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Arabesque Asset Management Ltd

PRI reporting framework 2020

Asset class implementation gateway indicators [OO 10 - 12] Peering questions [OO LE 01 - HF 01]

Investment policy [SG 01 - 04] Objectives and strategies [SG 05 - 06] Governance and human resources [SG 07 - 08] Promoting responsible investment [SG 09 - 11] Outsourcing to fiduciary managers and investment consultants [SG 12] ESG issues in asset allocation [SG 13 - 15] Innovation [SG 18] Communication [SG 19]

Direct - Listed Equity Incorporation

ESG incorporation in actively managed listed equities [LEI 01 - 10] Implementation processes [LEI 01 - 10] (A) Implementation: Screening [LEI 04 - 06] (C) Implementation: Integration of ESG factors [LEI 08 - 10] Outputs and outcomes [LEI 12 - 13]

Direct - Listed Equity Active Ownership

Overview [LEA 01] (Proxy) voting and shareholder resolutions [LEA 12 - 21]

Confidence building measures

Confidence building measures [CM1 01 - 07]

Export Public Responses

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Basic information

OO 01. Signatory category and services

01.1. Select the services and funds you offer

Select the services and funds you offer	% of asset under management (AUM) in ranges
Fund management	0% <10% 10-50% >50%
Fund of funds, manager of managers, sub-advised products	0% <10% 10-50% >50%
Other	0% <10% 10-50% >50%	Please specify Based on SMAs.
Total 100%

Further options (may be selected in addition to the above)

Hedge funds

Fund of hedge funds

01.2. Additional information. [Optional]

Arabesque is a global asset manager providing a range of equity mutual funds.

OO 02. Headquarters and operational countries

02.1. Select the location of your organisation’s headquarters.

United Kingdom

02.2. Indicate the number of countries in which you have offices (including your headquarters).

2-5

6-10

>10

02.3. Indicate the approximate number of staff in your organisation in full-time equivalents (FTE).

90 FTE

02.4. Additional information. [Optional]

Arabesque Asset Management Ltd is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with a secondary branch in Frankfurt, Germany. The firm also has an office in Singapore and Boston. Arabesque is authorized and regulated by the FCA, supervised by the BaFin and registered with the SEC as a registered investment advisor.

Arabesque S-Ray® (referred to as S-Ray further in the report), a sustainable data company, has branched out from Arabesque and was established as a separate legal entity in 2017. Arabesque S-Ray has a presence in London, Germany, Singapore, Boston, and Japan.

OO 03. Subsidiaries that are separate PRI signatories

03.1. Indicate whether you have subsidiaries within your organisation that are also PRI signatories in their own right.

Yes

03.3. Additional information. [Optional]

OO 04. Reporting year and AUM

04.1. Indicate the year end date for your reporting year.

31/12/2019

04.2. Indicate your total AUM at the end of your reporting year.

Include the AUM of subsidiaries, but exclude advisory/execution only assets, and exclude the assets of your PRI signatory subsidiaries that you have chosen not to report on in OO 03.2

Total AUM
Total AUM	trillions	billions	millions	thousands	hundreds
Currency
Assets in USD
Assets in USD	trillions	billions	millions	thousands	hundreds

Not applicable as we are in the fund-raising process

04.4. Indicate the assets which are subject to an execution and/or advisory approach. Provide this figure based on the end of your reporting year

Total AUM
Total AUM	trillions	billions	millions	thousands	hundreds
Currency
Assets in USD
Assets in USD	trillions	billions	millions	thousands	hundreds

Not applicable as we do not have any assets under execution and/or advisory approach

04.5. Additional information. [Optional]

The sum in OO 04.4 is based on Arabesque Advisory services and on SMAs accounts with Fidelity, Folio and Schwab.

OO 06. How would you like to disclose your asset class mix

06.1. Select how you would like to disclose your asset class mix.

as percentage breakdown

as broad ranges

	Internally managed (%)	Externally managed (%)
Listed equity	>50% 93	0 0
Fixed income	0 0	0 0
Private equity	0 0	0 0
Property	0 0	0 0
Infrastructure	0 0	0 0
Commodities	0 0	0 0
Hedge funds	0 0	0 0
Fund of hedge funds	0 0	0 0
Forestry	0 0	0 0
Farmland	0 0	0 0
Inclusive finance	0 0	0 0
Cash	<10% 7	0 0
Money market instruments	0 0	0 0
Other (1), specify	0 0	0 0
Other (2), specify	0 0	0 0

06.2. Publish asset class mix as per attached image [Optional].

06.3. Indicate whether your organisation has any off-balance sheet assets [Optional].

Yes

06.5. Indicate whether your organisation uses fiduciary managers.

Yes, we use a fiduciary manager and our response to OO 5.1 is reflective of their management of our assets.

No, we do not use fiduciary managers.

06.6. Provide contextual information on your AUM asset class split. [Optional]

All Arabesque’s products integrate sustainability analysis with fundamental analysis and sophisticated portfolio construction technologies. We construct portfolios targeting long-term, sustainable, capital growth with lower risk while investing into companies that are aligned with the principles of the UN Global Compact and perform well on Environment, Social and Governance dimensions.

There are currently 7 funds managed/advised by the company*:
- Arabesque SICAV – Arabesque Systematic
- Arabesque Q3.17 SICAV – Arabesque Q3.17 Systematic
- Arabesque SICAV – Arabesque Sustainable Global Equity
- Arabesque (40 Act Fund) – US
- Arabesque SICAV – Arabesque Sustainable Global Equity
- BIMB-Arabesque Malaysia Shariah – ESG Equity Fund**
- BIMB-Arabesque Asia Pacific Shariah – ESG Equity Fund **

* There are further 53 client SMAs managed by the company.
** These funds are managed by a Malaysian fund manager. Arabesque only acts as sub-advisor to that fund manager.

OO 07. Fixed income AUM breakdown (Not Applicable)

OO 08. Segregated mandates or pooled funds (Not Applicable)

OO 09. Breakdown of AUM by market

09.1. Indicate the breakdown of your organisation’s AUM by market.

92.7 Developed Markets

4.3 Emerging Markets

0 Frontier Markets

3 Other Markets

Total 100% 100%

09.2. Additional information. [Optional]

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