Author: Christopher K. Merker, Ph.D., CFA

Christopher K. Merker, PhD, CFA, is a director with Private Asset Management at Robert W. Baird & Co. He holds a PhD in investment governance and fiduciary effectiveness from Marquette University, where he has taught the course “Sustainable Finance” since 2009. Executive director of Fund Governance Analytics (FGA), an ESG research partnership with Marquette University, he is a member of the CFA Institute ESG Working Group, an international committee currently exploring ESG standards, publishes the blog, Sustainable Finance, which covers current topics around governance and sustainability in investing, and is co-author of the book, The Trustee Governance Guide: The Five Imperatives of 21st Century Investing.

August 15, 2017August 21, 2017

Pew Charitable Trust – Public Sector Retirement Systems

http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/public-sector-retirement-systems

Laura and John Arnold Foundation – Sustainable Public Finance

http://www.arnoldfoundation.org/initiative/sustainable-public-finance/

Author: Christopher K. Merker, Ph.D., CFA

How ESG was Hijacked. Now it requires a Social About-Face (Strategic Risk Asia Edition)

Management of Endowments Grows Increasingly Challenging (Moody’s)

Resolving ESG Conflicts: Important, But Not Material? (CFA Enterprising Investor)

5 Trends for Improving Investment Performance and Governance (Mercer)

The Investment Case For Better Asset Owner Governance (Willis Towers Watson)

For ESG in Fixed Income, Proof is in the Pudding (FACTSET)

“Sustainable Finance” – Newly revamped course at Marquette University

America’s Pension Bomb: Illinois is Just the Start (Bloomberg)

Publications

Public Pension Finance