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Reconciling Funding Programs and Impactful Investment Portfolios

Mamadou-Abou Sarr participated in a webinar where representatives from the Nathan Cummings Foundation and MSCI shared their perspectives and insights.

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V-SQUARE Climate Pulse May 2023 edition

Although the E of ESG has been centered on climate so far, we must remember that environmental issues also include water management, waste and pollution, and natural capital or biodiversity.

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Capturing green returns – Mamadou-Abou Sarr

Conversations about people, planet and profit-for-purpose in a complex world, interviewed by Rachel Alembakis Founder and Managing Director of FS Sustainability.

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ESG Investing Awards 2023 Winner – Interview with V-Square

V-Square won the award for Best Specialist ESG ETF and was the runner up for the Most Innovative ESG ETF among many respected competitors.

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Developing Innovation for ESG and Sustainability Investing

With over 1,200 ESG and sustainable ETFs globally, the overlap of investment approaches, ESG screens and index compositions makes it hard for investors to distinguish between managers.

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NYSE Spotlight on Diversity

Human capital is not only a critical source of capital and a key driving force for any businesses, human capital also enjoys the benefit of diversification.

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Mamadou-Abou Sarr on why boutique managers have the upper hand on ESG

With large managers changing their rhetoric about ESG and removing themselves from certain organizations it opens the door to specialized managers like V-Square

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V-Square named Best Specialist ESG ETF Provider at ESG Awards

V-Square won the 2023 ESG Investing Award for Best Specialist ESG ETF Provider and was a runner-up for the Most Innovative ESG ETF at the ESG Investing Awards

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V-Square’s Sarr on Navigating ESG Risks and Opportunities

Mamadou-Abou Sarr joined Keith Black, RIA Channel to discuss V-square’s differentiated approach to ESG integration and the investment thesis behind thematic ETFs, VMAT and VDNI.

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ESG Trends to Watch in 2023

Welcome 2023! Another year like no other just passed, a year in which the markets have experienced their worst year since 2008 and the Great Recession.

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Nordsip Interview: Habib Moudachirou - Intent on Sustainability

On the topic of materiality, V-Square's Co-Founder Habib Moudachirou warns that lower quality materiality assessment can lead to 'greenwishing'.

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Financial Investigator Magazine, Netherlands – October Issue

Effective ESG investing requires materiality to drive financial performance and, intentionality to mitigate greenwashing.

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Interview Les Echos: Mamadou-Abou Sarr

Sustainable investment: "The train has already left, and we won't stop it". Responsible investment products took off in the United States during the pandemic, says Mamadou-Abou Sarr.

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V-Square MSCI Global Equity ESG for Australian Asset Owners

V-SQUARE announces launch of V-Square MSCI Global Equity ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Indexed Strategy for Australian Asset Owners

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ETF Leaders Powered by the NYSE

NYSE's Judy Shaw sits down with V-Square Quantitative Management's Co-Founder and President Mamadou-Abou Sarr for ETF Leaders, powered by the New York Stock Exchange, at Exchange: An ETF Experience 2022.

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InFLXtion Points

Exploring the business of being in business with transformative phrases and moments. Host Jillian DelSignore, Managing Director, Head of ETFs and Indexing Sales at FLX Networks speaks with Mamadou Abou Sarr, Co-Founder and President of V Square about his inflection points.

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What Does ESG Mean to You?

Mamadou-Abou Sarr, CIFD caught up with Jay Coulter at ETF Exchange last month to share his thoughts.

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Mamadou-Abou Sarr joins ETF Prime Host

Host of ETF Prime Nate Geraci is joined by Mamadou-Abou Sarr, Co-founder and President of V-Square Quantitative Management to discuss the V-Shares US Leadership Diversity ETF.

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V-Square Spotlight: Mamadou-Abou Sarr, co-founder and President

Mamadou-Abou Sarr, Co-Founder and President shares his vision and passions.

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V-Square: This is Sustainable Investing Reimagined

V-Square's vision brought to life by co-founders Mamadou-Abou Sarr (President) and Habib Moudachirou (Chief Investment Officer).

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WBEZ Reset Checks in with V-Square

The city of Chicago treasurer and our Reset Sustainability contributor to understand more about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s climate proposal and the Chicago city council bans from investing city finances into fossil fuel companies.

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Replay: MINTZ Webinar: What does ESG mean for your organization?

In the latest discussion in our ESG webinar series, our panelists discussed key challenges facing organizations as they adjust, adopt, and incorporate ESG into their investment programs.

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Replay: NYSE ETF Education Series: Investing for Impact

NYSE in conversation with TrueMark Investments and V-Square Quantitative Management. Investing for Impact (March 9 at 1:00 PM ET). Reply using password: iMf2QLPu

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V-SQUARE Climate Pulse March 2022 edition

In a world where non-fungible tokens (NFT) allow investors to buy a fraction of a digital art piece, and investors are bidding on their slice of the ‘metaverse’, why has it proved so hard to develop a global carbon market?

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VSQM at OETV ESG Recap Series

Sasha Chasen discusses V-Square's approach to ESG investing and top trends for 2022 with Mamadou-Abou Sarr, co-Founder and President.

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ESG Webinar – March 3rd at 12:00 ET: What does ESG mean for your organization?

Join us at the MINTZ ESG webinar series with an informative panel discussion.

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ESG Trends to Watch in 2022

2021 came and went as fast as 2020. As we look forward through 2022, we are thrilled to see the industry recognize the opportunities ahead and take on the many complex challenges that come.

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Mamadou-Abou Sarr Interview with Douglas Yones

Douglas Yones - Head of Exchange Traded Products at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) interviews Mamadou-Abou Sarr, Co-founder and President of V-Square to discuss VDNI – The V-Shares US Leadership Diversity ETF.

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V-SQUARE announcing Climate-focused newsletter

Today we announced the launch of our inaugural Climate Pulse newsletter, a bi-monthly bulletin covering climate change related risks and opportunities. The format of Climate Pulse will allow us to approach climate change through various lenses.

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Neudata Insights and Scouting Summit

Panel: The Rush to Decarbonise: Investment Challenges and Opportunities. On 6-9 December, Neudata is presenting its biggest quarterly event yet — Data Insights & Scouting Summit 2021.

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The Great Repricing: Financial Advice in the age of Climate Change

Article by V-Square: A Holistic Pathway Towards a Low-Carbon Future (page 44)

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Not a lack of, but too much data is often the issue

Launching an asset management firm is not for the faint-hearted and particularly if you try starting a firm in the middle of a global pandemic.

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V-Square ranked on the podium in the eVestment Brand Awareness Ranking

The ranking is a symbiotic combination of Brand, Firm, and Product awareness.

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Not Just Another Quant Manager

In today’s ultra-competitive global asset management landscape, starting a new firm requires ambition, courage and above all, the belief in a new, better way, to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns to investors.

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CFA Society New York – ESG and Climate Data in Multi-Asset Risk Analysis

Please join us for this informative virtual event featuring our CIO, Habib Moudachirou, FRM, CIFD. He will give an overview of sustainability investing.

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V-Square at The Council of Institutional Investors 2021

We are delighted to invite you to our presentation at The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) 2021 Virtual Fall Conference on the 22nd September at 5pm.

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The Great Repricing: Financial Advice in the Age of Climate Change

Please join us at The Great Repricing: Financial Advice in the Age of Climate Change event organized by Gitterman Wealth Management, LLC and FINTECH.TV from September 21-24.

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Stockholm key in global conquest

New sustainability quant manager makes Stockholm key in global conquest: "ESG leadership coming from the Nordic region is really phenomenal"

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Norland - Why did I join V-Square?

Interview of Erik Norland, Head of Distribution by Aline Reichenberg Gustafsson, CFA - NORDSIP

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Western Amateur Championship and the Evans Scholars Foundation

We are honored to be a supporter of the 2021 Western Amateur Championship and the Evans Scholars Foundation as the tournament's return to its historic roots at Glen View Club! All the best to all the golfers from all over the world!

Bringing Intentionality to ESG

"I wanted to build an investment firm that has the power to understand quantitative data but also has the ESG expertise to decipher, harmonise and standardise this data leading to better informed investment decisions"

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V-Square Appoints Erik Norland as Head of Distribution

Erik is Head of Distribution at V-Square Quantitative Management where he oversees all institutional client facing activity.

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VSQM welcome Anita Woodhouse as Chief Compliance Officer

V-Square Quantitative Management LLC is pleased to announce and welcome Anita Woodhouse as Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)

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GARP - A Look Beyond ESG Ratings: Quantitative Investment and Climate Risk

Habib Moudachirou, FRM, V-Square’s CIO, gives his investment management perspective on the ESG responsibility, risk, and opportunity. It’s tempting to simplify ESG with a singular rating.

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V-Square's Sarr On Delivering Customized, High-Impact ESG Solutions

Mamadou-Abou Sarr, President & CEO, V-Square Quantitative Management, discusses his investment platform, which is designed to deliver customized, high-impact ESG solutions.

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Replay of Responsible Investor webinar: Can there ever be true net zero?

This webinar will explore the scientific ground for net zero emissions, the levers to getting to net zero and how investors can align their portfolios.

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Deciphering the ESG Data deluge

Mamadou-Abou Sarr has first-hand experience of quantitative finance and ESG investing. He believes his new investment firm holds the answer to bringing both approaches together.

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V-Square explores the low-carbon pathway

Governments across the world are increasingly responding to the climate crisis by adopting policies and market mechanisms to help reduce emissions, writes Mamadou-Abou Sarr

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V-Square Delivers Quant-Enhanced ESG Solution

V-Square Quantitative Management delivers ESG-Aligned Market Beta and Customized solutions, proprietary ESG strategies, as well as beta and smart beta strategies, which combines passive non-ESG investing with active ownership.

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Mamadou-Abou Sarr to speak at the GREENFIN conference

Join us and more than 500 professionals online for two days of inspiring sessions and unique networking opportunities. GreenFin 21 - April 13-14, 2021

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Diversity, what’s in it for investors?

Companies diversify their outputs to gain a strategic edge, why not the inputs? Diversity, when implemented well, can be rewarding, just like portfolio diversification can be.

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VSQM Brings Intentionality To Sustainability

Feature in Emerging Manager Monthly, the February 2021 issue. The sustainability firm was launched in March 2020 with backing from Valor Management.

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ESG Trends to Watch in 2021

As we embrace the new year following a challenging 2020, the theme of "Building Back Better" remains top of mind.

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Mamadou-Abou Sarr Appointed to US SIF Board of Directors

Mamadou-Abou Sarr has been appointed to the board of directors of US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment.

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New Year, New Resolutions

As we closed the book of the past calendar year, committing to New Year’s resolutions finds its roots in religious beliefs and traditions.

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The Biz of Wealth - From Corporate America to Entrepreneur

Habib Moudachirou & Alejandra Stalapolsky - Leadership series. From accidental banker to intentional sustainable investor, 20 years in 30 minutes.

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"LEED" in times of crisis

To the question, why did you launch an investment firm with a focus on sustainability in the middle of a pandemic? My answer is because I wanted to "LEED" in a different way.

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Is quantitative finance a good match for ESG?

Quantitative approaches provide speed, scalability, and cost savings, which can help process the deluge of ESG data, says Habib Moudachirou

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CFA Society Chicago - Quant-Focused ESG Investing

Mamadou-Abou Sarr & Monique Thanos, CFA

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V-Square joins the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change

V-Square joins the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change as a program sponsor with the goal to advance science-based financial decision-making.

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V-Square: GPS algo applied to ESG Data complexity

With over $40 trillion of global sustainable assets around the world, sustainable investing has become one of the fastest-growing segments in the asset management industry.

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VSQM Becomes Signatory to the UN-Supported Principles for Responsible Investment

V-Square Quantitative Management LLC announced today (09/15/2020) that it has become a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

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Sustainable Investment Forum Europe 2020

Join us, @Climate_Action_ and @UNEP_FI in mobilizing sustainable investment towards a 1.5 degree world at the virtual edition of the Sustainable Investment Forum Europe 2020. Register now: https://bit.ly/2E9YgSJ #SINVEurope

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