Global EcoTrends has survived first year wounded but intact

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Allianz Global Investors' fund manager Bozena Jankowska is the first to admit 2008 was a tough year.

But it was also the year pegged for the UK launch of Allianz GI's Global EcoTrends fund. As the UK side of the fund celebrates its first birthday, Jankowska is counting the wounds, but staying cautiously optimistic. "We were not pleased the fund suffered as much as it did but our focus is on making up for it as much as possible to get it back on track. "My philosophy is, if you can survive this you can survive anything. Now, can it get any worse? I never say never but it is also a fantastic learning opportunity," she says. Despite the fact the fund faced some setbacks throughout its...

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