Faisal has 8 years of experience within the DC investment space, across areas such as creating and reviewing default strategies, fund manager selection, strategic and tactical asset allocation reviews, E, S and G integration and transition management.
Faisal is the in-house Investment Analyst at Evolve Pensions, taking a lead role in overseeing all investments within Crystal, a Master Trust product of Evolve Pensions, who are the sponsoring Employer.
Faisal has played an important role in the integration of ESG within Crystal’s main and alternative default, as well as the launch of Crystal’s Responsible Investment Fund within their self-select range. He takes a lead role in the regular stewardship and engagement activities for Crystal, from supporting the Trustee forming beliefs and policies, to engaging with asset managers to ensure alignment.
Faisal is an engaged member of the Occupational Pensions Stewardship Council (OPSC) on behalf of Crystal to actively help asset owners to promote and facilitate high standards of stewardship of UK pension scheme assets through pooling to learn about, act proactively and improve reporting of stewardship activities. A collective engagement for which Crystal was a signatory was to encourage asset managers to accept Trustee Expression of Wishes (EOW) in their voting activities.