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Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? - State Street, AltFi Data
State Street Global Advisors
State
Street Global Advisors (SSGA), has appointed Rakhi Kumar as
head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) and asset
stewardship, reporting to Lynn Blake, chief investment officer
for SSGA’s global equity beta solutions, the firm said in a
statement.
In this expanded role, Kumar and her team will be responsible for
providing socially responsible investment strategies and steward
the firm's clients’ assets globally.
Rakhi will lead a team across SSGA’s ESG investments and asset
stewardship groups, including Chris McKnett, head of ESG
strategists. In this role, Chris will lead a team of ESG
strategists responsible for developing product and driving
thought leadership content.
Additionally, Robert Walker has been appointed head of Europe,
Middle East and Africa for the asset stewardship group.
Previously, Walker managed ESG research activities at HSBC
Bank.
AltFi Data
AltFi Data has appointed Louisa Pires as head of
its sales and account management function, the firm said in
a statement.
Pires has more than 30 years' experience global finance. She has
worked as managing director at Merrill Lynch, Dresdner Bank,
and UniCredit where she managed teams distributing structured
credit, and other fixed income products, to institutional,
banking and corporate investors.