Ziad Abou Gergi, CFA, is responsible for managing multi0asset portfolios at Barclays Wealth and Investments. He joined Barclays in 2005 as an equity portfolio manager and sector analyst in Paris. He moved to Barclays’ London office in 2011 to join Barclays Wealth & Investment Management’s multi-manager team covering various equity markets. In addition to his CFA charter, Abou Gergi holds master’s degrees in economics and management from, respectively, Saint Joseph University in Beirut and SKEMA Business School in Paris.
Capitalism will have to adapt to meet the green challenge.
Cheap exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and smart beta products are no substitutes for active management, says Ziad Abou Gergi, CFA. But the manager-selection industry needs to adapt to the changing environment and investors' price sensitivity.