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The Long View

Dhananjay Phadnis: 'ESG Investing Is Still at a Very Early Stage in Asia'

The Long View

Morningstar

Finance, Dan Lefkovitz, Amy Arnott, Entrepreneurship, Investing Leaders, Jeff Ptak, Investors, Christine Benz, Influential Investors, Careers, Long-term Investing, Financial Services, Business, Investing, Morningstar

4.5775 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

The Fidelity Sustainable Asian Equity manager talks investing amid turmoil in China, the state of the Asian supply chain, ESG’s role in the investment process, and more.

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0:00.0

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0:05.5

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0:10.1

that are designed to enable financial professionals and clients to plan a path to financial freedom.

0:15.5

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0:20.5

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0:26.6

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0:32.6

Hi, and welcome to the Longview. I'm Jeff Patak Chief Ratings Officer at Morningstar Research Services.

0:38.1

And I'm Christine Ben's director of personal finance and retirement planning for Morning Star.

0:42.7

Our guest this week is Dananjay Fadness. DJ is the manager of the Fidelity Sustainable Asian Equity Strategy,

0:50.0

which he has run since 2013. DJ joined Fidelity as an analyst in 2004 and has served in a number of roles during his tenure,

0:58.0

including Stints Managing Fidelity Indonesia Fund, as well as Fidelity's Director of Research in Hong Kong.

1:05.0

DJ graduated from Pune University in India and holds a postgraduate degree in management from the Indian Institute of Management.

1:12.6

He's a CFA charter holder and an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

1:19.2

DJ, welcome to the Longview.

1:21.4

Thanks for having me.

1:23.1

Oh, it's our pleasure. Thanks so much for joining us. We're really excited about this conversation.

1:27.1

Most of our listeners are here in the U.S., and therefore, they're less likely to be familiar

1:30.5

with you in the path you've taken to hear. Can you give a quick thumbnail sketch of your career to this point?

1:37.5

Yes, sure. So I have a degree in accounting, and I also did my MBA equivalent from one of the

1:42.7

Indian Institute of Management's in India.

1:45.1

I spent a couple of years on the cell side as a research analyst, which was in Mumbai,

1:49.4

before joining Fidelity to help build out its investing team in India.

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