Axa IM launches global bond fund with focus on carbon transition

Strategy seeded with £127m of capital provided by Aon

Jonathan Stapleton
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Axa IM says the launch of a carbon transition version of its global short-duration bond strategy has been a 'natural extension' of its capabilities
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Axa IM says the launch of a carbon transition version of its global short-duration bond strategy has been a 'natural extension' of its capabilities

Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) has launched a UK-domiciled global short-duration bond fund focusing on the path to net zero.

The Axa ACT Carbon Transition Global Short Duration Bond Fund - launched with £127m of seed capital provided by Aon - is an actively-managed short-duration fund benefitting from global diversificat...

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