Global distribution head: "Index has no conscience"

Campbell Fleming, the global head of distribution at investment company Aberdeen Standard Investments, is very critical of index fund managers. They take far too little responsibility for corporate governance, he says in an interview with a Swedish investors' newssite.
Campbell Fleming, Global Head of Distribution at Aberdeen Standard Investments. | Photo: Aberdeen Standard Investments/PR
Campbell Fleming, Global Head of Distribution at Aberdeen Standard Investments. | Photo: Aberdeen Standard Investments/PR

There is a philosophical conflict between the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) trend and the increased inflows of capital into index funds, according to Campbell Fleming. He is global head of distribution and manager at one of the world's largest investment companies Aberdeen Standard Investments.

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