Morley Fund Management’s Sustainable Futures Corporate Bond Fund has been awarded first place over one year in the UK Marketed Fixed Income Corporate sector at the Standard & Poor’s Fund Awards 2005.
Morley Fund Management’s Sustainable Futures Corporate Bond Fund has been awarded first place over one year in the UK Marketed Fixed Income Corporate sector at the Standard & Poor’s Fund Awards 2005.
The Ł99m fund, managed on socially responsible investment (SRI) criteria, was ranked top amongst a field of 92 mainstream corporate bond funds at an awards ceremony last night (22 March). This is the second year in succession that the fund has won this award.
Fixed income fund manger Mark Gull has managed Sustainable Futures Corporate Bond Fund since it launched in February 2001. The fund has returned 8.52% over one year and 5.64% pa since inception*.
Fixed income fund manager Mark Gull said: "I am delighted that Standard & Poor’s has chosen to award the Morley Sustainable Futures Corporate Bond Fund for its low volatility and performance compared to its peers. The Fund is run on a socially responsible investment basis and this award demonstrates you need not sacrifice investment performance in order to invest according to your principles."
*source: LIPPER Hindsight, calculation basis: Bid to Bid, net income re-invested XD Date, GBP
Past performance is not a guide to the future
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Notes to editors
Morley Fund Management
- Morley Fund Management (‘Morley’) is an independently managed, London based, asset management business with over Ł128 billion* under management (as at 31.12.04). It actively manages a diverse range of asset classes and employs in the region of 200 investment professionals based in London, Singapore and an associate office in Boston**.
- Morley is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aviva Group and manages both institutional and retail funds under the Morley brand. It also acts as investment manager for a range of retail investment funds, marketed in the UK by Norwich Union, and international funds marketed under the Aviva Funds brand.
*Not including mortgage assets
**Morley Fund Management International Limited, an Aviva company
Awards
- Lipper Fund Awards 2005 - Best equity emerging markets global fund over both one and five years.
- Property Week Awards 2004 – Best Property Fund Manager
- Pensions Management Provider Awards 2003 – Best Property Fund Manager
- Fund Manager of the Year - Pensions Week Awards 2002
- Specialist Manager of the Year - UK Pensions Awards 2002
- Insurance Fund Manager of the Year (awarded to Norwich Union) - Standard and Poor’s 2002
- Sustainable and Ethical Investment and Asset Management Award - Liveable City Awards 2002
- Further information about Morley Fund Management can be found at www.morleyfm.com
- This document is intended for institutional or professional investors and professional advisers only. Private investors or scheme members should seek professional advice before making a decision to invest.
- Contact us at Morley Fund Management, No. 1 Poultry, London EC2R 8EJ.