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The Fund has two aims: 1)To provide a higher total return (capital growth plus income), net of the Ongoing Charge Figure, than that of the MSCI Europe ex UK Index over any five-year period, and; To invest in companies that contribute towards the Paris Agreement climate change goal. At least 80% of the Fund is invested directly in equity securities and equity-related securities of companies across any sector and market capitalisation that are incorporated, domiciled or listed in Europe, excluding the UK. The Fund has a concentrated portfolio and usually holds fewer than 35 companies. The Fund invests in securities that meet the ESG Criteria and Sustainability Criteria.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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John William Olsen | - | 2014 | Now |
Biography | John William Olsen, a Danish national, has been the manager of the M&G Positive Impact strategy since launch in November 2018. Two years later, John William became deputy manager of the M&G Climate Solutions strategy upon launch. He joined M&G in April 2014 and was appointed manager of the M&G Global Select and M&G Pan European Select strategies in July 2014 and, two years later, deputy manager of the M&G Pan European Select Smaller Companies strategy. John William joined M&G from Danske Capital, where from 2002 he had managed non-domestic equity portfolios, including the Global Stock Picking, Global Select and European Select strategies. He joined Danske Capital in 1998 as a fund manager on the domestic Danish equities team, and in 2000 also became a global sector analyst focusing on technology and telecommunications stocks. John William gained a BA in business economics and then an MSc in finance and accounting from Copenhagen Business School. | ||
Giles Worthington | Portfolio Manager on the European desk | 2003 | 2011 |
Biography | Giles joined Smith & Williamson in November 2014 to manage the S&W European Growth Trust. Giles joined from RiverCrest Capital where he managed the RiverCrest European Equity Alpha between 2011 and 2014. Prior to this Giles was at M&G from 2000-2011, initially managing the European Smaller Companies fund until 2003 when he was appointed to run the Pan European Fund. Giles was promoted to Head of European Equities in 2007. Giles graduated from the University of Oxford with a Masters Degree in Modern History. | ||
Timothy Short | Member | 1985 | 2011 |
Biography | Short is employed by SG Asset Management UK and serves as a member of the global equity team. He joined TCW in 1997 as an analyst/dealer assisting the European equity portfolio managers. Prior to that, he worked at SBC Warburg in the international equities division, covering UK and European equity trading, systems management and internal cost control. Previously, Short worked as an investment analyst with Jones Lang Wootton Fund Management in London. |
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