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ESG and Climate Indexes in Focus

June 20, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
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  • June 20, 2023
  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm  EDT
  • Virtual Event
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About the Event:
During the first quarter of 2023, the MSCI ACWI Climate Change, MSCI ACWI Climate Action and MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned Indexes outperformed their parent, the MSCI ACWI Index, whereas the MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Leaders and Low Carbon Target Indexes experienced small but negative cumulative active performance. On the other hand, four out of the five flagship MSCI ESG Indexes outperformed the MSCI ACWI Index.

Join this webinar where our experts will share ESG and Climate Indexes performance and market trends. We will also bring special topics such as the significance of the carbon efficiency factor and how it can provide insights into equity climate investing. During this 2nd edition of our new webinar series, we will also deep dive in the potential for index derivatives to help market participants seek to efficiently align exposures with their climate objectives.

Agenda Topics
  • Highlights on ESG & Climate Indexes performance YTD
  • The relationship between active sector weights and Climate Indexes returns
  • The role of the carbon efficiency factor in climate investing
Special Topic: The Futures of Climate Investing
  • Climate derivatives in portfolio management
  • The role of futures in the transition towards net-zero
  • The potential of futures to align investors’ exposures with climate objectives
  • Guillermo Cano
    Guillermo Cano
    Executive Director, Solutions Research, MSCI

    Guillermo joined MSCI as Executive Director in the Index Solutions Team. He is responsible for working with asset owners on global and factor index strategies as well as ESG integration. Prior to joining MSCI, Guillermo held several roles at FTSE Russell including most recently as Director of Alternatively Weighted Indexes for the Americas and Europe....

  • Rachael Camargo
    Rachael Camargo
    Executive Director, ESG & Climate Indexes, MSCI

    Rachael Camargo, CFA is an Executive Director on the ESG and Climate Index Product team at MSCI with a strategic focus on Asset Managers, Wealth Management and Insurance. She partners with clients globally to deliver innovative index solutions. Prior to joining MSCI, Rachael was a Senior Vice President at HSBC Private Bank leading discretionary products...

  • Hitendra Varsani
    Hitendra Varsani
    Managing Director & Global Head of Factor and Derivative Solutions Research, MSCI

    Hitendra D Varsani is a Managing Director and Global Head of Factor and Derivative Solutions Research at MSCI with 20 years of industry experience based in London. At MSCI, Hitendra has been responsible for innovative research and product development of factor, ESG and Climate indexes in equities and fixed income. Previously, Hitendra was Head of...

Guillermo Cano
Guillermo Cano
Executive Director, Solutions Research, MSCI

Guillermo joined MSCI as Executive Director in the Index Solutions Team. He is responsible for working with asset owners on global and factor index strategies as well as ESG integration.

Prior to joining MSCI, Guillermo held several roles at FTSE Russell including most recently as Director of Alternatively Weighted Indexes for the Americas and Europe. In this role, he worked closely with asset owners and managers on the analysis and implementation of factor indexes. As Product Manager with Russell Indexes, he led the creation of index products used for benchmarking and passive replication by some of the world’s largest asset owners and ETF providers.

He started his career at J.P. Morgan Chase Capital Markets in New York City where he worked on the equity and fixed income trading desks.

Guillermo holds an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Washington and a BA in Music and Business Administration from the University of Miami.

Guillermo joined MSCI as Executive Director in the Index Solutions Team. He is responsible for working with asset owners on global and factor index strategies as well as ESG integration.

Prior to joining MSCI, Guillermo held several roles at FTSE Russell including most recently as Director of Alternatively Weighted Indexes for the Americas and Europe. In this role, he worked closely with asset owners and managers on the analysis and implementation of factor indexes. As Product Manager with Russell Indexes, he led the creation of index products used for benchmarking and passive replication by some of the world’s largest asset owners and ETF providers.

He started his career at J.P. Morgan Chase Capital Markets in New York City where he worked on the equity and fixed income trading desks.

Guillermo holds an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Washington and a BA in Music and Business Administration from the University of Miami.

Rachael Camargo
Rachael Camargo
Executive Director, ESG & Climate Indexes, MSCI

Rachael Camargo, CFA is an Executive Director on the ESG and Climate Index Product team at MSCI with a strategic focus on Asset Managers, Wealth Management and Insurance. She partners with clients globally to deliver innovative index solutions. Prior to joining MSCI, Rachael was a Senior Vice President at HSBC Private Bank leading discretionary products and mutual funds within the Investment Strategies and Product Solutions team.

Rachael was the chief ambassador for the Private Bank Americas at HSBC’s Climate Business Council, Global and US Sustainability Forums. Prior to joining HSBC, she held multiple positions at Voya Investment Management (formerly ING) across multi-asset, fixed income, and equities.

Rachael graduated with an MBA from New York University and a BFA summa cum laude from Carnegie Mellon University. She holds the FINRA Series 7 and Series 66 licenses and is a CFA® charterholder.

Rachael Camargo, CFA is an Executive Director on the ESG and Climate Index Product team at MSCI with a strategic focus on Asset Managers, Wealth Management and Insurance. She partners with clients globally to deliver innovative index solutions. Prior to joining MSCI, Rachael was a Senior Vice President at HSBC Private Bank leading discretionary products and mutual funds within the Investment Strategies and Product Solutions team.

Rachael was the chief ambassador for the Private Bank Americas at HSBC’s Climate Business Council, Global and US Sustainability Forums. Prior to joining HSBC, she held multiple positions at Voya Investment Management (formerly ING) across multi-asset, fixed income, and equities.

Rachael graduated with an MBA from New York University and a BFA summa cum laude from Carnegie Mellon University. She holds the FINRA Series 7 and Series 66 licenses and is a CFA® charterholder.

Hitendra Varsani
Hitendra Varsani
Managing Director & Global Head of Factor and Derivative Solutions Research, MSCI

Hitendra D Varsani is a Managing Director and Global Head of Factor and Derivative Solutions Research at MSCI with 20 years of industry experience based in London. At MSCI, Hitendra has been responsible for innovative research and product development of factor, ESG and Climate indexes in equities and fixed income. Previously, Hitendra was Head of the Quantitative and Derivative Strategies team for EMEA and Asia at Morgan Stanley, where he led the development of a suite of investable global factor-based index strategies across asset classes, spanning equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities as well as futures and options. Hitendra holds a degree in mathematics and computer science from Kings College London, and a Masters in mathematical finance from Imperial College London.

Hitendra D Varsani is a Managing Director and Global Head of Factor and Derivative Solutions Research at MSCI with 20 years of industry experience based in London. At MSCI, Hitendra has been responsible for innovative research and product development of factor, ESG and Climate indexes in equities and fixed income. Previously, Hitendra was Head of the Quantitative and Derivative Strategies team for EMEA and Asia at Morgan Stanley, where he led the development of a suite of investable global factor-based index strategies across asset classes, spanning equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities as well as futures and options. Hitendra holds a degree in mathematics and computer science from Kings College London, and a Masters in mathematical finance from Imperial College London.