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MS INVF US Advantage Fund

Class A

ISIN: LU0225737302

US Advantage Fund

DAILY NAV

69.19 USD

MORNINGSTAR OVERALL RATING

Share Class - A

463 EAA Fund US Large-Cap Growth Equity - 31-Jul-2017

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Investment Insight

The EDGE: Machine Learning

The Growth Team examines machine learning, a new way to train computer systems to generate useful insights from data sets and apply those insights to new situations. This form of artificial intelligence has the potential to breed new industries and create efficiencies in existing ones.

Investment Insight

The EDGE: CRISPR

The Growth Team analyzes clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR), a new tool for genetic research that allows scientists to locate specific segments of DNA and then replace or delete those segments. For investors, it has the potential to birth new industries and disrupt existing medical treatments.

Team Profile

Growth Team

The Growth team seeks capital appreciation by investing with a long-term ownership mindset and focusing on fundamental, bottom-up analysis across the market-cap spectrum and geographies.

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MS INVF Global Opportunity Fund

Class A

ISIN: LU0552385295

Global Opportunity Fund

DAILY NAV

62.42 USD

MORNINGSTAR OVERALL RATING

Share Class - A

611 EAA Fund Global Large-Cap Growth Equity - 31-Jul-2017

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Investment Insight

Fishing for Stocks in China

Jun 09, 2017

Our location in Hong Kong gives us a unique perspective on the risks and opportunities of investing in China, a market we believe is ripe with opportunity for bottom-up stock picking, particularly in the consumer, internet, healthcare and education industries.

Investment Insight

Global Opportunity: Behind the Scenes with Kristian Heugh

Kristian Heugh defines the key differentiators and core values of his team’s investment process, focusing on competitive advantage and quality companies able to create value through growth.

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Investment Insight

ESG and the Sustainability of Competitive Advantage

Jan 09, 2017

ESG factors are integral to assessing the quality of a company. A holistic approach to sustainability may help minimize risk events and identify opportunities characterized by competitive advantages.

MS INVF Global Brands Fund

Class A

ISIN: LU0119620416

Global Brands Fund

DAILY NAV

117.32 USD

MORNINGSTAR OVERALL RATING

Share Class - A

293 EAA Fund Sector Equity Consumer Goods & Services - 31-Jul-2017

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Manager Q & A

Q&A with William Lock

William Lock discusses how a strategy that his team manages has incorporated the Buffett philosophy into a long standing, successful global investment strategy.

Investment Insight

Quality Traits

High quality companies have the ability, and habit, of generating high and consistent returns on operating capital, which leads to strong free cash flow and the ability to compound over the long term.

Team Profile

International Equity Team

The International Equity team follows a disciplined investment process based on fundamental analysis and bottom-up stock selection. They believe that the best route to attractive long-term returns is through compounding and providing a measure of downside protection.

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In-depth Market Research

Macro Insight

A Midsummer Night's Illusion

Jul 31, 2017

This summer, investors briefly fell in love with the bond market, enchanted by a misunderstanding of the relationship between growth, inflation, productivity and wage growth.

Investment Insight

Infrastructure Investing and the Shifting Macro Environment

As the start of 2017, the Global Listed Real Assets team took this opportunity to explore the impact of the evolving geopolitical landscape on infrastructure in the U.S., particularly given the outcome of the U.S. presidential election and the uncertainty inherent in a transition of power.

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Global Fixed Income Bulletin

Central Banks Talk Normalization

Jul 13, 2017

The team discusses the first half of 2017 and how central bank policies to remove accommodation will play a role in the second half of 2017.