Wim Van Hyfte
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Wim Van Hyfte

Global Head of Responsible ESG Research & Investments, Member of the Executive Committee

Wim Van Hyfte, Ph.D, has been Global Head of ESG Investments and Research at Candriam since 2016. He is responsible for research on environmental, social and governance issues, the implications for and the integration into portfolio and risk management across assets. 

Before, he was senior fund manager-quantitative analyst at Candriam conducting empirical research on asset pricing, the quantitative modeling of alpha/risk, the integration of ESG factors and portfolio optimization. He co-managed over $5 billion in global ESG quant equity funds and segregated accounts for nearly 10 years. He joined Candriam in 2006 after having worked in the academic world for over 8 years. 

He lectures on Sustainable Finance at business schools and universities. He was Visiting Professor at ULB Solvay School of Economics and Management from 2012 until 2020 teaching on Asset Pricing in an advance master in quantitative finance. From 2006 until 2012, he was Visiting Professor at Vlerick Business School teaching on portfolio management in an MBA program. From 2000 until 2001, he was consultant for a Belgian pension fund and a venture capital fund. 

He holds a PhD in Financial Economics, an MBA in Finance and a Master’s degree in Applied Economics. His academic research covers both empirical and corporate finance with a focus on asset pricing, risk modeling and portfolio management. His work has been presented at international academic conferences and published in peer-reviewed international academic journals. 

Discover the latest articles by Wim Van Hyfte, PhD

ESG, SRI, Kroum Sourov, Sovereign Sustainability, Research Paper, Wim Van Hyfte

La durabilité dans l’ère du « cygne gris »

L’expression « cygne gris » désigne un événement possible et connu, potentiellement extrêmement significatif mais dont la survenance est jugée peu probable.
Q&A, Wim Van Hyfte, Paulo Salazar

Les marchés émergents peuvent-ils être durables ?

Des méthodologies innovantes sont nécessaires pour appliquer l’approche ESG (Environnemetale, Sociale & Gouvernance) aux marchés émergents, expliquent Paulo Salazar, Galina Besedina et Vivek Dawan.
ESG, SRI, Wim Van Hyfte

La fabrication d’armes n’est pas durable. Un point, c’est tout.

Depuis de nombreuses années, et dans le contexte d’une progression de l’investissement ESG, les investisseurs excluent le secteur de la défense de leurs investissements en raison de la nature néfaste des armements, qui ont souvent servi à violer les droits de l’homme et ont eu des effets dévastateurs sur les vies humaines et le bien-être général de la société.
Research Paper, Kroum Sourov, Wim Van Hyfte, ESG, SRI, Sovereign Sustainability

Sovereign Analysis - Is the EU on Track for 2050 'Net Zero'?

In formalizing its 2050 carbon neutrality commitment, the EU Roadmap 2050 specifies goals and a roadmap for target emissions reductions and removals, scenarios, interim goals for 2030, and five-yearly progress reviews. While breakdowns of these targets by country are not yet set, the body of data available is already overwhelming. To create a manageable picture for investors, we discuss some of the assumptions and some of the key changes needed.
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