Responsible investment (RI), an investment approach incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, has taken centre stage of the investment world in recent years. Increasing number of investors who have adopted the Principles for Responsible Investment believe that better management of ESG factors will either improve returns or reduce risk. TMA is delighted to have invited Ms Grace Lau, Executive Director of the Risk and Compliance Department, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, to share with members the past, present and future developments of ESG/Responsible Investment:

(i)   Past: major driving forces behind the rise of ESG / RI;
(ii)  Present: what asset owners like HKMA have done in respect of ESG / RI; and
(iii)  Future: how the financial industry should position for the rising trend of ESG / RI.

Ms Grace Lau

Executive Director of the Risk and Compliance Department

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Ms Grace Lau has been appointed to the present position since January 2015 responsible for overseeing the investment risks and other risk-generating activities across the HKMA.  Ms Lau joined the HKMA as Manager in 1994 and was promoted to the Division Head in 2000.  She worked in various functional areas of the HKMA including monetary policy, economic and market research, market systems policy, banking development and securities enforcement.  Ms. Lau has two master degrees, one in Economics from the University of Hong Kong and the other in Investment Management from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.  She is a Certified Financial Risk Manager of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). 

Participants are entitled to receive 1 CPD (TMA) credit upon completion of the seminar. TMA is the administrator for the Enhanced Competency Framework on Treasury Management (ECF-TM) and a recognized institution of Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for providing continuing professional development (CPD) activities. The CPD hours can be used to meet the CPD requirements of the ECF-TM and the SFC.  To qualify for the CPD credits or attendance certificate of the seminar, all participants have to sign-in and sign-out. We regret that neither CPD nor attendance certificate will be given to those who are late for the seminar or leave early. TMA Office will update TMA Individual Members’ CPD record after the seminar is held.