CT Responsible Global Equity
CT Responsible Global Equity fund invests in quality growth companies from across the world, with a focus on sustainability. There tends to be a bias towards medium-sized companies. Managers Jamie Jenkins and Nick Henderson are stock-pickers with a long-term approach, and they have the help of an independent sustainability team to ensure standards are maintained and backed-up by strong engagement with company management post-investment.
Previously BMO Responsible Global Equity
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Jamie is Co-Head of the Global Equities team at Columbia Threadneedle Investments and serves as the Lead Portfolio Manager for both the CT Responsible Global Equity Fund and the CT SDG Engagement Global Equity Fund. He joined Columbia Threadneedle through the acquisition of BMO GAM (EMEA) in 2021, having been with BMO since 2000. Before that, Jamie was a Japanese Equities Fund Manager at Hill Samuel Asset Management. He holds an MA in History from the University of Edinburgh, has IMC and IIMR qualifications, and is a member of the CFA Society of the UK.
Nick Henderson is a Portfolio Manager in the Global Equities team at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. He joined the firm through the acquisition of BMO GAM (EMEA) in 2021, having been with BMO since 2008. Nick is the Lead Portfolio Manager for the CT Sustainable Opportunities Global Equity Strategy and the CT Sustainable Global Equity Income Strategy, and serves as an alternate manager for the CT Responsible Global Equity Strategy. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Bristol and is a CFA charterholder.
Jamie is Co-Head of the Global Equities team at Columbia Threadneedle Investments and serves as the Lead Portfolio Manager for both the CT Responsible Global Equity Fund and the CT SDG Engagement Global Equity Fund. He joined Columbia Threadneedle through the acquisition of BMO GAM (EMEA) in 2021, having been with BMO since 2000. Before that, Jamie was a Japanese Equities Fund Manager at Hill Samuel Asset Management. He holds an MA in History from the University of Edinburgh, has IMC and IIMR qualifications, and is a member of the CFA Society of the UK.
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Columbia Threadneedle Investments is a leading global asset management company, owned by the US financial services firm, Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP). It offers a broad range of actively managed investment strategies and solutions covering global, regional and domestic markets and asset classes. These include equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives, as well as specialist responsible investment capabilities and a comprehensive suite of solutions. The firm has an international presence spanning 19 countries across the UK, Europe, US and Asia. Following the acquisition of BMO Global Asset Management (EMEA) by Ameriprise Financial in 2021, and the integration of BMO GAM into Columbia Threadneedle Investments, all BMO and Threadneedle funds were renamed with the ‘CT’ naming convention in July 2022.
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Investing responsibly does not limit the potential of your money, rather it empowers investors to do the right thing and embrace opportunities for growth.
Jamie Jenkins
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Investment process
CT Responsible Global Equity fund will avoid companies with unsustainable business practices; but will invest in companies where there are problems that can be resolved. Holdings will predominantly be from developed markets, as the governance scores from emerging market companies don't quite meet the required criteria at this time.
Initial idea generation will come from company meetings, research around sector thematics, conferences and dedicated ESG analysis. These ideas are then put through the ESG screening process, administered by the company’s responsible investment team. Any contentious issues will be escalated to an advisory group to ensure holdings do not breach the investment guidelines of the CT Responsible Global Equity fund.
The constraints include; no alcohol, gambling, pornography, weapons or tobacco, and the fund is fossil fuel free. There are also restrictions on environmental impact (with particular consideration to the Arctic & ecologically-sensitive operations), animal welfare, human rights and labour standards. This leaves an investable universe of around 1,000 stocks.
The investment team will analyse each company and a standardised research report is written for each stock, allowing for quick comparisons between holdings and easy dissemination of research amongst analysts. There will also be an ESG tear sheet to allow the team to revisit the ESG story and ensure it still holds true. After this, the team will either meet, or have a conference call, with the management teams of potential investments. At this point, Jamie and Nick will take control of portfolio construction.
Risk
The construction of the final portfolio is the primary element of risk management. In order to limit stock-specific risk, position sizes will not vary greatly. There is a soft limit on country weights that is +/- 10% that of the benchmark. A dedicated risk team monitor risks in the fund. The CT Responsible Global Equity fund may underperform the benchmark at times, especially when commodity-related stocks are doing well.
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ESG - Explicit
Columbia Threadneedle considers ESG a fundamental element of the investment process of this fund. The responsible investment philosophy is based on three pillars: Avoid – avoid companies with damaging or unsustainable business practices; Invest – invest in companies that make a positive contribution to society and the environment; Improve – use influence as an investor to encourage best practice management of ESG issues through engagement and voting. All stocks considered for investment first undergo screening by members of the Responsible Investment team, to determine if they meet the criteria for inclusion in the portfolio’s investable universe. The global equities team then considers ESG factors directly in the analysis of the business model and in the assessment of management quality, with the fund manager making the ultimate decision. The managers operate an active ownership policy regarding the stocks in which they invest, seeking to influence positive change and support best practice through engagement and voting.
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