BlueBay launches ESG-focused multi-asset credit fund

Managed by Raphael Robelin and Blair Reid

BlueBay Asset Management has launched a new ESG-focused multi-asset credit fund, categorised under Article 8 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

The BlueBay Total Return Diversified Credit ESG fund will invest in global high yield bonds, bank loans, financial capital bonds, structured credit and convertible bonds, across emerging and developed markets. It will be managed by BlueBay's head of multi-asset credit Raphael Robelin and senior portfolio manager Blair Reid, who will be supported by portfolio manager Maria Satizabal. BlueBay said the fund will avoid companies with revenue derived from oil sands and arctic drilling, as well as limiting exposure to companies deriving revenues from thermal coal or fossil fuel exploration ...