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Fund Objective:
The Fund aims to provide income with the prospect of some investment growth over the long term (5 years or more), through investment in bonds that are deemed to be supporting and funding socially beneficial activities and development, primarily in the UK.
The Fund is actively managed, and seeks to maximise its investment exposure to socially beneficial activities and development, based on assessments produced under the Fund’s Social Assessment Methodology (developed by The Big Issue Group and Columbia Threadneedle Investments). The Social Assessment Methodology ensures that social impact considerations are integrated into the investment decision-making process. Investment is directed towards eight social outcome areas: housing and property; community services; education, learning and skills; employment and training; financial inclusion; health and social care; transport and communications infrastructure, utilities and the environment. Eligible Investments are assessed to establish an overall view of the investment’s “social intensity”. Some debt securities will have more direct and tangible social benefits than others, however those selected for investment are considered to have net positive impacts.
A Social Advisory Committee regularly reviews the Social Assessment Methodology and the assessments carried out and may propose amendments or updates over time. An annual report is made available to investors which provides a summary of the Fund’s social impact performance.
The Fund may invest in bonds (usually investment grade) issued by international, public, private or voluntary and/or charitable sector organisations. Cash or near cash will be retained within the Fund for efficient management, and similarly deposits and money market instruments may be held for this reason.
The Fund is not permitted to invest in derivatives for investment purposes, but derivatives may be used with the aim of reducing risk or managing the Fund more efficiently. Derivatives are sophisticated investment instruments linked to the rise and fall of the price of other assets.
Manager name
Threadneedle Investment Services Limited
Manager start date
30 June 2022
Manager Biography
Tammie Tang is a senior portfolio manager in the Fixed Income team with a focus on investment grade credit, having joined the company in 2012. She is lead portfolio manager for Columbia Threadneedle’s UK, European and global social bond strategies, as well as various institutional UK credit strategies and the Threadneedle Pensions Corporate Bond Fund. Tammie’s responsibilities and focus are geared towards generating active returns and alignment with clients’ sustainability objectives. Tammie previously worked at JPMorgan in New York, where she held roles in structuring, trading and portfolio management within more complex interest rate and credit derivative products for the bank’s asset management and insurance clients. Tammie started her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sydney, in an actuarial consulting role where she provided detailed pricing, valuation and statistical modelling work for insurance clients. Tammie holds a Master of Statistics from the University of New South Wales and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries Australia. She is also a trustee for the Columbia Threadneedle Foundation where we work closely with long-term charity partners to drive social change.
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Ongoing Charges:
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0.35%
Performance Fee:
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Typical transaction cost:
The fund manager
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This product uses terms and/or marketing related to sustainability. It does not have a label, but the manager is required to produce a disclosures document.
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