MAPFRE confirms Europe-wide disability fund launch
Fund has been listed in the United Nations Global Compact report
Fund has been listed in the United Nations Global Compact report
Fund invests in money market instruments and short-term fixed income securities
Cash will be invested in healthcare, education, climate solutions, clean energy, innovation and economic development
The range will initially focus on equities, fixed income, alternatives and cash
The funds will exclude businesses with significant revenues from exposure to tobacco, alcohol, weapons, pornography or gambling
The firm has converted and renamed its previous “socially responsible” fund
This latest fund follows the launch of three exchange traded funds in June
It follows the launch of an ESG Global High Yield fund by the company in 2017
Fund will invest in companies in energy efficiency, renewable energy, recycling, waste and water management
ESG-focused fund will invest in euro-denominated corporate debt with a pre-determined five-year yield
Ucits ETF will offer European investors exposure to bonds supporting projects aligned to a low-carbon future
The new launch takes Nomura Asset Management into the increasingly crowded global sustainable equity fund market