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This microsite provides you with the most up to date information about our Responsible Investment services, your investments with us, fund updates and the screening criteria used.

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

ESG Profile and Impact Reports

Our environmental, social and governance (ESG) Profile and Impact Reports include engagement data, impact measurement, UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) revenue alignment mapping and full portfolio holding information.

Stewardship Reports

A review of our active ownership activities as responsible stewards of client capital.

At Columbia Threadneedle Investments, we strive to be responsible stewards of our clients’ assets, allocating their capital within a framework of robust research and good governance.

Responsible Investment Strategies Summary

This report details the screening criteria for each of our Responsible Investment Funds.

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28 April 2025
Fixed income

Fixed Income Desk

In Credit - Weekly Snapshot

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – April 2025

Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
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17 April 2025
Fixed income

Gene Tannuzzo

Global Head of Fixed Income

Fixed income update: Bonds reclaim role as a volatility buffer

High-quality bonds are an important portfolio diversifier in uncertain markets.
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15 April 2025
Fixed income

Gary Smith

Client Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

Democracy in decline: the impact on financial markets

World leaders are getting older and global democracy scores are falling. What are the potential outcomes for global markets?
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9 April 2025
Fixed income

David Oliphant

Executive Director, Fixed Income

Tariffs and credit markets

In the US, the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on imports from trading partners across the world has seen markets plunge. Here is what we are thinking as a credit desk and how we are approaching portfolios.
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4 April 2025
Equity

David Egan

Senior Research Analyst

Dick Manuel

Senior Analyst, Equity Research

How artificial intelligence is reshaping financial services

AI is helping enhance efficiency, reduce costs and improve decision-making.
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4 April 2025
Fixed income

Gary Smith

Client Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

Germany cuts the debt brakes with defence spending set to soar

The market reaction to European military defence plans has been enormous, with more volatility expected in bond yields, curves, cross-market spreads and currencies.
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3 April 2025
Responsible investment
Equity

Natalia Luna

Senior Investment Analyst, Sustainability Research

Nuclear power(ing up) – opportunities for investors

We project that a powering up of the nuclear sector will result in a $550 billion investment opportunity over the next decade.
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1 April 2025
Fixed income

Fixed Income Desk

In Credit - Weekly Snapshot

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – March 2025

Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
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20 March 2025
Fixed income

Adrian Hilton

Head of Emerging Market Debt

Gordon Bowers

Research Analyst, Emerging Markets

Positioning for a potential Russia-Ukraine war ceasefire

We assess the potential opportunities and challenges investors might face if a peace deal can be reached.
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