Columbia Threadneedle

With more than 2,000 people, including over 450 investment professionals based in North America, Europe and Asia, they manage assets across developed and emerging market equities, fixed income, asset allocation solutions and alternatives. They are the 12th largest manager of long-term mutual fund assets in the U.S. and the 5th largest manager of retail funds in the U.K. Columbia Threadneedle is a signatory of the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment.

Company selection is based on macro-informed fundamental research and quantitative tools, while sector and country allocations are derived from these individual stock selections. They believe a less concentrated portfolio lowers overall risk without sacrificing performance potential. 
 
The Emerging Markets Team works extensively abroad and has deep country and regional expertise supported by extensive centralized resources. The team views emerging markets as only partially efficient, and therefore investment opportunities can be found through rigorous due diligence and in-depth research. When evaluating companies, the investment team considers numerous financial metrics and the quality of company management-seeking high-quality companies with sustainable long-term growth prospects. Developed and frontier market companies may be considered if they have direct and significant economic ties to emerging market countries - for example, a major portion of sales generated within an emerging market economy. Columbia Threadneedle considers environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in the investment and decision-making process.