About David
Bachelor of Commerce (Curtin University), Master of Finance (Distinction) (Curtin University), CFA Charterholder
With more than 10 years industry experience, David undertakes research activities and develops and manages the firm’s equity ESG and enhanced indexed strategies. Prior to joining IFM Investors, David worked at IOOF as a Portfolio Analyst. At IOOF, David was responsible for the research and implementation of factor investing funds as well as portfolio management and trading across developed and emerging markets.
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How ‘core’ equity strategies can meaningfully contribute to the climate transition
We believe active corporate engagement coupled with targeted use of modest tracking error budgets can help enable ‘core’ Australian equity strategies to simultaneously satisfy Your Future, Your Super requirements and have a role in decarbonisation.
Reducing carbon exposure in core equity portfolios
One approach that investors can take to manage climate related risk in equity portfolios is to lower carbon exposure. In this article, Laurence Irlicht, Executive Director Indexed and Quantitative Equities, and David Welch, Associate Director, discuss how IFM implements low carbon strategies suitable for core equity portfolios in Australia and globally.
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