TCFD Essentials in the Asset Management Sector
Thought Leadership Webinar: Join us to discuss insights into the current state of TCFD implementation across the asset management sector. Learn what is considered ‘best practice’ in the disclosure of climate risks and opportunities in the eyes of regulators and by other stakeholders in an environment where it is increasingly expected that firms have a significant contribution to play in the transition to a low carbon economy.
Date:
April 26, 2023
Time:
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. EDT
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. BST
Presented By:
EY, Sustainable Finance Transformation for Wealth and Asset Mgt
Hector Fontaine, Lead
Belina Juggapah, Sr. Consultant
Alice Maley, Sr. Consultant
Session Length:
60 minutes
This session will provide an overview of the now de-facto global standard, the TCFD framework. This includes a discussion around risk assessment, technical analysis and strategic practices the TCFD references, which all underly a broad range of policy, regulatory and market-led initiatives, designed to align the financial sector with the goals of the low-carbon transition.
As regulators have extended the scope of reporting we will discuss the regulatory agenda for the asset management sector including details on entity and product level disclosures in the UK, and touching upon other requirements globally. We will also cover emerging best practice trends and recommendations in this space, as well as a discussion around key concerns the consultants have seen asset managers have raised so far.
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Hector Fontaine leads Sustainable Finance Transformation for Wealth and Asset Management at EY. He has deep expertise in risk, finance and sustainability, supporting many of the world's largest financial institutions in these areas for many years. Prior to joining EY, Hector founded and led Sustainable Finance for a boutique consulting firm acquired by Accenture in 2021.
Hector is a frequent speaker in ESG and has completed extensive research in climate disclosures and other regulatory initiatives such as the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), with appearances in the Financial Times, BBC, European Risk Council, European Fund and Asset Management Association and many other forums. Hector achieved the Associate PRM Certificate in 2017 and has also completed a master of science at University College London and a masters in finance at London Business School.
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Belina Juggapah is a Senior Consultant in the Sustainable Finance Transformation team at EY. She has in-depth knowledge of UK/EMEA regulatory frameworks, as well as the sustainability reporting landscape. Prior to joining EY, she spent 5 years at the FCA where her key focus was identifying ESG and Stewardship risks in the asset management sector, as well as providing input into new regulatory measures, including TCFD, SDR, SFDR, and the ESG Guiding Principles. She also contributed to the development of global IOSCO standards on sustainability practices for asset managers and participated in climate financial risk forums with the BoE and PRA.
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Alice Maley is a Senior Consultant in the Wealth and Asset Management Risk and Regulatory team at EY. She is an expert in ESG regulation and has supported several leading asset managers in ESG regulatory implementation, including TCFD, SFDR and EU Taxonomy over the last few years. Alice co-developed EY’s SFDR implementation survey published in November 2022 and EY’s asset management TCFD solutions.
Alice holds a CFA certificate in ESG investing.
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