This is a marketing communication. Please refer to the FFG Fund prospectus and the KID on www.fundsforgood.eu before making any final investment decision. This document does not constitute any contractual document or investment advice.

Founded in 1986, Acadian Asset Management is an active quantitative manager investing in global equities. Headquartered in Boston, the firm has offices in London, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. Acadian Asset Management has over EUR 100 billion under management.

Formed in 2021 from the merger of DMS, MontLake and MDO, Waystone has over 20 years of experience in providing institutional governance, risk and compliance services to the asset management industry. Waystone is now a leading player in the industry.

FFG European Equities Sustainable aims to grow capital in the long term through a diversified portfolio of equities of European issuers listed and traded on regulated markets. The Fund invests in equities of issuers of all capitalisations (small, medium and large), without sector or currency restrictions.
The sub-fund is actively managed and its benchmark is the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe Index (the “MSCI Europe Index “*). Using fundamental analysis based on a quantitative process, the manager will seek to outperform its benchmark. Although the sub-fund benchmarks its performance to that of the MSCI Europe NR Index, it does not seek to replicate this index and is free to choose the securities in which it invests. The difference with the MSCI Europe NR benchmark may be significant. The index is not suitable for the sustainability objective of the fund.
*The MSCI Europe Index is a market capitalisation index designed to measure the performance of developed markets in Europe. The MSCI Europe Index currently comprises the following sixteen developed market indices: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

The sub-fund is categorized as a financial product promoting environmental and/or social characteristics as described in Article 8 of the SFDR regulation. This implies that the issuers of the securities held by the sub-fund meet certain sustainability criteria* defined by Funds for Good in its “Responsible Investment Policy”, which is a three-tiered corporate social responsibility policy defined and monitored by Funds for Good SA. This policy includes a) the removal from the investment universe of a range of issuers either because they are or have been subject to serious sustainability controversies (human rights violations, environmental scandals, blatant corruption, serious breaches of fundamental ethical standards) or because the economic activities from which they derive their revenues could have a negative impact on sustainability factors. These economic activities include, among others, the design, production, maintenance or trade of weapons, the production of tobacco products, the extraction of thermal coal or non-conventional oil and gas. b) The portfolio is constructed to achieve, for equity investments, carbon emissions that are at least 50% lower than a universe of equities representative of the initial universe used by the manager for the composition of the equity portfolio, i.e., MSCI Europe, and an increase in the social quality of the companies in relation to this same universe. c) A “Best-in-Universe” policy whereby each company in the portfolio must have a minimum ESG score. d) At the governance level, the manager and the distribution coordinator are both signatories of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and a voting rights policy is implemented. Voting rights are exercised by the fund manager. Further information on sustainability, as well as Funds For Good’s “Responsible Investment Policy” and the exclusion list, is available at www.fundsforgood.eu/bibliotheque-documents.

The fund has been awarded the Towards Sustainability label, an initiative to which Funds For Good is also a signatory. The purpose of the Towards Sustainability label is to ensure that labelled products meet a minimum level of sustainability, as measured by the Towards Sustainability quality standard, and to provide relevant and useful information to help you determine whether a specific product’s policy is consistent with your personal beliefs. The awarding of this label does not imply that the fund meets your own sustainability objectives or that the label meets the requirements of future national or European rules. For more information on this subject, see www.fsma.be/fr/finance-durable.

*The sustainability criteria are certified by the “Towards Sustainability” label. The assessment of the sustainability criteria is done by the manager, Acadian Asset Management LLC. The starting universe used by the manager for the composition of the equity portfolio. Data source: Acadian Asset Management LLC
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Risk/return indicator: 4.
The risk & reward indicator is 4, as the value of the share may change significantly and therefore the risk of loss and the potential gain may be high. Historical data, such as that used to calculate this indicator, may not be a reliable indication of the future risk profile of the fund. There is no guarantee whatsoever that the risk indicator will remain unchanged, so it may change over time.

What does the synthetic risk & reward indicator represent?
Expressed on a scale from 1 (low risk with potentially lower return) to 7 (high risk with potentially higher return), the risk & reward indicator prescribed by law is determined on the basis of the fund’s volatility or sensitivity to the market. It reflects the fact that investments made in this sub-fund are subject to market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investments in securities. The value of investments and the income they generate can rise and fall and investors may not recover their initial investment. The sub-fund described above involves a risk of capital loss. The repayment of the initial investment is not guaranteed. The lowest category is not a risk-free investment. This risk indicator is also included in the “Key Investor Information” document. The figure is calculated for an investor in euros.

Which important risks are not adequately addressed by the synthetic indicator?

• Investing in shares involves issuer risk in the sense that the issuing company may go bankrupt. There is a risk that the value of their investment in these securities may fall significantly or even be lost completely.

• The investment by the sub-fund in emerging markets is exposed to the risk of political, regulatory, financial or fiscal instabilities or uncertainties which may adversely affect the value of such investments or even call into question the sub-fund’s right of ownership.

• Investment in debt Securities involves a credit risk in that the issuer may be unwilling or unable to meet all or part of the interest or principal payments on its Securities. There is a risk that the value of the investment in these securities may fall significantly or even be lost completely.

• The use of derivatives that are not listed on a stock exchange or traded on another regulated market (“OTC instruments”) involves the risk of counterparty default in the sense that the counterparties to these derivatives may at some point be unable to meet all or part of their obligations to the sub-fund.

• The use of equity index futures is intended to mitigate but not completely eliminate equity market risk.

There may be other risk factors which an investor should consider in light of his or her personal circumstances and particular present and future circumstances. Further information regarding the risks of investing in the sub-fund is set out in the Key Investor Information document and in the relevant section of the fund’s prospectus available from the management companý and on the website www.waystone.com.

a. summary

The Sub-Fund promotes environmental and social characteristics such as the reduction of carbon emissions, the respect of international standards on human and labor rights, the exclusion of controversial activities, the prioritization of virtuous companies in terms of environmental, social and governance issues and the fight against poverty through job creation. The sub-fund will not make sustainable investments.

b. No sustainable investment objective

The sub-fund promotes environmental and social characteristics but will not make sustainable investments.

c. Environmental or social characteristics of the financial product

Carbon Reduction: The portfolio construction process will make such that the carbon emissions of the portfolio will be reduced compared to the reference benchmark of the sub-fund.

Compliance with international human and labor rights standards: This Sub-Fund will only invest in securities issued by companies that comply with international human rights, labor, environmental and anti-corruption principles, standards or frameworks.

Exclusion of socially controversial activities: This Portfolio will only invest in securities issued by companies that are not materially involved in economic activities considered harmful, such as (but not limited to) the manufacture and trade of arms, tobacco or coal.

Prioritization of environmentally, socially and governance virtuous companie: Issuing companies must have a minimum ESG score as calculated by MSCI. This score covers all three dimensions of ESG and gives an indication of how a given issuer compares to other issuers in terms of ESG risk. The imposition of a minimum ESG score avoids investing in companies that could result in significant ESG risk to the sub-fund. In addition, companies with the worst labor management records will be excluded from this sub-fund.

Promoting job creation to fight povert: In addition to the environmental and social characteristics promoted by the Portfolio through its investments, investing in this Portfolio indirectly generates a concrete social impact through Funds For Good, the distribution coordinator of the SICAV. After deducting its operating expenses, Funds For Good donates the greater of 50% of its net profits or 10% of its revenues to the social project it has created and manages, “Funds For Good Impact”. “Funds for Good Impact” dedicates all of its financial resources to the fight against poverty by promoting job creation. “Funds for Good Impact” grants interest-free, unsecured loans to people in precarious employment situations who have a business project. This financial support (coupled with human support in the form of coaching) enables these entrepreneurs to create their own business. More information is also available at www.fundsforgood.eu.

d. Investment strategy

Firstly, the investment strategy will ensure that the weighted average carbon emissions (scope 1 + scope 2) of the equity portion of the portfolio are always at least 50% lower than that of the reference index of the sub-fund (l’indice MSCI Europe).

The sub-fund also applies an “exclusion” strategy, whereby issuers of financial securities are excluded from the investment universe if they do not comply with certain international standards, and/or are involved in controversial activities beyond a pre-defined materiality threshold, or if they are in the bottom 5% of its investment universe in terms of Labor Management Score. This strategy is also based on an exclusion list of issuers (companies and/or states) in which the Sub-Fund may not invest.

Finally, the sub-fund also applies a “best-in-universe” strategy, selecting only issuers with a minimum ESG score (as calculated by MSCI) depending on the investment universe in which the issuer is located. Two universes are distinguished here: the universe of companies from developed countries, and the universe of companies from emerging countries.

e. Proportion of investments

All equity investments made by the Sub-Fund will be aligned with the environmental and social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund. Where one or more issuers monitored by the Investment Manager are not covered by the ESG data providers, the Investment Manager is allowed to invest in securities of such issuers provided that the total weight of the non-covered securities in the portfolio does not exceed 10% of the assets of the Sub-Fund, and provided that such asset meets all other economic and social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund.

Other investments of the Sub-Fund such as cash and investments for hedging purposes must not meet the economic and social characteristics promoted by the Sub-Fund. The weight of these investments will remain limited to 5% of the net assets of the Sub-Fund.

f. Monitoring of environmental or social characteristics

The environmental and social characteristics promoted by the fund are measured with financial and non-financial data published by companies or external data providers. Internal estimates may be used when certain data is not available. The total characteristics of the fund are measured via a portfolio construction process and implemented via a systematic model by the investment manager.

g. Methodologies

Involvement in controversial activities, compliance with international human and labor rights standards, minimum ESG scores and the carbon profile of the sub-fund are monitored on the basis of financial and non-financial information published by the portfolio companies or by third-party data providers, or estimated internally by the investment manager.

Compliance with environmental and social characteristics is monitored before each new investment and on a regular basis after the investment has been made.

h. Data sources and processing

A mixture of external data, primarily from self-reported carbon emissions data, as well as internal modelling estimates are the data sources to measure the attainment of the environmental characteristics promoted by the product. The Investment manager has a dedicated team of data scientists who scrub and clean data received in order to ensure data quality. A dedicated Investment Process and Data Team ensures that data is processed efficiently and without issues.

The majority of emissions data is obtained from third party data sources, however even within this purchased data, data vendors themselves use modeling or estimation techniques where reported data isn’t available. Where no data is available from third party vendors, the investment manager estimates the remainder.

i. Limitations to methodologies and data

ESG data coverage doesn’t typically cover the investment manager’s full investment universe of stocks. In addition to this, estimations are often used and even when data is available, there are cases where methodologies of data calculations are open to interpretation and therefore debatable.

Despite these limitations the data received and ultimately processed are robust and can be relied upon sufficiently to be utilized within the investment process. The investment managers continuously monitor available data to discover improved data. Beyond this, the investment manager regularly strengthens its data team and internal modelling capabilities in order to continuously improve data use and data reliability.

Neither the Investment Manager, the Management Company nor the Distribution Coordinator can assume any responsibility for the accuracy of the valuation by external data providers and the accuracy, including completeness, of the analyses prepared by third party providers. The Investment Manager, the Management Company and the Distribution Coordinator have no influence over any disruptions or limitations (e.g. due to estimates) in the analysis and preparation of research by third party providers.

j. Due diligence

The Investment Manager assesses each of the underlying assets within the financial product based on over 100 underlying signals or factors, both for the financial and the environmental and social characteristics that the sub-fund promotes. This helps provide a robust assessment of each and every underlying asset. Rigorous controls are in place such as compliance systems, a data team and Portfolio Management oversight.

k. Engagement policies

Engagement is part of the strategy. The investment manager engages both directly with companies as well as via collaborative engagement efforts. The engagement themes include Climate Change, Corporate Culture, Corporate Behaviour and those involved in Escalating ESG Controversies.