Bangkok, Thailand, November 12th, 2009 - Anpha Capital, a fund management company based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam was pleased to present as a speaker in the regional conference “Why Responsible Business Conduct Matters”, organized by The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
Mr. Nikhil Singh, CIO of Anpha Capital made a presentation on the topic “The Responsibilities of the Financial Sector”. In this session, he presented Anpha Capital’s approach to Sustainable Responsible Investment and highlighted the improved risk/reward relationship of this strategy over traditional investment strategies. Furthermore, Mr. Singh presented Anpha Capital’s twin track approach investment process with parallel execution by a sustainability team in addition to the investment team.
This conference was held in the United National Conference Centre in Bangkok for two days, November 2nd and 3rd, 2009. The conference focused on three main objectives:
• To discuss the respective roles of governments, business and other stakeholders in
promoting Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
in the OECD and ESCAP contexts.
• To learn from concrete experiences how firms from OECD and non-OECD Asian countries
engage in RBC/CSR activities and related them to corporate governance, and to discuss
how the “business case” can be reinforced. A special focus will be given to climate change
and financial issues.
• To discuss the supporting role of the leading international corporate responsibility
initiatives in promoting international responsible business.
About Anpha Capital
Anpha Capital, a Vietnam licensed fund management company was formed in 2006. In 2007 we raised two funds, which listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Subsequently, a management spin-out of the funds was consummated.
In 2009, Anpha Capital re-focused its operations on Sustainable Responsible Investing. In this regard, Anpha Capital was the first Vietnamese fund management company to sign the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UN PRI) and the first to integrate Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) matters into the investment process. We also advocate positive engagement with our investee companies on ESG issues.
Anpha Capital is also launching Vietnam’s first SRI (Sustainable and Responsible Investment) equity index together with an external consulting company. We are also concurrently developing a series of Responsible Investment funds for our investors that cover the listed equities, private equity and real estate asset classes.
The company is managed by a team of international and local professionals with outstanding track records and significant asset management experience.