Natixis IM rolls out WCM Select Global Growth Equity fund internationally

Luxembourg-domiciled fund to hold 40 securities

Natixis Investment Managers has launched the WCM Select Global Growth Equity fund from US-based, affiliated manager, WCM Investment Management.

The new Luxembourg-domiciled fund is actively managed, follows a bottom-up stock-picking process and seeks to hold a limited number of securities (about 40) with a long-term, buy-and-manage approach. The fund will be co-managed by Sanjay Ayer and Mike Hayward, who between them have over 30 years of investment experience. Ayer and Hayward will be supported by a group of global generalists and a dedicated business culture analyst. WCM seeks to identify companies with attractive fundamentals, such as long-term historical growth in revenue and earnings, strong balance sheets, low-or-no de...