Janus Henderson poaches Aviva's LaCoursiere for global ESG role

Will begin in January 2021

Janus Henderson Investors has appointed Paul LaCoursiere to the newly created role of global head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments.

He will join in January from Aviva Investors where he is currently global head of ESG research. He has worked for Aviva Investors since 2014, and has previously held portfolio management and strategist roles at Chicago Equity Partners, Barclays Global Investors, and Munder Capital Management. In his new role, LaCoursiere will be responsible for leading the integration of ESG across the $358.3bn (£275.8bn) asset manager's strategies. Janus Henderson property fund may not reopen until 2021 In a statement announce LaCoursiere's appointment, Janus Henderson said the move would supp...