Financière de l'Echiquier awarded mandate from the FRR

Financière de l’Echiquier awarded mandate for sustainable growth european equities from the French pension reserve fund (FRR)

Financière de l’Echiquier, one of the largest independent asset management companies in France, has won  lot 2 of the limited request for actively managed sustainable growth equity mandates launched by the French pension reserve fund (FRR) in November 2011.

Financière de l’Echiquier is selected for a mandate for actively managed European equities, sustainable growth. Its purpose is to invest mainly in small and mid-caps that have implemented environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policies or plan to do so.

After gaining the trust of significant institutions such as NBIM (Norvegian sovereign fund) and the Montreal pension fund, Financière de l’Echiquier is particularly proud to be rewarded by one of the main French public investment funds. This mandate acknowledges the quality of Financière de l’Echiquier’s stock picking, as well as the whole team’s efforts to constantly meet the needs and requirements of high-level institutional investors. It also stands as recognition for the SRI commitment implemented since 2007.