Stewardship

As stewards of our clients’ assets, Investec Asset Management will evaluate, monitor, and actively engage with the companies in which we invest with the aim of preserving or adding value to our clients' portfolios.

2018/19 Stewardship Report

In our latest Stewardship Report, we look at ESG integration within investments, including tackling the big issues through investment management, active ownership and our outlook for sustainable development at Investec Asset Management

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ESG in emerging market sovereign debt

8 October 2018

Understanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is an important element of emerging market sovereign debt analysis. We adopt a comprehensive approach to ESG integration that ensures we cover all the bases from rule of law to renewable energy.

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Stewardship

Our commitment

Investec Asset Management embraces the concept of active stewardship. The aim of our work is to preserve and grow the real purchasing power of the assets entrusted to us by our clients over the long term. In fulfilling this purpose we will assume a stewardship role, including the effective exercising of our clients’ ownership rights. We will monitor, evaluate, and if necessary, actively engage or withdraw investments with the aim of preserving or adding value to our clients’ portfolios.
Our objectives

Our primary objective is to ensure that we allocate our clients capital as efficiently as possible; to preserve and grow their wealth over the long term. We therefore take an active and transparent approach to stewardship including engagement with the investments in our portfolios. We believe this benefits our clients and improve the broader environmental and social context in which we invest.
ESG integration

We have a dedicated global ESG (environmental, social and governance) team, which is steered by a senior Investment Governance Committee. Together with all the investment teams, the ESG team focuses on integration strategies, ESG research and engagement efforts.

Stewardship policy

Reports
Our Stewardship Report highlights current ESG issues influencing our industry and investments, company engagements, proxy voting analysis, updates on new research, integration and other strategic efforts.
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Our Stewardship Report highlights current ESG issues influencing our industry and investments, company engagements, proxy voting analysis, updates on new research, integration and other strategic efforts.

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PRI Assessment Report

Transparency report

Annual Stewardship Report 2018-2019
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Policies and codes
Once investment has taken place in a company, Investec Asset Management assumes a stewardship role in representing our clients’ ownership rights.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have set out their requirements for the implementation of the revised Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II). This includes an engagement policy. The engagement policy requirements are covered by our Stewardship Policy and Our Approach to Engagement.
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Once investment has taken place in a company, Investec Asset Management assumes a stewardship role in representing our clients’ ownership rights.

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Stewardship Policy

Ownership Policy and Proxy Guidelines

UK Stewardship Code Statement

CRISA Code

Our Approach to Engagement

Hong Kong Principles of Ownership

Korea Stewardship Code

Japan Stewardship Code

Singapore Stewardship Principles
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Research
Investec Asset Management publishes thematic reports on ESG issues, which are available here.
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Investec Asset Management publishes thematic reports on ESG issues, which are available here.

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Climate change report

Safeguarding Outstanding Natural Value
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Corporate social responsibility
Find out about Investec Asset Management’s Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
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2018/19 Stewardship Report

ESG in emerging market sovereign debt

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Stewardship

Our commitment

Our objectives

ESG integration

Stewardship policy

Reports

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Research

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