07 February 2007
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New SAM study: «Water - a market of the future»
Climate change is putting increasing pressure on the world's water supply, even as the global population grows and more water of better quality is required. Given those circumstances, water is becoming a valuable commodity and, in response, innovative companies are opening up new, high-margin business fields that center on H2O. Those are the findings of the recently published SAM study entitled «Water - a market of the future».
We are pleased to make this study available to you: «Water - a market of the future». If you would like to receive the study in printed form, please get in touch with us via e-mail (com@sam-group.com).
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29 January 2007
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SAM launches its Sustainability Yearbook 2008 - a reference work that highlights the world's leading companies in terms of sustainability
SAM, the leading asset manager for sustainability investments, has introduced in collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers the Sustainability Yearbook 2008 at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland. The Sustainability Yearbook is the world's most comprehensive reference work for assessing exchange-listed companies according to their economic, ecological and societal success factors. Only the best 15% of the companies in 57 industry sectors are included in the Yearbook. For the first time SAM, has developed a classification system that breaks down the leading companies into SAM Gold, Silver and Bronze classes. In addition, the company in each industry sector that has made the greatest progress in the area of sustainability is noted as a "Sector Mover". In connection with the Yearbook, SAM now offers an interactive tool that facilitates individual queries as well as the generation of graphs and user-defined overviews of the various companies included in the Yearbook.
Yearbook
Sustainability Tool
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24 January 2007
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SAM Sustainable Water Fund receives A rating from Standard & Poor's - Persistently strong investor interest - Significant growth in fund assets
As a further step in the company's efforts to open up investment opportunities in the area of alternative investments, SAM has established a new business unit that will develop alternative means for private and institutional investors to engage in sustainability investments in areas such as hedge funds, alternative theme-based products and investment vehicles that center on the theme of CO2.
Reto Kuhn, former General Manager of Swissair's pension fund for flight personnel and CEO of Pension Fund Services AG (PFS), will take over as head of this new business unit as of February 1, 2008.
SAM is pleased to have attracted, in the person of Reto Kuhn, a proven financial expert and successful entrepreneur. The company's substantial expansion in the field of alternative investments represents a further step in reinforcing the leading market position of SAM.
Standard & Poor's - "A" rating for the SAM Sustainable Water Fund
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17 January 2007
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SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) establishes Alternative Investments business unit; Reto Kuhn joins SAM to head related activities
As a further step in the company's efforts to open up investment opportunities in the area of alternative investments, SAM has established a new business unit that will develop alternative means for private and institutional investors to engage in sustainability investments in areas such as hedge funds, alternative theme-based products and investment vehicles that center on the theme of CO2.
Reto Kuhn, former General Manager of Swissair's pension fund for flight personnel and CEO of Pension Fund Services AG (PFS), will take over as head of this new business unit as of February 1, 2008.
SAM is pleased to have attracted, in the person of Reto Kuhn, a proven financial expert and successful entrepreneur. The company's substantial expansion in the field of alternative investments represents a further step in reinforcing the leading market position of SAM.
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17 October 2007
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SAM expands into the US market and successfully introduces sustainability investment strategies to private and institutional US investors
SAM (Sustainable Asset Management), a leading investment group in the field of sustainability investments, now offers its investment strategies to institutional and private US investors. Since its establishment more than 12 years ago, SAM has successfully focused its activities on the development and management of sustainability investment strategies. Based on its highly successful track record and expertise, SAM is uniquely qualified and positioned to meet the increasing world-wide demand.
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10 October 2007
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SPG - Capital increase successfully completed
Sustainable Performance Group AG (SPG) is pleased to announce that investors subscribed to 122,000 bearer shares as part of the recent capital increase. The relevant issue volume therefore amounts to roughly CHF 55.5 million. This marks the successful completion of the placement of new bearer shares of Sustainable Performance Group AG, which were offered for subscription up to 28 September 2007 as part of a rights offering to existing shareholders, and subsequently up to 2 October 2007 as part of a public offering in Switzerland, as well as to certain institutional investors.
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27 September 2007
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Yogesh Chander Deveshwar (ITC Ltd.) and David Johnston (What’s Working Inc.) win this year’s SAM/SPG Sustainability Leadership Award
This is now the seventh year of the SAM/SPG Sustainability Leadership Award. This Award acknowledges personal excellence in implementing the principles of sustainability in the corporate sector and is worth CHF 50,000 in total. An international selection committee of sustainability experts has given this year’s Leader Award to Yogesh Chander Deveshwar, Chairman of ITC Ltd. The Pioneer Award goes to David Johnston, founder and President of What’s Working Inc.
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18 September 2007
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SAM launches two new sustainability funds: Healthy Living and Climate
As a leading Investment Group in the field of sustainability investments, SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) is supplementing its range of products with two additional sustainability funds. The two investment products, SAM Sustainable Healthy Living Fund and SAM Sustainable Climate Fund, focus on companies in growth industries that open up interesting investment opportunities from the vantage point of sustainability.
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12 September 2007
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SAM entrusted with new water-based Nomura Aqua fund - since launch assets of CHF 1 billion already attracted
Nomura Asset Management, one of the leading asset managers in Japan, has given SAM - the leading investment group in the field of sustainability investments - a mandate to administer a newly launched theme fund.
The new fund managed by SAM focuses on the investment theme of water and bears the name Nomura Aqua.
Already at its initial offering in August 2007 the fund attracted an investment sum of CHF 1 billion and is meeting with further strong demand.
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16 August 2007
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Invitation to the SPG Roadshow
In recent months, climate change has been the main talking point in global politics, the media, and even financial markets. As a result, the four investment themes focused on by Sustainable Performance Group AG (SPG) - Energy, Water, Healthy Living and Resource Efficiency - have attracted even more attention from investors. In September 2007 we will be holding a series of investor roadshows across Switzerland on the theme of "Sustainable performance with the future in one share" which we hope you will be able to attend. Discussion will focus on megatrends such as the efficient use of water or other dwindling natural resources, alternative energy sources and healthy living. Don't miss this opportunity to get first-hand information from our experts on the growing importance of sustainable investments. The roadshows will be held in German, French and Italian, depending on the location.
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12 June 2007
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Bernard Sabrier has been appointed to act in an advisory capacity to the board of directors of SAM Group
Bernard Sabrier, Chairman of the Board and principal shareholder of Unigestion, reinforces the board of directors of SAM Group, the leading investment manager in the field of sustainability investments as advisory member.
Bernard Sabrier brings with him more than 30 years of international experience in the financial markets, particularly in the area of alternative investments. He built Geneva-based Unigestion into a leading provider of funds of hedge funds, private equity funds of funds, as well as quantitative equity market strategies.
SAM Group, which specializes in sustainability investments, will be substantially expanding its activities in the field of alternative investment opportunities during the coming years and, with Bernard Sabrier on board, will benefit from a valuable competency enhancement thanks to one of the most successful entrepreneurs in this field.
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22 March 2007
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SAM Group records strong growth; assets under management in 2006 increase by 62 per cent to more than CHF 4 billion
SAM Group, an enterprise focused on asset management and the fund business in the field of sustainability investments, achieved above-average growth in assets under management and assets under advice yet again in its 2006 financial year.
SAM Group in 2006 witnessed a 62 per cent increase in directly managed assets (assets under management) to a level of CHF 4.1 billion (2005: CHF 2.5 billion). Indirectly managed assets (assets under advice, i.e. via licence agreements and advisory mandates) amounted to CHF 6.1 billion. As a result, total administered assets exceeded the CHF 10 billion mark for the first time.
SAM Group has already achieved initial successes from the strategic alliance it concluded with Robeco in 2006: both entities were jointly awarded France's largest equity management mandate ever for sustainability investments. |
25 March 2007
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The volume of the Swiss sustainable investement market grows 67% in 2007 - SAM strengthens it’s No 1 position in terms of market share to 22.1% in 2007 (see page 8) |
21 February 2007
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SAM doubles assets under management (AUM); records successes in Asia; expands in USA and into Canada. AUM rose in 2007 by CHF 4.7 bln. or 125% to CHF 8.5 bln
SAM (Sustainable Asset Management), the leading Investment Group for sustainability investments, registered a 125% increase from CHF 3.8 billion to CHF 8.5 billion for the 2007 financial year.
In total, assets under management together with assets under advice (e.g. via licenses) amounted to CHF 15.1 billion. In addition to keen European interest in SAM’s investment products, strong demand came particularly from Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. Also in the USA, market successes have been achieved during the four months since the launch of the first US-registered SAM funds, especially among large foundations and family offices. For the current year, SAM continues to reckon with strong demand from Europe, Asia and particularly the USA. SAM’s investor base mainly includes private investors, wealthy private clients, family offices, foundations and public pension funds. |
22. February 2007
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ERAFP SRI mandate for Robeco and SAM Group
The French pension fund ERAFP awards Robeco and SAM Group with the largest SRI equity tender in France, involving an amount which could top 1.2 billion Euros over the next four years. The mandate awarded to Robeco and SAM Group will amount to 100 to 400 million Euros for the period 2007-2011. |
19 February 2007
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SAM Private Equity
has become Emerald Technology Ventures SA. |
1 February 2007
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Water - The Source of Performance
For the third consecutive time, the SAM Sustainable Water Fund has been awarded the Trophée Bilan. With total investable assets of CHF 1.5 billion and a performance of +64%, the fund has bested the MSCI World Index by 43% since its original offering. For more than five years now, SAM Group has been investing successfully in strongly growing, future-oriented companies in the water sector. |
29 January 2007
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SAM launches its Sustainability Yearbook 2008 – a reference work that highlights the world’s leading companies in terms of sustainability
SAM, the leading asset manager for sustainability investments, has introduced in collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers the Sustainability Yearbook 2008 at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland. The Sustainability Yearbook is the world’s most comprehensive reference work for assessing exchange-listed companies according to their economic, ecological and societal success factors. Only the best 15% of the companies in 57 industry sectors are included in the Yearbook. For the first time SAM, has developed a classification system that breaks down the leading companies into SAM Gold, Silver and Bronze classes. In addition, the company in each industry sector that has made the greatest progress in the area of sustainability is noted as a “Sector Mover”. In connection with the Yearbook, SAM now offers an interactive tool that facilitates individual queries as well as the generation of graphs and user-defined overviews of the various companies included in the Yearbook.
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25 January 2007
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Launch of the Sustainability Yearbook 2007 at the World Economic Forum
For the third consecutive year, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and SAM Group launch the Sustainability Yearbook at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Sustainability Yearbook is the world’s most comprehensive reference publication for sustainability trends and corporate sustainability performances from 58 specific industry sectors. Media representatives can obtain the Sustainability Yearbook 2007 at no cost via:
kim-my.schefer@sam-group.com. |
18 December 2006
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WWF / SAM Group Study "Carbonizing Valuation"
German power producer RWE could lose up to 17% of its value if its business strategies fail to take into account climate change policies, environment group WWF and the independent and leading Sustainability Investment Manager SAM Group said today. Please visit the following link for further information: Carbonizing Valuation (Abstract).
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13 December 2006
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Robeco and SAM Group create the leading sustainability platform
Robeco and Swiss based SAM Group (Sustainable Asset Management) join forces to launch the global number 1 Platform for Sustainability Investments. Two leading players join their respective forces to form a global “powerhouse” in sustainability investing, capitalizing on the booming demand for sustainability products and services.
SAM and Robeco: CEO Statement
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November 2006
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Julius Baer and SAM launch first Climate Certificate!
The facts are irrefutable: climate change is a reality. But this scenario not only presents risks, but opens up interesting opportunities – especially for investors. Climate change will encourage the development of new technologies and markets, and also promises attractive growth potential for innovative companies offering leading-edge solutions. To tie in with the SAM roadshow «Climate Change – Opportunity or Risk for Investors?», Julius Baer and SAM are launching the first climate certificate on the JB SAM Climate Change Basket.bBy investing in this new product, you can participate in the future success of 16 companies active in the fields of Clean Technology, Natural Resources, Mobility and Climate Impact Management. More information on this climate certificate can be found in the Termsheet and in the detailed Investment Rational. |
November 2006
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Invitation to the SAM Event Series
Climate change - opportunity or risk for investors?
Water shortage, melting ice caps, landslides and flooding: natural catastrophes are constantly in the headlines. The effects of climate change are visible everywhere, and can influence companies and their stock market valuation. But the impact on our environment and society also presents opportunities. Will winners emerge from the challenge of climate change? If so, who are they - and how can investors profit from them? SAM climate experts and analysts will be on hand to provide answers to the most pressing questions concerning climate change. As part of our event series, we present the most important trends and developments, as well as some interesting investment products. These events will be held in: St. Gall and Vaduz (02.11.2006, in German), Zurich (03.11., in German), Bern and Basel (07.11., in German), Lugano (08.11., in Italian) and Geneva (10.11., in French).
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October 2006
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SAM Sustainable Pionier Fund changes its name to SAM Smart Materials Fund
At the start of October 2006, SAM Sustainable Pionier Fund was renamed and simultaneously repositioned as SAM Smart Materials Fund. Trends that are particularly prevalent in many developing and newly industrialised countries, such as ongoing industrialisation, rising living standards and unremitting population growth, continue to fuel demand for consumer goods and raw materials. But this also creates attractive investment opportunities in the materials sector. Given the potential for high returns, SAM has identified the following four investment themes: Basic materials, efficient use of materials, recycling & disposal, and innovative materials & technologies.
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October 2006
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New currency Share Classes for SAM Smart Energy Fund and SAM Sustainable Water Fund
Since October our clients do also have the possibility to subscribe for the SAM Sustainable Water Fund and SAM Smart Energy Fund by investing in the respective US Dollar and Swiss Franc share class.
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September 2006
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SAM Smart Energy Fund - Three Successful Years in the Energy Sector!
Since its launch three years ago, the SAM Smart Energy Fund has posted a commendable performance of +46.5%, beating the benchmark MSCI World Index by more than 9.5%. The investment strategy of the SAM Smart Energy Fund is based on global trends such as rapid population growth, increased demand for energy, and the growing competitiveness of renewable energies. The fund invests in four investment areas offering attractive growth potential: renewable energies, distributed energy systems, demand-side efficiency and natural gas.
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September 2006
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DJSI Review 2006 - Results
SAM Group announced the results of the annual review for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI).
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August 2006
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Travis Engen (Alcan) and Jeremy Leggett (solarcentury) win this year’s SAM/SPG Sustainability Leadership Award
This is now the sixth year of the SAM/SPG Sustainability Leadership Award, which acknowledges personal excellence in implementing the principles of sustainability in the corporate sector and is worth CHF 50,000 in total. An international jury of sustainability experts has given this year’s Leader Award to Travis Engen for his many years as successful CEO of the Canadian Aluminum producer, Alcan. The Pioneer Award goes to Jeremy Leggett, founder of solarcentury, a leading British company in the field of solar electric solutions.
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June 2006
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Invest in bioenergy with BIOX
SAM Group, Société Générale and Dow Jones Indexes are launching the World Bioenergy Index (BIOX). This new index comprises the world's biggest companies in the field of bioenergy and gives investors the chance to benefit from this rapidly growing market.
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June 2006
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Reto Ringger receives Cleantech Pioneer Award
Reto Ringger, CEO of SAM Group, was presented with the Cleantech Pioneer Award at the 10th Cleantech Venture Forum held June 7-9 in London. Reto Ringger and SAM Group received the Cleantech Pioneer Award for successfully building up the world's first globally invested private equity cleantech fund. The award is made annually to recognise industry figures that have made a significant contribution to the growth of cleantech private equity and venture capital.
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June 2006
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Urs Landolt new Head of Wholesale
By appointing Urs Landolt as new Head of Wholesale with a seat on the Executive Board, SAM Group has taken another step forward in its plan to expand the core markets of Switzerland and Germany in the wholesale segment. The aim is to develop the fund business at international level and deepen existing client relationships.
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May 2006
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Schmack Biogas AG with successful IPO
SAM Private Equity, a leading international venture capital firm focused exclusively on investments in companies developing and commercializing clean technologies, today announced a partial liquidation of their investment in Schmack Biogas AG following the company’s initial public offering (IPO) of May 24 at the Prime Standard in Frankfurt, Germany.
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April 2006
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SAM Group achieves strong growth and increases its assets under management by 72% to over CHF 3.1 billion
SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) Group, which specialises in institutional asset management, investments funds and private equity, saw its assets under management grow more than average in the 2005 financial year. Since 1 January 2005 the assets it manages primarily on behalf of institutional investors, banks and investment fund companies have soared 72%, or CHF 1.3 billion, to a total of CHF 3.1 billion.
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October 2005
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SAM Research Launches New Service: SAM Ranking™
SAM launches today a ranking service based on the SAM methodology for the assessment for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). SAM Ranking™ allows companies to learn the ranking of their sustainability performance within their sector and relative to their peers. This service will provide companies with better information on their sustainability performance relative to their peers than available before.
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September 2005
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Lars Rebien Sørensen (CEO Novo Nordisk, Denmark) and Bob Welsh (CEO VicSuper, Australia) win the SAM/SPG Sustainability Award 2005
Since its inception in 1999, this is the second time that the SAM/SPG Sustainability Leadership Award, which acknowledges personal excellence in implementing the principles of sustainability in the corporate sector, has gone to a leader as well as to a pioneer. The jury has singled out Lars Rebien Sørensen, Chairman and CEO of Novo Nordisk, as a personality who, during his years at the helm of this internationally active pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, has been highly successful in incorporating sustainability principles into the business. The Pioneer Award went to Bob Welsh, CEO of the Australian pension fund VicSuper. The pension fund for the federal state of Victoria plays a leading role in actively implementing sustainability as an investment style. |
July 2005
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SAM Private Equity has been awarded the management of the direct venture capital portfolio of Ontario Power Generation (OPG)
The portfolio, consisting of nine direct energy technology investments based in North America and Europe and held by OPG Ventures Inc., OPG’s venture capital subsidiary, has
a total volume of about 40 million Canadian Dollars. In the course of this transaction, two
OPG Ventures professionals – Peter Crombie and Scott MacDonald - join SAM Private Equity
to further strengthen its North American presence.
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July 2005
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SAM Private Equity invests EUR 1.2 million in Schmack Biogas AG
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May 2005
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SAM signs up to Eurosif’s transparency guidelines
SAM has signed up to the transparency guidelines for sustainable retail funds issued by the European Social Investment Forum (Eurosif) at the end of 2004. The purpose of these guidelines is to improve the quality of reporting to private investors, fund managers, providers of research services and other stakeholders.
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April 2005
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SAM licences the DJSI to Credit Agricole Asset Management Japan
SAM has licenced the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index to Credit Agricole Asset Management. The licencee will use the DJSI World as a universe for a fund distributed by Hachijuni Bank.
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April 2005
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Over EUR 3 billion assets for the DJSI
SAM crossed in march for the first time the EUR 3 billion mark in assets based on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes and announced the launch of Dow Jones Sustainability North America and Dow Jones Sustainability United States Indexes.
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March 2005
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SAM licences the DJSI to Credit Agricole Asset Management Japan
SAM has licenced the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index to Dredit Agricole Asset Management. The licencee will use the DJSI World as a universe for a fund distributed by Hachijuni Bank.
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March 2005
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SAM/WRI: Transparency Issues with the ACEA Agreement: Are Investors Driving Blindly?
SAM Group and the World Resources Institute (WRI) released a new analysis warning investors that companies selling autos in the European Union – with the exception of BMW – are not disclosing carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction strategies in compliance with a five-year-old European Union agreement. This report analyzes the possible financial and competitive impacts of the ACEA Agreement on the world’s largest automotive companies.
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March 2005
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Three LIPPER awards and four sales licences
In the " LIPPER Fund Awards 2005 ", SAM Sustainable Water Fund was voted the best fund over three years in the category "Global Equity Funds Non-cyclical Goods and Services". This important industry accolade was awarded not just for Switzerland, but also for Germany and Europe. Two new funds, SAM Sustainable Global Equity Fund and SAM Sustainable European Equity Fund, also received sales licences for Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Luxembourg.
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February 2005
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SAM launches "The Australian SAM Sustainability Index"
In cooperation with EPA Victoria (Environment Protection Authority) and The Australian, SAM launched "The Australian SAM Sustainability Index (AuSSI)". The index will track the financial performance of around 70 Australian companies that lead their industry in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria.
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February 2005
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Christian Werner appointed head of SAM Research
As of February 2005, Dr. Christian Werner will be in charge of the SAM Group’s Research team consisting of financial and sustainability specialists.
Prior to joining SAM, Christian Werner held various top management positions in Germany’s Allianz Group.
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January 2005
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SAM and PricewaterhouseCoopers have launched The Sustainability Yearbook 2005 at the Annual Meeting 2005 of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The Sustainability Yearbook 2005 is a reference book for corporate sustainability. It presents PricewaterhouseCoopers’ ValueReporting Framework and offers insights into SAM’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment of over 1400 companies globally. It illustrates sustainability trends, assessment criteria and results for 60 industry sectors and discusses some of the most relevant sustainability issues.
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October 27, 2004
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SAM
Private Equity is awarded the management of the energy venture capital
portfolio of the Caisse de Dépot et Placement du Québec
(CDP)
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| September 27, 2004 |
Sweden's
AP2 invests EUR 76 million into Sustainability
The Second Swedish National Pension Fund – AP2 is making
a significant investment in companies that contribute to sustainable
development by investing EUR 76 million into a fund managed by
the Swiss asset management company SAM, Sustainable Asset Management.
SAM is one of the world’s leading asset managers investing
in companies focusing on sustainable development.
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Swedish
Version
Sweden's
Mistra confirms SAM as the leader in sustainability research
(February 2004)
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| August 26, 2004 |
Antony
Burgmans (Unilever) and Robin Cornelius (Switcher) win the fourth
SAM/SPG Sustainability Leadership Award
For the first time, the SAM/SPG Sustainability Leadership Award,
which acknowledges personal excellence in implementing the principles
of sustainability in the corporate sector, has gone to a leader
as well as to a pioneer. The jury has singled out Antony Burgmans,
Chairman of Unilever N.V., as a leader who, during his years at
the helm of the big multinational, has successfully championed sustainability.
Robin Cornelius, the founder and CEO of Switcher, has been honoured
as a pioneering entrepreneur. A total of 51 candidates were nominated
for this year’s award, compared with 43 last year. |
| April 6, 2004 |
SAM
sees dynamic growth in Europe and increases its assets under management
by 88% to CHF 1.5 billion
In the 2003 financial year, SAM Group saw dynamic growth in the
volume of assets under its management. These assets rose by 88%,
or more than CHF 700 million in the 2003 financial year and including
Q1 2004, to a total of CHF 1.5 billion. |
| February 20, 2004 |
Independent
expert study confirms SAM as the leader in sustainability research
A new report "Values
for money: Reviewing the Quality of SRI Research" released
recently by SustainAbility supported by Mistra the Swedish Foundation
for Strategic Environmental Research involves a detailed review
of 15 SRI Research organizations from around the world and identified
SAM Research, the research arm of SAM Sustainable Asset Management,
as the leading organization involved in SRI/Sustainability research.
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| October 30, 2003 |
New
Study Forecasts Competitive Re-Alignment In Global Auto Industry
Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) and the World Resources Institute
(WRI) released a detailed analysis of how emerging climate change
policies, or carbon constraints, will affect the financial performance
and competitiveness of ten leading global auto companies. |
| October 15, 2003 |
Tessa
Tennant is the winner of the third SAM/SPG Sustainability Leadership
Award |
| August 12, 2003 |
HSBC
Trinkaus Capital Management and SAM Sustainable Asset Management
launch fixed income and balanced sustainable funds |
| June 18, 2003 |
Sustainability
Balanced: SAM and Swiss Life Asset Management join forces to offer
new type of investment concept |
| April 16, 2003 |
Rescheduling
General Assembly SAM Smart Energy |
| January 28, 2003 |
SAM
joins forces with the oldest bank in Italy
SAM Sustainable Asset Management has signed a cooperation agreement
with Monte Paschi Asset Management, the Milan based asset management
arm of Monte dei Paschi Group |