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At Man Group, we recognise that Responsible Investment ('RI') is fundamental to our fiduciary duty to our clients and beneficiaries. We understand the importance of sound stewardship in managing investors’ capital, and our approach to RI ensures that our interests and values are closely aligned to those of our clients and shareholders.
As a proud signatory of the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, Man Group views environmental, social and governance (‘ESG’) analysis as a fundamental part of investment risk management.
$43.8bn of Man Group assets under management integrate ESG into their investment process1, as of 31 March 2021.
Our approach
Man Group takes a diversified approach to Responsible Investment across its investment engines and recognises the importance of a responsible approach across all asset classes and investment strategies. Each of our investment engines applies the best practices of Responsible Investment in the way that is most relevant to their fields of research through a variety of different methods.
Stewardship
Enhancing our values and interests of our clients' assets through voting and active engagement
ESG Factors
Considering and/or applying ESG criteria in the investment decision-making process
Activities/Education
Participating, promoting and educating responsible investment within the investment community
1Man Group calculation, based on Global Sustainable Investment Alliance definitions, where ESG integration is defined as the systematic and explicit inclusion by investment managers of environmental, social and governance factors into financial analysis. The RI AUM figure aggregates all relevant portions of portfolios (funds or mandates) which routinely and explicitly include ESG factors into the investment decision making process as at 31 March 2021. This includes combined AUM of all affiliated Man investment managers. All investment management services are offered through Man affiliated investment managers.
Capabilities
Our sophisticated, firm-wide technology platform synthesises data from various external providers as well as internal proprietary ESG data, providing an ESG framework and tool which support investment decision making.
The RI Committee comprises of senior representatives from across Man Group and oversees the implementation of the firm’s RI Policy, ESG initiatives and Stewardship capabilities.
Man Group maintains a firm-wide RI Policy that outlines our recognition, commitment and support to develop and integrate RI practices across our investment engines.
Stewardship
We encourage all listed companies to disclose a Climate Transition Action Plan and annual performance versus plan. Where companies won’t do so voluntarily we will vote for and file AGM resolutions (whenever we have sufficient votes) requiring such disclosure. We support the Say on Climate initiative.
As stewards of our clients’ capital, we owe it to them to actively and responsibly manage their entrusted resources to unlock long-term and sustained value.
Man Group fully supports the UK Stewardship Code, applying its seven principles across the firm’s investment strategies. Our Stewardship and Active Ownership team maintains the firm’s stewardship polices and framework that guide all our stewardship activities to uphold the highest standards in ESG.
Our approach to stewardship extends across three distinct dimensions:
At Man Group we take our stewardship responsibilities seriously. Our stewardship activity is guided by our commitment to the UK Stewardship Code and our Engagement Policy sets our approach to shareholder engagement and proxy voting.
Man Group’s Stewardship and Active Ownership team oversees all proxy voting activity at the firm level. We have developed an enhanced ESG proxy voting policy that goes beyond your typical policy by applying specific overlays that represent the core principle of good governance.
Voting Statistics
Man Group Voting Statistics - 2021
Man Group Voting Statistics - 2020
Man Group Voting Statistics - 2019
Man Group Voting Statistics - 2018
Man Group is an active advocate of Responsible Investment in the investment community, and we are proud to be involved with a number of organisations and iniatives, including:
As a responsible investor, Man Group complements its stewardship activity by carrying out rigorous engagement work with investee companies. We define engagement as a constructive and purposeful dialogue with companies on material risks tied to ESG issues – a targeted and focused discussion with a clear agenda and defined objectives.
Responsible Investment Framework
The fund framework is designed to establish a baseline requirement of ESG standards, and to provide credibility, clarity and consistency in Man Group’s approach to RI across its range of funds. Broadly our funds fall under three categories, as below:
Man Group ESG Analytics Tool
The Man Group ESG Analytics Tool is a proprietary, dashboard-style tool enabling the firm’s investment teams to monitor non-financial risks and analyse Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors on both a single- stock basis and across portfolios.
Responsible Investment News and Perspectives
Read Man Group’s latest responsible investment insights and listen to our podcast A Sustainable Future.
We're calling on governments around the world to raise their climate ambitions and enact strong #climateaction policies ahead of #COP26. 457 investors with $41 trillion in assets have signed the #GIS2021 statement –– the strongest-ever investor call on this issue. pic.twitter.com/EDEingc1Mi
— Man Group (@ManGroup) June 10, 2021
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Man Group’s Responsible Investment Brochure provides a holistic overview of how we approach and implement responsible investment across the firm. It outlines the policies and frameworks we have in place, how we integrate ESG at the portfolio and strategy level across our diverse range of businesses, and how we promote responsible investment throughout the industry.
Specific topics covered include:
- Man Group’s RI Fund Framework and Stewardship approach
- Integrating ESG across quantitative and discretionary portfolios
- Man Group’s RI industry involvement and affiliations
Policies
Man Group maintains firm-wide responsible investment policies that support globally-recognised norms. We also encourage our individual investment management businesses to develop and integrate responsible investing approaches that are relevant to their strategies.
Man Group Policies
Industry Assessments
Man Group is a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (‘PRI’), read our latest report below.
Man AHL is one of the longest running systematic trading managers, bringing a scientific, empirical mind-set to investing. For thirty years, Man AHL has applied a systematic approach to the development and deployment of investment strategies which are largely quantitative and rely on large datasets to which are applied complex financial, econometric and statistical theories through proprietary research and modelling.
Man Numeric is an institutional manager focused on strategies ranging from long-only, active extension, and market neutral equities across geographic regions, investment styles and capitalisation strata. As a signatory of the UN PRI since 2014, Man Numeric is committed to a socially-responsible investment approach that combines best practices in environmental, social and governance analysis with the interests and values of our clients.
Man GLG is a discretionary investment manager that delivers absolute return and long-only investment strategies across asset classes, sectors and geographies. As a signatory of UN PRI since 2012, Man GLG is committed to a socially-responsible investment approach that combines best practices in environmental, social and governance analysis with the interests and values of our clients.
Man GPM is Man Group’s private markets investment division specialising in residential real estate and corporate assets across the capital structure. Man GPM seeks to implement RI principles across its real estate investment strategies, ranging from the inclusion of ESG factors to active engagement with the aim of making a positive impact. Man GPM became a member of the UN PRI in 2017.
Man FRM, as a hedge fund investment specialist, engages its sub-managers to promote the inclusion of ESG factors into their investment processes, policies and practices. Man FRM also promotes the acceptance of the UN PRI with our sub-advisors and encourages their participation as signatories to the Principles.
Man Group Responsible Investment Committee
The Committee is chaired by Robert. E Furdak, CIO for ESG.