Green

Pictet Funds (PF) has branched out with the launch of the (LUX) Timber fund in the fast-growing green investment area.

Significant opportunities are emerging for green investors in the US, according to Charlie Thomas, manager of the Jupiter Ecology fund.

Jupiter's Charlie Thomas says he has identified unprecedented growth opportunities for green investing in the US as the engaged consumer becomes more aligned with political momentum for change at national and state level.

Cherry Reynard looks at how the once 'weirdy beardy' world of socially responsible investment has become a profitable mainstream activity as a result of the growing need for a technological and industrial fix for the world's environmental problems

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Isle of Man boutique The Premier Group has launched a new fund investing in UK waste management and recycling facilities.

Asian investment specialist Lloyd George Management has launched LG Asian Green fund, a Dublin-listed UCITS III fund focusing on attempts across Asia to take a more active stance on environmental issues.

Impax Group, an AIM-listed specialist environmental investment company, and the FTSE Group are launching a new index to cover companies in the environmental sector.

Zurich is set to offer a guaranteed account linked to the green business sector.

AIFA has published its green policy in a bid to persuade the adviser community to be socially responsible and increase awareness of environmental impacts.