Funds
Lifestages World Bond Portfolio
Issues of concern
The graph below shows the percentage of the fund invested in each of the worst issues of concern to New Zealanders. Below the graph are listed all the companies this fund invests in, by issue of concern.
Key:
- Human Rights Violations
- Environmental Harm
- Animal Cruelty
- Weapons
- Fossil Fuels
- Social Harm
Companies of concern
Human Rights Violations
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Wells Fargo & Co 0.20%
Business Ethics
Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.
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Credit Suisse Group AG 0.13%
Business Ethics
Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG Business Ethics
Credit Suisse provides investment banking services. It has faced regulatory and legal actions related to aiding tax evasion, money laundering, corporate espionage, fraud, and breach of trade secrets. It has also been involved in multiple lawsuits related to its governance.
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Credit Suisse AG London 0.07%
Business Ethics
Where low standards of ethics create harm because of poor culture and inappropriate incentives, inadequate governance and oversight, and incidents of bribery and corruption.
CREDIT SUISSE AG LONDON Business Ethics
Credit Suisse provides investment banking services. It has faced regulatory and legal actions related to aiding tax evasion, money laundering, corporate espionage, fraud, and breach of trade secrets. It has also been involved in multiple lawsuits related to its governance.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.01%
Human Rights Abuses
Where the actions of companies have violated global standards on human rights and freedoms including customary rights of indigenous people.
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC Human Rights Abuses
Thermo Fisher Scientific sells scientific instruments and laboratory equipment, diagnostics consumables, and life science reagents. Thermo Fisher DNA testing kits have been linked to surveillance and discriminatory purposes by the legal authorities in Xinjiang (a region of China) for monitoring and tracking the Muslim Uyghur ethnic group and other minorities. Evidence shows Thermo Fisher Scientific continues to supply DNA sequencing products to the Xinjiang region, despite the company announcing it would halt sales to the region in 2019.
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Wells Fargo & Co 0.20%
Environmental Harm
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Energy Transfer Lp 0.10%
Environmental Damage
Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
Fossil Fuel Production
Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
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Bayer US Finance Ii Llc 0.04%
Animal Testing
Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
GMOs
Where companies are involved in the development or release of GMO plants and seeds.
Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Where companies are involved in the production or distribution of highly hazardous pesticides, according to the PAN International List of Highly Hazardous Pesticides.
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC Animal Testing GMOs Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Bayer CropScience is a chemicals company engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides and herbicides. Based on the revenue data from fiscal year 2022, Bayer CropScience derived an estimated 75% of its revenue from the production and/or distribution of pesticides, particularly those classified as highly hazardous. The company is also active in plant biotechnology and the development of genetically modified seeds, and states that it tests some of its products on animals.
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Energy Transfer Lp 0.10%
Animal Cruelty
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Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.09%
Animal Testing
Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
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Bayer US Finance Ii Llc 0.04%
Animal Testing
Where companies are involved in testing products on animals for cosmetic, personal care, household product, chemical and other uses. We do not include companies which conduct animal testing for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, biotechnology, human food, or pet food.
GMOs
Where companies are involved in the development or release of GMO plants and seeds.
Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Where companies are involved in the production or distribution of highly hazardous pesticides, according to the PAN International List of Highly Hazardous Pesticides.
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC Animal Testing GMOs Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Bayer CropScience is a chemicals company engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides and herbicides. Based on the revenue data from fiscal year 2022, Bayer CropScience derived an estimated 75% of its revenue from the production and/or distribution of pesticides, particularly those classified as highly hazardous. The company is also active in plant biotechnology and the development of genetically modified seeds, and states that it tests some of its products on animals.
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Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.09%
Weapons
Fossil Fuels
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Cassa Depositi E Prestit 0.30%
Fossil Fuel Production
Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
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Jefferies Fin Group Inc 0.20%
Fossil Fuel Production
Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
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Sumitomo Corp. 0.12%
Fossil Fuel Production
Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
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Energy Transfer Lp 0.10%
Environmental Damage
Where companies, through their products or operations, are involved in environmental degradation e.g., pollution, chemical spills.
Fossil Fuel Production
Where companies are involved in the production of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, shale oil) including exploration, production (including core services), storage, transport (except by rail) and refining.
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Fairfax Finl Hldgs Ltd 0.04%
Fossil Fuel Power Generation
Where companies source their power generation from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal) to generate electricity.
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Cassa Depositi E Prestit 0.30%
This data is compiled by Mindful Money from the fund information and portfolios
that each fund has
filed with the Disclose register to 30th Sept. 2023 and Mindful Money
analysis of funds within those portfolios. The list of companies of concern has
been drawn from ratings agencies and public sources, including the Norwegian
Sovereign Fund, NZ Super Fund, Sustainalytics and research organisations.
Please note that companies may breach more than one of these areas of
concern.
The listing of companies of concern is based on definitions used in Mindful Money's
methodology. These definitions may
be different from the exclusions policy and definitions applied by the fund provider.
Mindful Money uses the term Mindful Funds as our standard
for ethical investment and responsible investment. This does not imply that
other funds are unethical or that the fund providers that do not meet these
standards are unethical providers.
About this fund
In their own words
The fund aims to provide investors with a broadly diversified portfolio of international investment grade income securities. The fund offers a multi-manager approach to fixed interest investing.
Value | $15.7M NZD |
Period of data report | 31st Dec. 2023 |
Fund started | 4th May 2011 |
Total annual fund fees | 1.34% |
Total performance based fees | 0.0% |
Manager's basic fee | 0.7% |
Other management and administration charges | 0.64% |
Total other charges | 0.0 |
Total other charges currency | NZD |
Key Personnel
Phil Ellison |
Currently: Non-executive Director / Investment Committee member (1 years, 5 months) |
Martin Pike |
Currently: Head of Investments (8 years, 3 months) |
Morne Redgard |
Currently: Chief Executive Officer, Funds Adminstration New Zealand (0 years, 7 months) |
Mike Skilling |
Currently: Non-executive Director / Investment Committee chairperson (7 years, 7 months) |
Derek Young |
Currently: Chief Operating Officer (0 years, 5 months) |
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2023.
Past Returns
Past annual returns for this fund are after fees and taxes. Please note that higher past returns do not always mean higher future returns.
Year | Market Average | Fund Annual Return |
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2023 | -0.79% | -3.18% |
2022 | -2.46% | -4.02% |
2021 | 2.15% | 2.92% |
2020 | 1.75% | 0.22% |
2019 | 2.76% | 1.7% |
2018 | 1.94% | 1.13% |
2017 | 1.52% | 3.02% |
2016 | 2.91% | 2.18% |
2015 | 5.21% | 7.93% |
2014 | 1.36% | 2.47% |
The market average is the average return for funds of the same risk category, sourced from the Commission for Financial Capability's Sorted website. The fund information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2023.
Top 10 Investments
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Ishares Global Aggregate Bond ESG Ucits ETF NZD Hedged
Ireland Int Fixed Interest71.64% -
Dimensional Two-Year Sustainability Fixed Interest Trust – NZD Class Units
Australia Int Fixed Interest16.46% -
Hunter Global Fixed Interest Fund
New Zealand Int Fixed Interest10.6% -
Cash Deposit (ANZ Bank)
New Zealand Cash and Equivalents1.95% -
Cash Deposit (Jpm AUD)
Australia Cash and Equivalents0.01%
Type | Target | Actual |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents | 5.0% | 1.3% |
New Zealand Fixed Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
International Fixed Interest | 95.0% | 98.7% |
Australasian Equities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
International Equities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Listed Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Unlisted Properties | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Other | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Commodities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Investment Mix
How the money in this fund is invested against the fund's targets.
Target
Actual
This information has been sourced from the quarterly data that each fund has filed with Disclose register to 31st Dec. 2023.