Singapore January 28th 2010 - The conference was held to put focus on Frontier Markets in Asia, most notably Vietnam, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Thomas Jakobsen, Head of Sustainability at Anpha Capital, made a presentation at the conference over the theme of “Sustainable and Responsible Investments in Frontier Markets”.
The presentation covered the rising trend of Responsible Investments, hereunder the role that the United Nations has played in forming the Principles of Responsible Investing.
Hereafter a long range of specific Environmental, Social and Governance issues to consider when investing in different industries were discussed, together with different strategies for implementing Responsible Investing.
About Anpha Capital
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.