~ Joseph V. Amato, President and Chief Investment Officer—Equities
Equities
Highly experienced, sector-focused research analysts develop company ratings for the firm’s portfolio management teams, partnering in the rigorous exchange of ideas to drive differentiated investment views
Machine learning, natural language processing and cloud computing analyze ~6TB of novel data daily to provide deeper understanding of economic, industry and company fundamentals
Industry-leading technology, independent risk management and real-time trading capability across all time zones
279 investment professionals, including 55 research analysts
Diverse range of investment strategies, including strategies focused on assessing financially material factors and strategies with outcomes-focused objectives such as impact, climate transition and avoidance-based.
4,000+ systematically developed NB ESG Quotient™ ratings for companies based on financially material factors1
43 proxy votes published in advance and voted on behalf of our clients, an important component of creating shareholder value2
on environmental issues
on social issues
on governance issues