Products June 22, 2009

Zurich Firm Launches U.S. Sustainability Fund

SAM Sustainable Asset Management (SAM), a Zurich-based investment firm, has launched a new mutual fund for U.S. investors, the SAM Sustainable Global Active Fund.
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According to a news release, the SAM Sustainable Global Active fund is a registered no-load fund offered in both investor share and institutional classes, with minimum investments of $2,500 and $100,000 respectively.

The offering is a global, all cap equity fund investing in companies that lead in terms of sustainability based on SAM’s research methodology which considers economic, social and environmental factors to rate companies’ ability to manage sustainability issues.

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The fund is advised by SAM’s subsidiary, Sustainable Asset Management USA, Inc., a registered investment adviser.

Products June 22, 2009

Denver Firm Releases Target-date Fund Oversight System

UAT, a Denver-based technology and consulting company, has unveiled Unified Compliance and Control System (UCCS), a pre-trade compliance and real-time risk management system it says will bolster the oversight of sub-advised target-date funds.
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UAT said in a press release that UCCS will give sponsor firms and fund executives a new tool for monitoring target weightings and maintaining proper limits around target-date fund allocations.

“The kind of enhanced oversight UCCS affords will go a long way toward protecting target-date funds from undesirable asset allocation drift,” said Tom Warren, president of UAT, Inc. in the announcement. “It’s like a GPS for target-date funds…know where you are, know where you need to go.”

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UAT asserted its UCCS provides fiduciary control, lower brokerage costs, and improved investment performance for organizations utilizing external asset management, including insurance companies, pension plans, bank trust groups, 401(k) providers, mutual fund companies, foundations, and endowments.

 

  For more information on UCCS, visit www.uatinc.com.

 

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