Arabesque Partners

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 Partners
IndustryInvestment Management
Founded2013
HeadquartersLondon
Frankfurt
Singapore
Key people
Georg Kell, Chairman

Barbara Krumsiek (board)
Yolanda Kakabadse (board)
Carolyn Woo (board)
Kate James (board)

Carlo Koelzer (board)
Websitearabesque.com

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]

Investors

Arabesque Group

In January 2022, ABG Real Estate invested in Arabesque Group.[12] ABG Real Estate was supported in this transaction by PwC.[13]

Arabesque AI

In January 2020, DWS invested in Arabesque AI.[14]

Media

In September 2021, Arabesque launched the world's first AI ESG fund manager.[15] In March 2021, Arabesque has hired Herman Brill as CEO for its asset management unit and Ulrika Hasselgreen as Head of Nordics and Head of Europe for Corporates and Sovereigns.[16]

References
  1. Kao, Patricia (27 June 2013). "Former Barclays Bankers Led by Selim Set Up Quant Funds Manager". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. "UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT COMMUNICATION ON PROGRESS 2015" (PDF). UN GLOBAL COMPACT. UN GLOBAL COMPACT. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. "Executive Profile Omar Selim". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  4. 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.
  5. Lindegaard, Pamela. "UKSIF Directory". UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association. UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  6. "Eurosif March 2015 Newsletter". EUROSIF. Eurosif. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  7. "Sustainability CIO to head Germany's nuclear phase-out fund". Modern Investor. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  8. "People moves: Swedish boutique hires AP4's green bonds chief". IPE. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  9. Green, Sophia (21 September 2014). "The Bottom Line is a Sustainability One". No. Markets. Financial Times. FTFM. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  10. Medland, Dina (15 September 2014). "'From Stockholder To Stakeholder' Means 'No' To Short-Termism For Better Results". No. Leadership. Forbes. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  11. 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.
  12. "Arabesque Partners with ABG to Develop ESG Solutions for Real Estate Sector". ESG Today. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  13. "PwC Legal berät ABG Real Estate Group bei strategischer Partnerschaft und Minderheitsbeteiligung in Arabesque Holding Ltd". PwC Legal Deutschland (in German). 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  14. "DWS Invests in Artificial Intelligence via Stake in Arabesque AI". www.dws.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  15. Eco-Business. "Arabesque launches world's first AI ESG fund manager". Eco-Business. Retrieved 2021-10-15. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. Rust2021-03-05T12:46:00+00:00, Susanna. "Arabesque lands big industry names for sustainability, AI expansion". IPE. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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