Interest in derivatives based on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) benchmarks has soared in recent years and the market is evolving rapidly. ESG derivatives are now being rolled out across more indices and increasingly sophisticated methodologies are being added to the product mix. The market is also expanding into fixed income investments where demand is rising rapidly.
In this webcast, leading equity and fixed income asset experts discuss the fast-evolving ESG derivatives market, looking at how these products are helping investment strategies and outlining expectations for market development. Topics of discussion include:
- Examples of how ESG derivatives are augmenting sustainable investment
- The dilemmas of more complex methodologies
- The move into fixed income – why the lag behind equity ESG derivatives?
- Use cases for fixed income ESG derivatives
- How do fixed income ESG derivatives relate to credit derivatives?
- Future expectations for the market
Moderator:
Stella Farrington, Head of content, Risk.net
Speakers:
Andre Bertolotti, Head of sustainable portfolio strategies, Blackrock
Davide Masi, Fixed income derivatives product R&D, Eurex
Isabelle Millat, Head of sustainable investment solutions within the global markets division, Societe Generale
Megan Morgan, Global head of equity & index sales, Eurex