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What's New In Investments, Funds? - RWC, Stonehage Fleming, Others
Editorial Staff
26 May 2021
RWC Partners Investing in companies addressing environmental issues and related challenges, it focuses on people, health, communities; sustainable energy, land and water. The fund seeks to select companies which are due to benefit from long-term sustainability trends, such as consumer preferences shifting towards more sustainable products.
, has launched its Global Sustainable Equity Fund.
The fund will replicate the equity part of the firm’s Global Sustainable Investment Portfolios (GSIP). Launched in 2019, the fund has returned 39.42 per cent for the 19 months ending 30 April 2021 versus the global equity benchmark, MSCI ACWI at +23.04 per cent (sterling). It has attracted more than $106 million in assets from private and professional investors.
UBS
The wealth management arm of has launched the Multi Managers Access II – Future of Earth fund.
The fund, which is aligned to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), takes into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities throughout the investment process, UBS said in a statement.
UBS added that the offering uses the skills of a number of active equity firms for each of its four investment themes: Allianz Global Investors, Pictet Asset Management, Polar Capital, and Robeco.
The fund’s investment universe consists of equities of small, medium and large-cap companies in developed and emerging markets globally.
This is the fourth fund that UBS GWM is launching with a thematic approach, following the Digital Transformation Dynamic, Digital Transformation Themes, and Future of Humans funds, which were made available to investors in 2020.
The fund is available in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.