Neuberger Berman signs up to PRI



Leading employee-owned money manager, Neuberger Berman Group has become a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
Announcing the move this week, Neuberger Berman president and chief investment officer Joseph Amato said the signing of the PRI is another example of the company's commitment to responsible investing.
"This is a statement of our support for PRI and its work with asset managers in formulating a global presence for the principles,'' he said.
Neuberger Berman Australia senior vice president Paul O'Halloran said the company's clients had experienced the benefit of an investment team implementing a responsible investment framework within its research process over a substantial period of time.
"Our socially responsive fund has a long history, and the principles are in line with our own philosophies and practices as research driven, long-term investors," he said.
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