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Sarasin hold Total to account

By Adam Frost, Sarasin on 10 May 2012

Sarasin & Partners continues to achieve positive outcomes in focused engagement to protect client’s interests and shareholder value. Q1 2012 saw the conclusion of a long running engagement that Sarasin & Partners and other leading global investors have had with Total on shareholder rights.

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UK | Sarasin

Cameron fails to convince business and environmental groups with green energy speech

By Carol Wong, Worldwise Investor on 29 April 2012 Thematic News

Last week, Prime Minister David Cameron addressed the third Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM3) in London, a meeting of energy ministers from more than 20 countries.

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UK | Clean Energy 1

Government divisions put wind energy investment at risk

By Carol Wong, Worldwise Investor on 24 April 2012

Despite indications that public support for wind energy development is on the rise, growing political opposition to wind power has put the industry - and billions of pounds of investment - in potential jeopardy as investors rethink their plans.

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UK | Clean Energy

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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

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Interview with Robin Hepworth (Fund Manager at Ecclesiastical)

By Arabella Murphy, Worldwise Investor on 3 April 2012

We meet Robin Hepworth, he tells us why it was good to be listed on Citywire's top fund managers list. He also talks about his golden rules for consistency of performance and what strategies he avoids.

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UK | Ecclesiastical

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

No more Henderson Global Care Income

By Nick Anderson, Henderson Global Investors on 14 February 2012 Fund News

Today we have announced our intention to merge the Henderson Global Care Income fund into the Henderson Global Care Growth fund on 20th July 2012. This is because we feel that the strategy of combining yield in the UK together with an ethical screen is not a sustainable model in today's markets.

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UK | Ethical | Henderson

What are EIRIS doing for Henderson?

By Marthe Nordby, EIRIS on 10 February 2012

Henderson is one of the latest in a long line of green and ethical retail fund providers to have chosen EIRIS as one of their key external ESG research providers. However, this may have resulted in raised eyebrows from those that still associate EIRIS with negative screening as Henderson’s SRI approach is well-known to be about so much more..? So perhaps it’s time to demystify the role EIRIS really will play at Henderson.

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UK | Ethical | Henderson

What is the size of the UK Energy challenge?

By Mark Hoskin, IFA at Holden & Partners on 6 February 2012

Did you know that only 15% of our UK energy needs are catered for by Electricity? Or that the carbon intensity of our electricity supply is currently double that of oil? John Dawson from the National Grid presents to Worldwise Investor the size of the challenge!

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New UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary, but what will change for Clean Energy Investment?

By Louise Fallon, Worldwise Investor on 6 February 2012

Edward Davey, a Liberal Democrat MP, has replaced Chris Huhne as the Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). He is determined to “follow on” Huhne’s policies and priorities, and wants a green economy, green jobs and green investment.

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