Nanuk fund added to new platforms


Nanuk Asset Management has announced that its New World Fund has been recently included on a number of platforms such as Praemium, WealthO2 and Xplore Wealth.
The fund, which invested in listed shares that were wholly focused on industries related to the broad themes of environmental sustainability, is approved on 15 platforms in total, including CFS First Wrap, BT , HUB24, IOOF, Macquarie and Netwealth.
“The surprise for us is the extent to which investor interest in running ahead of the advice industry in some quarters,” Nanuk’s managing director, Paul Chadwick, said.
“People are genuinely seeking to invest in companies that reflect the significant changes and disruptive technologies that we find are typically associated with sustainable and responsible investing.”
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