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Worldwide Leaders Sustainability

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The Worldwide Leaders Sustainability strategy

The Worldwide Leaders Sustainability strategy launched in November 2013 and transitioned to become a dedicated sustainability strategy in October 2016. The strategy is now available in New Zealand. It invests in 40-60 high-quality global companies that are particularly well positioned to contribute to, and benefit from, sustainable development.

Leaders simply means that this strategy is focused on companies with a market cap value of at least USD5 billion.

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Strategy highlights: A focus on quality and sustainability

  • Companies must contribute to sustainable development and make a net-positive impact to a more sustainable future 

  • We invest in high-quality companies with exceptional cultures, strong franchises and resilient financials

  • We avoid companies linked to harmful activities and engage and vote for positive change 

  • Our approach is long-term, bottom-up, high conviction and benchmark agnostic

  • We focus on capital preservation as well as capital growth – we define risk as the permanent loss of client capital 

Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund

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The Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund has been certified by RIAA according to the strict operational and disclosure practices required under the Responsible Investment Certification Program. See www.responsibleinvestment.org for details.1

Portfolio Explorer

This interactive tool tells the sustainable development stories of the companies we invest in across our strategies, and the contribution companies are making towards climate solutions, human development or the Sustainable Development Goals. The tool can filter, tap and switch between views in order to explore the different ways in which we believe the companies are making the world a better place.

Explore how the companies in our strategies are contributing to sustainable development here.

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Quarterly strategy updates

Updates including portfolio changes and proxy voting for Worldwide Leaders Sustainability and more

We provide regular strategy updates including portfolio changes and proxy voting, and links to our investment rationales, latest articles, statements, webcasts and videos which explore our thinking on sustainable investment, including the challenges and issues we grapple with in our search for high-quality companies.

Insights

How Big is Big Enough:

The world’s largest tech companies have become the engine rooms of society and not just the economy. Portfolio Manager, Sashi Reddy, explore the risks of investing in these massive corporations.

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The problem with ESG scores:

Some ESG data can be useful in certain circumstances, but an over-reliance on simple ESG scores can be a dangerous strategy, especially when using them to build investment portfolios. Relying too heavily on ESG scores is also unlikely to help reorient capital towards more sustainable companies.

Important Information

This publication is provided by First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd (‘FSI AIM’ or ‘Stewart Investors’) in good faith and is designed as a summary to accompany the Product Disclosure Statement for the Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund (‘the Fund’). The Product Disclosure Statement for the Fund is available from FSI, or FundRock NZ Limited (‘FundRock’ or ‘the Issuer’) and on https://disclose-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/ or https://www.fundrock.com/fundrock-new-zealand/frnz-documents-and-reporting.

FSI AIM forms part of First Sentier Investors, a global asset management business which is ultimately owned by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc (‘MUFG’). Stewart Investors is the name of an investment team forming part of the First Sentier Investors Group.

The information contained in this publication is not an offer of units in the Fund or a proposal or an invitation to make an offer to sell, or a recommendation to subscribe for or purchase any units in the Fund. If you are making an investment directly then you will be required to complete the application form, which can be obtained from FundRock.

The information and any opinions in this publication are based on sources that Stewart Investors believes are reliable and accurate. Stewart Investors, its affiliates, directors, officers and employees make no representations or warranties of any kind as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this publication and disclaim liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense that may arise from any reliance on the information or any opinions, conclusions or recommendations contained in it, whether that loss or damage is caused by any fault or negligence on the part of Stewart Investors, or otherwise, except for any statutory liability which cannot be excluded.

All opinions reflect Stewart Investors’ judgment on the date of this publication and are subject to change without notice. This disclaimer extends to FundRock, and any entity that may distribute this publication. The information in this publication is not intended to be financial advice for the purposes of the Financial Markets Conduct Act2013 (FMC Act), as amended by the Financial Services Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (FSLAA).

In particular, in preparing this publication, Stewart Investors did not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs of any particular person. Professional investment advice from an appropriately qualified adviser should be taken before making any investment.

Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance, unit prices may go down as well as up and an investor in the Fund may not recover the full amount the capital that they invest.

No part of this publication may be reproduced without the permission of Stewart Investors or FundRock. FundRock is the issuer and manager of the Fund. Stewart Investors is the investment manager of the Fund.

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1The Responsible Investment Certification Program does not constitute financial product advice. Neither the Certification Symbol nor RIAA recommends to any person that any financial product is a suitable investment or that returns are guaranteed. Appropriate professional advice should be sought prior to making an investment decision. RIAA does not hold a Financial Advice Provider licence.

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