HSBC Re-Launches Small & Mid Cap Growth Fund with New ESG Focus

HSBC Asset Management announced the re-launch of its HSBC Opportunity Fund as the HSBC RadiantESG US Smaller Companies Fund, adding an ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. strategy to its small and mid cap-focused growth equity fund.

The revised fund will be subadvised by female-owned, ESG-focused independent asset management firm RadiantESG Global Investors. HSBC announced a minority investment in RadiantESG last year.

Stefano Michelagnoli, President of the HSBC Funds, commented:

“We are excited to be partnering with RadiantESG on this fund. We believe that their forward-looking approach anticipates the growing impact of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. factors on longer-term corporate success and will benefit the fund and its shareholders.”

The fund invests in US small- and mid-cap companies, and will maintain the investment objective of seeking long-term growth of capital. RadiantESG will seek to identify and invest in companies with compelling fundamentals and ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. profiles, using proprietary models to evaluate the companies’ key fundamental characteristics and the influences of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. criteria. The firm will utilize its data platform, ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Mosaic, to capture investment opportunities across ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Leaders, ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Evolvers and leading UN SDG-aligned ‘Impact’ companies.

RadiantESG Co-Founder and Head of Investments and Sustainability, Kathryn McDonald said:

“RadiantESG is delighted to collaborate with HSBC on this fund. We currently see strong upside opportunity in the U.S. small- and mid-cap space associated with investing at the intersection of fundamental strength and ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments./impact. We believe that our more nuanced approach to ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. will improve the long-term investment outcomes for our clients.”

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