
Family Governance
Notes
The rapid falls in equity markets earlier in the year spurred numerous reports about the outperformance of ESG funds through this weaker period. To me this reflected the durability and attraction of well governed businesses, as well…

Report July 2020
Monthly reports
During July, the Columbus Fund continued to recover with +1.37% rise, comparing favourably to the + 0.24% increase in the MSCI Mid Cap and the falls of the STOXX 600 (-1.11%) and IBEX (-4.90%). Over the last three months the Fund rose…

Don’t Miss the (Sustainable) Wood for the Trees
Notes
It is clear from the numerous surveys carried out around the world that the importance of ESG to professional investors and individuals continues to grow each year. This sentiment comes from a good place, and aims to right the inequalities…

Report June 2020
Monthly reports
During June, Columbus continued to recover with a +1.62% rise. Over the quarter the fund rose 15.22% compared to 12.59% for the STOXX 600, 16.00% for the MSCI Mid Cap Europe and 6.57% for the IBEX. This increase brought the fund performance…

Report May 2020
Monthly reports
During the month of May the Columbus Fund continued to recover with a + 3.67% rise, ahead of the STOXX 600 and the IBEX 35 which increased by +3.04% and +2.52%, and lower than the MSCI Mid Cap (+4.76%). This performance helped to reduce…

Report April 2020
Monthly reports
During the month of April the Columbus fund rose by 9.82%, ahead of the STOXX 600, MSCI Mid Cap and the IBEX 35 indices which increased by 6.24%, 8.65% and 2.01% respectively. This performance helped to reduce the 10.93% loss of the…

