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Energy Efficient Housing

By Simon Webber, Schroders on 28 May 2012 Thematic News

This month our key investment theme is energy efficient housing. We also look at Europe as it re-evaluates its climate change policies and at preparations beyond the region in the run-up to the Major Economies Forum on Energy & Climate. Once again, the latest scientific studies highlight the need to mitigate the effects of climate change.

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Europe | Carbon | Schroder

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Interview with Philippe Rohner (Senior Investment Manager at Pictet)

By Arabella Murphy, Worldwise Investor on 24 April 2012

We talk to Philippe Rohner, Senior Investment Manager with Pictet Asset Management. He tells us what's different about being a 'thematic fund manager', what helps him in his work and how he winds down after a busy week.

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UK, Europe | Pictet

Quenching the world's thirst: an investor's perspective

By Philippe Rohner, Pictet Asset Management on 26 March 2012 Thematic News

Precious yet squandered. This is the precarious status of the world’s water resources, as revealed in a series of new studies by the UN and OECD.

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UK, Global, US, Europe, Asia, Africa | Water | Pictet

Vanguard launch passively managed SRI funds

By Mark Hoskin, IFA at Holden & Partners on 24 October 2011 Market News

Today Vanguard Asset Management have added UK share classes to the Vanguard SRI Global Stock fund and the Vanguard European SRI Stock fund. These are passive funds modelled on a FTSE index, and represent the only passive SRI options available to UK investors. Their very low management costs should help to make them attractive to the growing group of passive investment IFAs and investors.

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Global, Europe | Ethical

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