At the invitation of President Mauricio Macri of the Argentine Republic and President Jim Yong Kim of the World Bank Group, a small MiDA delegation attended the G20 Investor Forum event  in Buenos Aires on November 29, 2018 in the lead up to the G20 Leaders’ Summit. 

 

The G20 Investor Forum convened Heads of State from across the world, Ministers of Finance, Regulators, Development Finance Institutions, and Institutional Investors and Influencers, to discuss areas for collaboration that can potentially increase the flow of capital toward long-term  sustainable investments in G20 markets and around the world . The objective was to discuss and adopt reforms and actions that mitigate risks and create new opportunities for investors while unlocking long-term, large-scale financing to assist countries in achieving their economic development needs by empowering businesses that pursue financial, environmental, and social returns as a core part of their operations. MiDA members discussed successful models for mobilizing private financing for infrastructure in developing countries, including expansion of the successful MiDA-World Bank partnership with local pension funds in Kenya as part of efforts from global partners to expand such initiatives and create suitable opportunities for institutional investors.

 

Members of the NASP-MIDA delegation included (pictured on the top):

Donna Sims Wilson , NASP Chair, President of Smith Graham & Co.,  Aymeric Saha , Managing Director, MiDA,  Henry Jones ,  CalPERS Board of Administration, The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS),  Joseph Boateng,  Chief Investment Officer, Casey Family Foundation,  Leona Bridges , Commissioner, City and County of San Francisco Employees Retirement System,  Andrew Junkin,  President, Wilshire Consulting,  Mona S. Williams, President, Progress Investment Management,  Ndabe Mkhize , Chief Investment Officer, Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (EPPF).

The NASP Institutional Investors Advisory Council held its first meeting to kick start the new year and introduced Lee Stephens as the new Chair of the Advisory Council. Lee is the Executive Vice President, Global Client Management at BNY Mellon. We also introduced Christian Dunbar, the Deputy Treasurer for the City of Philadelphia, as Chair of the Financial Sustainability Committee. We look forward to a New Year under the continued guidance and support of the 2019 Advisory Council members.

See a complete list here .

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