Fund Manager:
Lloyd George Management

Fund Name:
LG Asian Green Fund

Launch Date:
June-08

Key Characteristics:
The LG ASIAN GREEN FUND, launched on 23 June 2008, will aim to achieve long term capital gains through investment in companies in the Asia Pacific region that consistently strive for more efficient use of the earth's resources. The Fund will be diversified across three key areas:

Green Energy
Energy security is key for Asia as most nations in the region are oil dependent. There is an array of alternative energy investment opportunities in Asia. The Fund will look to invest in a number of these segments including geothermal power, wind turbine manufacturers, solar power module makers, bio-fuel plantation companies, coal seam methane producers and well-managed nuclear power technology companies.

Green Technology and Manufacturing
Asia is already a dominant manufacturing hub for many products and this dominance will be no different when it comes to energy efficient products. Asia is already a global player in lightweight carbon fibre, hybrid automobiles and energy efficient L.E.D. lighting manufacturing.  In the course of the next five to ten years, there will be continued innovation in technology and new products to address the increase in environmental and sustainability issues impacting the Asia Pacific region: the Fund will invest in these emerging global leaders.

Green Practices
As governments and the communities in the Asia Pacific region become increasingly aware of the growing impact of climate change, environment degradation, air and water pollution, corporations in Asia need to be proactive in dealing with new and stricter environment regulation imposed by governments. Additionally, customers and communities have also started to drive corporations to address matters such as carbon footprint, product traceability and supply chain audits.

The fund will be investing in companies that are able successfully to integrate the issues of sustainability into their business strategy and gain a competitive advantage over their peers by managing the additional costs that will be unavoidable such as the cost of carbon.

For more information see the news release:
http://www.asria.org/news/press/1215075859