CCLA launches first UK retail fund

Run by Ayre and Ryland

CCLA Investment Management has announced the launch of a new global equity fund, its first product available to UK retail investors.

CCLA is known as a charity fund manager, managing investments for charities, religious organisations and the public sector. The CCLA Better World Global Equity fund is the company's first step away from its usual product offering. The new fund will aim to deliver long-term returns while investing in "quality global companies" that are "well-positioned to benefit from secular trends". CCLA hires head of investment solutions from Man Group It will be run by James Ayre and Charlotte Ryland, CCLA co-heads of investments, who have managed its global equity strategy for charity investors...