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ACGA welcomes new members in 2019

We are pleased to welcome the following organisations as our latest new members in 2019 (in reverse chronological order):

• National Pension Service, Korea

National Pension Service (NPS) is Korea’s largest pension fund and the world’s third largest, with an AUM of KRW697 trillion (US$604 billion) in June 2019. NPS was established in 1987 to help secure the retirement benefits of Korean citizens with income security. Its operation scope includes retirement planning, welfare services for the disabled, contributors’ pension history management, contribution-imposing, and benefits payment. NPS signed the Korea Stewardship Code in July 2018.

• FAIRR Initiative, UK

Established in 2015 by the Jeremy Coller Foundation, the Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return (FAIRR) initiative is a collaborative investor network that raises awareness of the material ESG risks and opportunities caused by intensive animal production. FAIRR helps investors identify and prioritise these factors through their research that investors can then integrate into their investment decision-making and active stewardship processes. 

• Impax Asset Management, UK

Founded in 1998, Impax Asset Management is a boutique fund manager headquartered in London with a focus on environmental investing. With an AUM of US$17 billion out of which US$2 billion is invested in Asia, it integrates ESG into the investment process and actively engages with corporates. 

• Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Canada

Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP) is one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers, with C$168 billion (US$126 billion) of net assets under management as of 31 March 2019. It is a Canadian Crown corporation that invests funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. PSP manages a diversified global portfolio across 75 industries and more than 100 countries. In Asia, it covers 12 countries and has been in operation for more 15 years.

• MFS Investment Management, Singapore

MFS Investment Management is an active global investment manager operating for the past 21 years in five different continents. The firm manages US$427 billion as of 31 December 2018 for clients in 30 countries. It has been in operation for 21 years and manages clients in 30 countries across the globe. 

• Harvest Fund Management, China 

With US$17 billion in AUM, Harvest Fund Management is one of the largest institutional asset managers operating in China for the past 20 years. It has offices in 11 different countries including Hong Kong (since 2008), New York (since 2012) and London (since 2015).

• Arisaig Partners, Singapore

Arisaig Partners is an independent, employee-owned investment company based in Singapore and London with an AUM of US$4.3 billion. It has been in operation for 22 years and invests in nine countries in Asia. Its single largest market is India, followed by China and the Philippines.

ACGA has more than 110 member companies and organisations, including leading global and regional institutional investors, financial associations, listed companies, auditing firms and business associations.

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