Arabesque Partners
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| Industry | Investment Management |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | London Frankfurt Singapore |
Key people | Georg Kell, Chairman
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| Website | arabesque |
Arabesque Partners (or Arabesque Asset Management) is an Anglo-German investment management firm founded in 2013,[1] with headquarters in London and a research hub in Frankfurt. The company offers a quantitative approach to sustainable investing.
Arabesque combines systematic portfolio technology with the values of the United Nations Global Compact, the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) and balance sheet and business activity screening.
History
The company was established as a partnership in 2013 through a management buyout of all rights and intellectual property.[2]
Organisation
Arabesque was founded by Omar Selim, who is the Chief Executive Officer based in London. He was formerly Head of Global Markets for institutional clients in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe at Barclays Bank PLC.[3] Arabesque Asset Management is a registered member of the UN Global Compact,[4] the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF)[5] and the European Investment Forum (EUROSIF).[6] In May 2017,Arabesque Asset Management announced Anja Mikus as CIO to lead the German government’s nuclear phase-out fund.[7][8]
Research
In September 2014, Arabesque partnered with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford to release a report entitled ‘From the Stockholder to the Stakeholder’.[9] The enhanced meta-study cites over 190 sources and identifies a correlation between high Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) quality and financial performance.[10] In January 2015, a case study on the CEO of Arabesque, Omar Selim, was published by George Serafeim and Rebecca Henderson at Harvard Business School, and was taught to MBA students at Harvard Business School.[11]
References
- ^ Kao, Patricia (27 June 2013). "Former Barclays Bankers Led by Selim Set Up Quant Funds Manager". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT COMMUNICATION ON PROGRESS 2015" (PDF). UN GLOBAL COMPACT. UN GLOBAL COMPACT. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Executive Profile Omar Selim". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ Abd Rahim, Haliza. "Global Compact UK Network Members". UN Global Compact. Global Compact Network UK. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ Lindegaard, Pamela. "UKSIF Directory". UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association. UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Eurosif March 2015 Newsletter". EUROSIF. Eurosif. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Sustainability CIO to head Germany's nuclear phase-out fund". Modern Investor. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ "People moves: Swedish boutique hires AP4's green bonds chief". IPE. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ Green, Sophia (21 September 2014). "The Bottom Line is a Sustainability One". No. Markets. Financial Times. FTFM. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ Medland, Dina (15 September 2014). "'From Stockholder To Stakeholder' Means 'No' To Short-Termism For Better Results". No. Leadership. Forbes. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ Serafim, George; Henderson, Rebecca; Gombos, Shannon. "Omar Selim: Building a Values-Based Asset Management Firm (A)". Harvard Business School Faculty & Research. Harvard Business School. Retrieved 15 June 2015.