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Koda finds value in litigation finance, insurance-linked securities

24 Mar 2023

Volatility in listed equities has led the wealth manager to different sources of returns. Already heavily defensively positioned, Koda Capital has been adding more defensive exposures to income diversifiers over the past six to 18 months as volatility continues to rock equities. Jonathan Ayres, managing partner at Koda, said the $10bn wealth manager had been...

Koda Capital’s Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan Receives Formal Endorsement by Reconciliation Australia

15 Dec 2022

Koda Capital is pleased to announce that our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) has received formal endorsement by Reconciliation Australia. Appreciation of our clients, our colleagues, and the communities we serve is a core part of our culture and we are proud to have worked together to present this RAP. Koda’s business is built on...

Raising & Investing Endowment Capital in the Education Sector – March 2023

07 Mar 2023

For many schools and universities, the desire to create endowment capital is a top priority. This report, a collaboration between Koda and leading global strategic consulting firm, CCS Fundraising, explores endowment fundraising best practice and looks at how to successfully invest endowment capital.

Establishing an Investment Portfolio

02 Nov 2022

Large charitable and non-profit groups often come to the conclusion that establishing an investment portfolio is the right thing to do in the context of their mission and purpose. While some have experience of establishing and managing such a portfolio, many do not. The aim of this paper is to help charitable and non-profit leaders...

Ep 140:

Tom King – Navigating the seas of sustainable investing

21 Mar 2023 | 48:53 mins

Tom joined Nanuk in 2009 as a director of the firm, the firm’s chief investment officer and one of the firm’s portfolio managers with approximately 20 years’ investment industry experience in equity funds management, investment banking and private equity. Before his career in finance, Tom won a gold medal in sailing at the Sydney Olympics...

Tom joined Nanuk in 2009 as a director of the firm, the firm’s chief investment officer and one of the firm’s portfolio managers with approximately 20 years’ investment industry experience in equity funds management, investment banking and private equity. Before his career in finance, Tom won a gold medal in sailing at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and paved the way for Australian high-performance sailors for years to come. In recognition of these accomplishments, Tom was also awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia.

Nanuk Asset Management was established in 2009 to develop world-leading expertise in the investment opportunities and risks associated with environmental sustainability and resource use efficiency. Nanuk does this by investing in globally listed companies associated with the broad themes of clean energy, energy efficiency, industrial efficiency, waste management, pollution control, food & agriculture, advanced & sustainable materials, water and healthcare technology. Nanuk takes an active, fundamental, valuation and research-driven investment approach. They incorporate positive and negative screening, ESG factors and values-based norms into their decision-making process.

Ep 139:

David Blood – A pioneer in sustainable investing

09 Mar 2023 | 32:19 mins

In this episode, David is joined by David Blood to discuss his views on sustainable investing in 2023. David Blood is considered by many to be one of the pioneers of sustainable investment management. Almost 20 years ago In 2004, David created Generation Investment Management alongside Al Gore the former Vice President of the United...

In this episode, David is joined by David Blood to discuss his views on sustainable investing in 2023. David Blood is considered by many to be one of the pioneers of sustainable investment management.

Almost 20 years ago In 2004, David created Generation Investment Management alongside Al Gore the former Vice President of the United States, a fund that invests with the mission to seek transformational change to drive to a net zero, prosperous, equitable, healthy and safe society. Prior to to creating Generation Investment Management, David was the CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

David Blood is a Founding Partner and Senior Partner of Generation Investment Management. He also serves as Chairperson of Just Climate. Previously, David spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs including serving as CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. David received a BA from Hamilton College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. David is chairperson of Social Finance UK and co-chair of the World Resources Institute and on the board of Dialight and On the Edge Conservation.

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