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  • Energy efficiency outperforms amid 'enduring appeal'

    24 June 2020

    Resource efficiency-focused investments have outperformed since the start of 2020, WHEB Asset Management tells Ahren Lester, as customers and investors recognise their "enduring appeal" despite the economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic

  • Funds of 2018: Pictet Water

    30 January 2019

    A year of two halves saw Pictet water fund's 'barbell' strategy tested by political wrangling, its managers tell Michael Hurley

  • RobecoSAM recommends water investments to address SDGs

    05 March 2018

    Investing in water companies is an effective way of optimising contributions to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to Swiss investment firm RobecoSAM.

  • Impact investors turn to water stocks, says KBI

    02 May 2017

    Water is becoming "an almost intuitive" impact allocation for a growing number of investors, according to KBI Global Investors (KBIGI).

  • Investors start to weigh water risks

    18 April 2017

    Investor interest in corporate water risk is increasing fast. A range of tools and services are being developed to help companies respond. Graham Cooper reports

  • Best performing funds of 2016: KBI Institutional Water Fund A (€)

    02 February 2017

    A strong performance in 2016 is likely to be followed by "another good year" for KBI's Institutional Water Fund A (€), senior portfolio manager Matt Sheldon tells Graham Cooper

  • BNP Paribas Aqua launches in sterling

    04 March 2016

    BNP Paribas has launched a sterling version of its Aqua fund.

  • Best performing funds of 2015: BNP Paribas Aqua Fund

    25 January 2016

    Hubert Aarts tells Hamza Ali how the fund's shift to a more defensive position helped it beat its benchmark.

  • Profile: Brown Advisory Large-Cap Sustainable Growth Strategy

    12 January 2016

    Having an environmental strategy can give stocks the edge, Karina Funk tells Peter Cripps

  • The best performing funds of 2014: Tareno Waterfund

    27 January 2015

    The water theme continues to provide strong returns. Tareno Waterfund, the best performing fund of 2014, splashed out on emerging market and small cap stocks. Peter Cripps reports