
A lover of the great outdoors, John has a passion for ski touring and marathon running. He is passionate about and an advocate for the role of public equity markets in driving societal change through a focus on investing in scalable solutions providers combined with active ownership and engagement to help drive positive change.
John is an Impact Equities Portfolio Manager and Stewardship, Sustainability & Impact specialist. He joined Martin Currie in 2019 as a Portfolio Manager/Analyst and since 2020, his role has had an emphasis in supporting Martin Currie’s capability and leadership position in Stewardship & Sustainability of which the launch of the Improving Society strategy is the latest chapter. John has almost two decades of investment experience, beginning his career as an Investment Analyst at Alliance Trust in 2004 before moving as a Portfolio Manager to Aegon Asset Management where he managed US and Global equity mandates. He later moved toNewton Investment Management as an investment analyst and portfolio manager in its Global Equity team, which included helping develop and implement its sustainable investment and enhanced ESG integration process for a new suite of sustainable funds.
John graduated with an MA (Hons) in International Relations from St Andrews University, having also spent a year at Queens University Ontario. He is a CFA charterholder and has also completed the CFA certificate in ESG investing and SASB Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA). John lives in Edinburgh with his wife and three daughters.
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Introducing the Improving Society Strategy
Martin Currie’s socially focused impact strategy aims to positively address the problem of human inequity while delivering long-term capital growth.
- Date published
- 1 Dec 2023
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- Improving Society Strategy
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Our three pillars of social impact
What they are and why they matter.
- Date published
- 11 Jul 2023
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- Improving Society Strategy
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Moving Beyond ESG - Reaching for a more sustainable future
Over the last decade, stewardship and sustainability have evolved rapidly, driven by a mixture of growing investor demand, increased sophistication to manage risk, improved reporting and enhanced regulation.
- Date published
- 1 Jun 2023
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- Improving Society Strategy
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Moving Beyond ESG - Stewardship, Sustainability & Impact
Our view is that the term ‘ESG’ is not fit for purpose. As such we have organized ourselves now with a focus on what we think should replace it.
- Date published
- 25 May 2023
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- Improving Society Strategy