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Marshall Wace targets $1 billion for new ESG focused fund -source

Kanishka Singh
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By Kanishka Singh

July 4 (Reuters) - Marshall Wace is planning to raise $1 billion for a new fund which will invest based on environmental and other ethical criteria, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The hedge fund, co-founded by British financier Paul Marshall, will rely on external analysts who focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, the source said on Saturday.

The fund will bet against stocks with poor ratings and will buy stocks with strong ESG characteristics, the source added, confirming an earlier Financial Times report.

Marshall Wace, which has a total of around $45 billion in assets, will include the new fund in its $19 billion computer-driven TOPS trading system, the source told Reuters.

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Founded in 1997, Marshall Wace employs more than 240 people in London, New York and Hong Kong. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Alexander Smith)