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Friday, July 12 2019 - 00:53
AsiaNet
LuxFLAG Environment Label for ThomasLloyd SICAV - Sustainable Infrastructure Income Fund (SIIF)
LONDON and ZURICH, July 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

The ThomasLloyd SICAV – Sustainable Infrastructure Income Fund (SIIF) announced 
today that it has been granted the Environment Label by LuxFLAG, the 
independent Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency. The open-ended Alternative 
Investment Fund (AIF) is domiciled in Luxembourg, structured as a SICAV SA (UCI 
Part II) and subject to the UCITS V Directive depositary regime. The SIIF 
represents the world's first fully regulated, open-ended public infrastructure 
fund and is available in 26 dedicated share classes for both retail and 
institutional investors. Options include a choice of nine currencies available 
as accumulating or distributing share classes.   

ThomasLloyd's pure-play impact investment strategy is based on an international 
award-winning process, and is aimed at an increasing number of global investors 
who are seeking a capital investment that is guaranteed to make a positive 
ecological and social impact, in addition to its economic objective. The Fund 
offers first-time access for private and professional investors to an asset 
class previously only available to few institutional investors globally with 
extensive in-house experience in the sector. Since the launch of the portfolio 
in January 2011, the investment strategy has enjoyed double-digit annual rates 
of return whilst simultaneously offering low volatility. 

LuxFLAG, which aims to promote the raising of capital for the sustainable 
finance sector was created in 2006 and now has a number of prestigious Charter 
Members including the Luxembourg Government, The Association of the Luxembourg 
Fund Industry (ALFI), The Luxembourg Bankers' Association (ABBL), Appui au 
Développement Autonome (ADA), the European Investment Bank (EIB), Luxembourg 
for Finance (LFF) and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LSE). To qualify for the 
LuxFLAG Environment Label investment funds must hold a portfolio of investments 
of which at least 75% are focussed in environment-related sectors.   

Michael Sieg, Chairman and CEO of the ThomasLloyd Group, commented: "We are 
delighted to be awarded the LuxFLAG Environment Label, as further validation of 
our commitment to responsible investment in sustainable infrastructure. Private 
and professional investors can now benefit from our investment expertise in the 
evolving asset class of infrastructure and add substantially to their ESG 
quotas in their investment portfolios, with the support and endorsement of 
LuxFlag."   

Sachin Vankalas, Director General of LuxFLAG said: "We are pleased to announce 
that, the ThomasLloyd SICAV – Sustainable Infrastructure Income Fund has been 
granted the use of the LuxFLAG Environment Label. The LuxFLAG Environment Label 
is recognized for its high standards and rigorous assessment of applicant 
investment funds' investment strategy, ESG integration into the investment 
process as well as an affirmation of their transparency to investors, which are 
all key components of the eligibility criteria of the LuxFLAG Environment 
Label."   

About LuxFLAG

The Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency (LuxFLAG) is a non-profit association 
created in Luxembourg in July 2006 by seven private and public founding 
partners (Charter members). As an international and independent labelling 
agency, LuxFLAG supports the financing of sustainable development by providing 
clarity to investors. LuxFLAG is an integral part of the Luxembourg fund 
industry, which is the largest in Europe and the second-largest worldwide after 
the US. HRH the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg is Honorary President 
of LuxFLAG's Board of Directors. For more information, visit: www.luxflag.org.

About ThomasLloyd Group

ThomasLloyd Group is a leading global investment and advisory firm, solely 
dedicated to the infrastructure sector in Asia. The Company is based in London 
and Zurich, as well as 15 other locations in 12 countries in North America, 
Europe and Asia. The services it provides encompass capital raising, M&A and 
corporate finance for private and stock-market-listed companies, project 
financing and management for project developments, and investment consulting, 
wealth management and funds for private and institutional investors. The 
ThomasLloyd Group has more than 250 employees and currently manages assets 
worth around 3.5 billion US dollars. For more information, visit: 
www.thomas-lloyd.com. 

For further information, contact:  
ThomasLloyd Group   
Press/Communication   
Phone +49 (0)89 599 890 313   
Fax +49 (0)89 599 890 323   
public.relations@thomas-lloyd.com   
www.thomas-lloyd.com 
 
Source: ThomasLloyd Global Asset Management GmbH