Fund Manager:
KB Asset Management

Fund Name:
KB Global Warming Theme Fund

Launch Date:
Aug-07

Screening (except economy):
Thematic -- Climate change

Key Characteristics:
KB Global Warming Theme Fund invests in companies whose core business involves in activities to tackle global warming effects. The fund focuses on the following four business segments that are expected to show substantial growth potentials in the future: (1) energy efficiency, (2) technologies and solutions relating to carbon emission reduction, (3) alternative energy, and (4) alternative fuel sources. The fund's main portfolio is composed of 40 constituents of Credit Suisse Global Warming Index which Credit Suisse Securities(Europe) Limited provides. It has an indicative asset allocation strategy of equity (60% or more) and fixed income/liquid assets (40% or less).