Sarasin, a Switzerland-based bank, has announced that it is issuing a fund to specialise in the shares of sustainable property companies, the Sarasin Sustainable Equity – Real Estate Global Fund. The bank has said that the fund is the consequence of the repositioning of the former Sarasin Real Estate Equity – IIID (EUR). The fund invests in listed companies that are active in real estate and in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) globally.
It has claimed that Sarasin Sustainable Equity – Real Estate Global Fund combines the skills of the Sustainable Research team at Sarasin Sustainable Investment in Basel with the know-how of property experts at Sarasin & Partners in London.
Jakes Ferguson, Fund Manager of Real Estate Global Fund, said: “We have looked at sustainability in global real estate for over 12 months, and find this issue right at the top of the agenda for many Western REITs and property companies
