CT Net Zero Transition Low Duration Credit​

For professional clients in the UK only.

A short-dated global credit strategy with a commitment to net zero and at least 80% of the portfolio by Net Asset Value invested in bonds that are on a clear and measurable path to environmental or social transition.

  • The strategy aims to exploit opportunities in investment grade and the highest rated high yield credit securities to deliver an attractive return within a clearly understood range of outcomes and with a disciplined risk framework.
  • The strategy is not benchmark constrained and is managed using a low turnover approach. It offers a diversified global portfolio with currency exposure hedged back to sterling.
  • It implements explicit net zero targets with assets being managed under a Net Zero Framework.

Meet the team

Our highly experienced specialist investment grade (IG) credit team, located globally include 10 IG (investment grade) portfolio managers, 16 IG (investment grade) credit analysts with 19 years’ average experience and are supported by our 45+ strong Responsible Investment team.

Rebecca Seabrook
Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income
Andrew Brown
Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

Full fund details

Visit the fund page for key facts, prices, fund codes, fees and charges, portfolio holdings, monthly commentaries, all the key regulatory documents, plus performance information once available.

Investing for net zero in corporate bonds - Learn how we do it

As investors, we can and should be positioning our portfolios to reflect globally accepted net zero objectives. Not only does this align our stewardship of capital with client beliefs and objectives, it serves to reduce portfolio risk and potentially enhance returns. 

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Insights

7 November 2025

Luke Copley

Client Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

UK autumn budget preview: the big gilt trip

We set out three potential scenarios the chancellor could follow as she attempts to balance the books, and what each might do to bond yields and markets.
6 November 2025

The resurgence of financial deregulation: implications for markets and investors

Financial deregulation has re-emerged as a significant theme, creating new opportunities but reopening familiar vulnerabilities
4 November 2025

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – A solid bond in your heart

With the UK budget looming, gilts rallied through October – helped somewhat by an interest rate cut. There were also rate moves elsewhere, with the US and Canada cutting, while Japan and the ECB kept things on hold. Read our weekly snapshot of global fixed income markets.
31 October 2025

Bond investors join the AI infrastructure boom

The AI infrastructure boom is more than a tech story – it’s a fixed income story. Discover how this capital-intensive transformation is creating new opportunities and risks for bond investors.
30 October 2025

Luke Copley

Client Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

US asset-backed securities: the basics

The first in a mini-series of short articles designed to educate readers on asset-backed securities (ABS) and the benefits of investing in the asset class. First up: what it is and how it actually works.
28 October 2025

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Crude intentions

US sanctions against two Russian oil giants saw prices spike, as well as putting upward pressure on bond yields. Elsewhere there is optimism that presidents Trump and Xi will find sufficient common ground for a US/China trade deal. Read our weekly snapshot of global fixed income markets.
21 October 2025

Gregory Turnbull Schwartz

Senior Analyst, Fixed Income

Battling the elements: will climate change reshape defence spending?

From jet engines to toll roads, environmental change is reshaping military readiness, infrastructure resilience, and the investment case for the companies that build and maintain such assets.
21 October 2025

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Up, up and away

Government debt continues to dominate discourse, with the IMF predicting that globally it will soon exceed 100% of global GDP. Elsewhere we saw regional bank problems in the US and more trouble for France. Read on for a breakdown of fixed income news across sectors and regions.
14 October 2025

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Give peace a chance

Geopolitics continues to dominate with the welcome news of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. This, as well as ongoing tariff threats from the US, had a feedthrough impact on commodity prices. Read on for a breakdown of fixed income news across sectors and regions.

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Key risks

The value of investments and any income from them can go down as well as up and investors may not get back the original amount invested.

Past performance should not be seen as an indication of future performance. The performance figures are shown gross of fees. The effect of fees or costs will be to lower the figures shown.

Changes in interest rates can affect the value of fixed interest holdings and may adversely affect the value of your investment.

The income and capital due from bonds is dependent upon the issuing company’s ability to pay and any default will adversely affect the value of your investment.

Important information

For professional investors only

This financial promotion is issued for marketing and information purposes only by Columbia Threadneedle Investments in the UK.

The Fund is a sub fund of Columbia Threadneedle (Lux) LDI, a fonds commun de placement, registered in Luxembourg and authorised by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).

English language copies of the Fund’s Prospectus and summarised investor rights can be obtained from Columbia Threadneedle Investments Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London EC4N 6AG, email: [email protected] or electronically at www.columbiathreadneedle.com.
Please read the Prospectus before taking any investment decision.

Not all fund share classes are available for investment in certain countries.

The information provided in the marketing material does not constitute, and should not be construed as, investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell or otherwise transact in the Funds. The manager has the right to terminate the arrangements made for marketing.

Financial promotions are issued for marketing and information purposes in the United Kingdom by Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. This document may be made available to you by an affiliated company which is also part of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments group of companies: Threadneedle Asset Management Limited in the UK.

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