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Free On-Demand Webcast
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When one thinks of socially responsible investing (SRI), utilities are
not typically top-of-mind. Utilities are rarely considered as candidates
for the large and rapidly growing number of SRI funds-funds which are
projected to reach as much as $9 trillion in assets under management by
2015.
The fact is, utilities can indeed demonstrate sustainable performance,
and with the industry expecting to need $2 trillion in capital by 2030,
SRI funds represent a ripe potential source. Social responsibility also
enhances a utility's brand value, regulatory relations, and securities
analyst coverage-all areas that play strategic parts in gaining and
maintaining a competitive advantage. On the flip side, investors are
actively and constantly looking for lucrative additions to their SRI
funds. There is a match here.
This unique webcast addresses both sides of the equation, giving
utilities a solid strategy for building their case as sustainable
investments, and investors tools to analyze it.
Target Rock Advisors LLC
presents:
Energy Utilities as Underappreciated
Socially Responsible
Investments
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In this unique webcast:
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Utilities will
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Why sustainability is strategically important.
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How sustainability and stock market performance are related.
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How to attract investor attention.
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Investors will
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Which utilities are the most sustainable.
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Data sources and analytical tools that can be used for performance
benchmarking and investment decision-making.
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New opportunities for sustainable products that could differentiate
your fund from the competition.
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The session will be led by:
 Richard
J. Rudden
Chief Executive
Target Rock Advisors LLC
Richard has been active in the energy and utilities industry for
over thirty years, serving in executive, expert advisory, technical,
forensic, financial and management consulting roles.
He has been employed in senior executive and management positions at Con
Edison, Stone & Webster (now Shaw) and Black & Veatch. He was also the
founder and chair of R. J. Rudden Associates, Inc., an economic and
strategy consulting firm, and Managing Partner at R. J. Rudden
Financial, LLC, an NASD registered broker-dealer specializing in the
energy and utilities sectors. R.J. Rudden was acquired by Black & Veatch
in 2005.
While at Black & Veatch, Richard was a Senior Vice President and global
energy sector lead for the firm's management consulting practice. He was
also chair of the company's climate change and sustainability leadership
group and founding editor of "Pathfinder," a magazine dedicated to
global sustainability issues in the water and energy sectors.
 Kyle
P. Rudden
Partner
Target Rock Advisors LLC
Kyle Rudden is a co-founder of Target Rock Advisors and has fifteen
years or experience in the energy industry with an emphasis on corporate
finance and capital markets. His most recent related position before
starting Target Rock was as President of R.J. Rudden Financial, LLC, an
NASD registered broker-dealer and energy industry advisory boutique.
Before co-founding R.J. Rudden Financial Kyle spent nearly a decade at
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. as Vice President and head of the firm's
U.S. Energy and Utilities Equity Research team covering electric and
natural gas utilities, pipelines, independent power, and new energy
technologies. While at J.P. Morgan he was named in both Institutional
Investor and the Wall Street Journal annual lists of top analysts, and
participated in a number of large domestic and international equity and
equity derivative underwritings, including initial public offerings,
public secondary offerings, and private placements.
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