Royal London Asset Management has announced the launch of its Global Equity Transitions Fund.

The fund will invest across global equity markets providing investors with exposure to companies that can transition to a more sustainable path and / or contribute to the transition of others, whilst also demonstrating a record of active engagement with shareholders.

RLAM says the fund is a portfolio comprising of 40-60 companies and will focus on corporates able to play a material role in the areas of climate transition, natural capital preservation, health & wellbeing, and equality of opportunity, whilst also demonstrating the ability to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns.

The Fund is an Article 8 EU taxonomy-aligned Fund, and will be managed by Bixuan Xu, a member of the 11 strong RLAM Global Equity team.

Bixuan Xu, Portfolio Manager of the Global Equity Transitions Fund, says, “In an ever-evolving world, it is important to be on the right side of change. We believe that our approach provides investors with a highly attractive solution to access businesses that can meaningfully benefit from transitioning to environmental and social sustainability, whilst having a positive impact on the world around them.”