American Century and Nomura launch EM sustainable impact equity fund

American Century Investments (ACI) and Nomura Asset Management (NAM) have announced the launch of the American Century Emerging Markets Sustainable Impact Equity fund, a sub-fund of Nomura Funds Ireland. The new Dublin-based Ucits fund will actively invest in 70-75 companies that demonstrate accelerating growth, located primarily in emerging markets, while contributing to one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). There are 17 goals, of which 15 are investible goals that sit alongside the firm's investment process. In addition to seeking long-term growth, t...