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Leading consultants regularly acknowledge the outstanding quality of Union Investment's portfolio management and client service.

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Quality Leader 2019

Greenwich Associates has recognized Union Investment as a "Quality Leader" in Institutional Clients business. This is the result of this year's survey of institutional investors in Germany conducted by the international consulting firm.
Quality Leader 2019

According to Greenwich Associates, Quality Leaders distinguish themselves from their competitors by providing outstanding customer service that helps institutional investors reach their investment goals.

Executive board member Alexander Schindler is pleased with Union Investment’s outstanding achievement: "In recent years, we have been able to expand and strengthen our top position in the Greenwich Associates renowned ranking. The renewed award as a ‘Quality Leader’ clearly reflects that investors in Germany and abroad regard our strong risk management, our opportunity-oriented solutions and our services as an excellent offer that stands out in a highly competitive market environment.”

Union Investment given A+ rating by PRI

The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative has awarded Union Investment its top mark of A+ in recognition of the company's overarching approach to responsible investment. The assessment of the company looked at indicators such as guiding principles, aims and practices.
Union Investment given A+ rating by PRI

"We are delighted that PRI has rated our approach to responsible investment so highly. It underscores how seriously we take these issues and how much expertise we have in this area," says Björn Jesch, Head of Portfolio Management. Of the 681 asset management companies assessed by PRI, only 16 per cent were rated A+. Union Investment has been a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment since 2010.

FNG Label 2020

Mutual funds that have been awarded the Sustainable Investment Forum (FNG) Label comply with the quality standard it has developed for sustainable investments in the German-speaking countries. To achieve certification, funds must adopt a consistent and transparent approach to sustainability.
FNG Label 2020

All our funds that participated in the review process received the FNG Label. In addition, our funds UniInstitutional SDG Equities, UniInstitutional IMMUNO Nachhaltigkeit, UniInstitutional Green Bonds and UniInstitutional Dividend Sustainable achieved a maximum rating of three stars and our funds UniInstitutional Stiftungsfonds Nachhaltig and UniInstitutional Kommunalfonds Nachhaltig achieved two stars in the tiered model.