Global Income Growth Q2 investment update

Roddy Snell on the investment landscape in China, ‘silicon intensity’ and positioning the portfolio to maximise future growth opportunities.

We discuss market volatility, Diploma’s business model and the Strategic Bond Fund.

The China Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.

The Global Income Growth Fund aims to achieve (after deduction of costs) growth in both income and capital over rolling five-year periods, while delivering a yield higher than that of the MSCI ACWI Index.

The Responsible Global Equity Income Fund aims to achieve (after deduction of costs) growth in both income and capital over rolling five-year periods, while delivering a yield higher than that of the MSCI ACWI Index, over the longer term by investing responsibly.

The Fund aims to achieve a higher level of income than global equities whilst, over the longer term, achieving growth in both income and capital by investing primarily in shares of companies anywhere in the world which meet the relevant environmental, social and governance criteria and will exclude companies from certain industries and companies which are inconsistent with the principles of United Nations Global Compact for Business.