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Guidelines on funds' names

Regulation
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) Directive 2011/61/EU
Topic
Funds’ names
Submitted
2024-12-13
Answered
2024-12-13
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Question

Is there a minimum level for investment funds with the term “sustainable” in their name to be considered to be investing “meaningfully” in sustainable investments?

Answer

The third indent of paragraph 18 of the Guidelines foresees that funds using “sustainable” terms should commit to invest meaningfully in sustainable investments referred to in Article 2(17) of the SFDR. While national competent authorities should carry out a case-by-case analysis of how any sustainability-related term is used in the name of a fund, they may find that investment funds with "sustainable" terms in their names investing less than 50% of the proportion of investments in sustainable investments are not "meaningfully investing in sustainable investments". That amount could be higher, subject to the circumstances of the case.
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