Stewardship Alignment I Aegon Masterclass Takeover
Reinvigorating asset owner and asset manager alignment in 2024
The relationship between asset owners and asset managers presents a strategic focus for asset owners seeking to strengthen management of climate risk in their investment portfolios and pursue ambitious net zero targets. Asset managers are well positioned to conduct effective engagement, while asset owners can provide complementary oversight, accountability, insights from beneficiaries, and desired practices for the management of their portfolios.
For asset owners, it is critical that their long-term interests are consistently represented by their asset managers who must adopt a consistent, transparent and outcomes-oriented engagement strategy, while recognising that climate change poses systemic risks to portfolio returns. However, with this year’s AGM season highlighting reduced alignment between asset owner and asset manager voting behaviour, what does this mean for the future?
Join us for an insightful discussion hosted in collaboration with Aegon UK, discussing asset owner and asset manager alignment in 2024 and beyond.
Panelists
- Hilkka Komulainen, Head of Responsible Investment, Aegon UK
- Miranda Beacham, Head of Responsible Investment, Aegon Asset Management UK
- Paul Lee, Head of Stewardship and Sustainable Investment Strategy, Redington