Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has made available to UK investors its Global Sustain strategy, which offers investors quality-biased "compounding with a conscience".
The newly launched Morgan Stanley Funds (UK) Global Sustain UCITS fund uses a strategy that has grown to $700m (£562m) in AUM since its launch 18 months ago, over which time it has returned 16% net of fees versus the 3.9% delivered by the MSCI World index, according to the firm's own figures. The 'Greta Effect': Surge in eco-awareness driving 'most significant' period of ESG inflows Managed by MSIM' international equity team, the concentrated "carbon-light, tobacco-free, alcohol-free, and free-of-fossil-fuels" portfolio, generates returns using ESG factors, which analyse both threats ...
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