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We are back with another article under our Fund House Introduction series to provide our platform’s investors with more insights into the various Fund Houses. Today, the fund provider we will be interviewing to find out more about their specialty is @Natixis Investment Manager.

An introduction to Natixis Investment Managers

Ranked among the world’s largest asset managers, Natixis Investment managers delivers a range of solution across asset classes, styles and vehicles, with an Asset Under Management(AUM) of US$1.4trillion under their belt. Their ability to provide such an extensive range of investment solutions comes on the back of more than 4000 employees in 25 offices across America, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East that work towards more insightful ways to construct portfolios to meet investor’s needs.

What can Natixis Investment Managers bring to the table

Natixis Investment Managers is dedicated to advancing sustainable finance and developing innovative ESG products – the firm offers a range of funds and strategies built on the belief that ESG factors can play a meaningful role in uncovering opportunities, identifying potential risks and generating competitive returns for investors.

In this vein, we would like to point out that majority of the firm’s affiliates are signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI is the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment. It works to understand the investment implications of ESG factors and supports its international network of investors signatories in incorporating these factors into their investment and ownership decisions. By signing the PRI, these affiliates commit to integrating ESG across their investment approach – from investment analysis and decision making to practices, ESG is incorporate. So what goes behind the work of the firm’s investment managers?

Broadly, the asset manager’s approach to ESG begins with a deep dive into their client’s objectives. These objectives are achieved through their consultative approach to create a solution base approach which draws on the expertise of their 20+ independent asset managers – each of the asset manager’s affiliates has a different way of integrating ESG. In essence, the diversity helps the firm match the expertise of their affiliates with the needs and objective of their clients.

That being said, aside from offering ESG integration into investment, some of the firm’s affiliates go a step further and offer sustainable or impact investment funds. Typically, these funds are based on positive screening or on themes focused on specific ESG issues such as water management, job creation, smart cities, to name a few.

Is there a fund that investors should invest into right now and why?

Warnings of a green bubble forming has surfaced with all the attention ESG has gained over the past year and the frothy trading it has seen as investors piled in in droves. Nevertheless, the asset manager believes that despite all time high records set, it is still important to recognize that ESG is not an overnight sensation – the idea of putting capital to work to address ESG issues central to socially responsible investments can be traced back to the environmental movement of the 1970s and has evolved from negative screens to a wide range of strategies for achieving both financial and non-financial results.

The team holds the view that growth today is not solely driven by investment objectives. Asset owners and asset managers are facing external pressures from both regulators pushing for the industry to enact more sustainability measures and from investors demands of more sustainable investments – On the policy front, there are many examples of the push from regulators for more sustainable measures and one that is close to us would be regulators in Singapore setting guidelines on environmental risk management.

On this note, investors who wish to pursue sustainable investing with a long investment horizon in mind can consider the $Natixis Mirova Global Sustainable Equity R-NPF/A USD(LU1623119135.USD)$. The fund’s investment objective is to outperform the MSCI World Net Dividends Reinvested Index through investments in companies whose businesses includes activities related to sustainable investment themes over the recommended minimum investment period of 5 years.

Having mentioned that, there is no doubt that there are many funds which are tailored to capture the theme of ESG investing. However, the reason that investors should consider the above-mentioned fund is because  @Natixis Investment Managers affiliate Mirova is one of the earliest movers in the environmental and societal impact space. Mirova’s proprietary ratings on ESG governance factors allows them maximise exposure to highly rated companies – these companies are those that Mirova believes have a positive impact on the UN sustainable development goals.

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