Artemis To Soft Launch Global Equities Fund

Artemis is unveiling a global equity fund to be managed by Simon Edelsten and Alex Illingworth.

Artemis is unveiling a global equity fund to be managed by Simon Edelsten and Alex Illingworth, Investment Week reports. The Artemis Global Select fund, set to launch in June 2011, will have a bias to emerging markets and non-cyclical stocks.

The new vehicle will invest in selected themes, such as population demographics, energy efficiency, and security. The fund will have a 35% weighting to U.S. equities, 13% to Japan, 12% to Asia Pacific ex Japan and another 8% to South Africa and Latin America.

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