Fund Management
What's New In Investments, Funds? - PIMCO, Pictet

The latest in funds and investments across Europe, Middle East and Africa.
PIMCO
PIMCO, the fixed income
investment managers, have launched the PIMCO GIS Global
Investment Grade Credit ESG Fund.
The new fund will offer investors access to PIMCO’s global
investment grade credit strategy while also focusing on social
and environmental benefits.
PIMCO GIS Global Investment Grade Credit ESG Fund seeks to
maximise total return by investing in investment grade credit
while delivering a positive social impact. The investment style
combines top down and bottom-up analysis, driven by cyclical as
well as secular trends, and emphasizes diversification.
The new fund is managed by the same team as the PIMCO GIS Global
Investment Grade Credit Fund – Mark Kiesel, chief investment
officer of global credit, Mohit Mittal, portfolio manager, Jelle
Brons, portfolio manager, and Mike Amey, head of ESG
strategies.
Pictet Asset Management
Pictet Asset Management, part of the Pictet group, has expanded its
Total Return fund range, launching the Pictet-TR Akari fund, a
UCITS-compliant Japanese equity market-neutral fund with weekly
liquidity.
Pictet-TR Akari aims to achieve long-term capital growth with low
equity market correlation, by combining bottom-up stock selection
with Japanese market specific technical factors. The fund will
take exposure principally to liquid and mainly large-cap stocks
while targeting overall beta neutrality.
The fund will be managed by senior investment managers Teruhiko
(Eric) Nishimura and Tomohiro (Tomo) Yamaguchi, who are based in
Tokyo. The team has been managing capital in Pictet Asset
Management’s flagship multi-strategy fund (Diversified
Alpha/Alphanatics) since 2016.
The fund is registered for sale in Austria, Belgium, France,
Germany, Great Britain, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and
Spain. This is the eighth fund to be launched as under
Pictet Asset Management’s Total Return fund range, which now has
a combined AuM of $10.3 billion at 31 August 2018.