Pendal Group Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Bertrand Lecourt, and Mr. Saurabh Sharma, to establish a global equities sustainable water and waste investment strategy within the Regnan business. Based in London, Mr. Lecourt will join Regnan as Senior Fund Manager and Mr. Sharma as Fund Manager. It is expected the investment specialists will commence in April 2021, with the investment strategy to be launched in the UK and Europe in the second half of calendar 2021. The team joins from Fidelity International where they manage the Luxembourg-domiciled USD 2.4 billion Fidelity Funds Sustainable Water & Waste Fund.