Eurizon SLJ Capital launches Active EM Bond ETF with new ETF platform Connect ETFs
London, 22 July 2024 – Eurizon SLJ Capital, the London-based investment manager of Eurizon, the €384 billion (AUM as of 31 March 2024) asset management company of the Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo, announces the launch of its first Irish-domiciled actively managed ETF with Connect ETFs, a new ETF platform connecting asset managers with leading ETF service providers. The platform uses Carne Global Fund Managers (Ireland) Limited (“Carne”) as Management Company and Citi as administrator, custodian, and depositary.
The new actively managed ETF ($102m AUM as of 17 July 2024), which has no benchmark, aims to provide emerging market income with developed market risk characteristics through a quality-enhanced investment process. It is managed by Eurizon SLJ Capital’s London-based team led by Stephen Jen (CEO & co-CIO) and Fatih Yilmaz (co-CIO). Eurizon SLJ Capital has a long-standing reputation for orthogonal thinking and a research-led approach to emerging market investing. The fund is listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and is expected to launch on the London Stock Exchange in late 2024.
An active approach to Emerging Markets Income
Matt Jones
Head of Distribution
"Our quality-enhanced active EM bond ETF offers investors a transparent, cost-effective, and flexible access to EM bond income with developed market risk characteristics, managed by a diverse team and backed by our research-led approach to investing. It is an exciting time for active ETFs in Europe, and we see growing demand for high-conviction bond ETFs, either as a complement to passive funds or an outright allocation. The Connect ETFs platform is the ideal solution for our entrance into the active ETF market. Their expertise from product design to distribution is very attractive and enables us to focus on creating value for investors."
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