZ | FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021 ESG is one of the most important trends in contemporary investing, with ESG issues reported to affect investment risk and return, and asset owners demanding ESG strategies in diverse market and portfolio contexts. Read more ASHA MEHTA , MATTHEW PICONE , SETH WEINGRAM | THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019 Over the past decade, investors have pursued a growing range of responsible investing objectives. Increasingly, investors recognise the alpha potential and risk mitigating properties of responsible investing. Read more PAGE: 1 |
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