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All Europe SRI Fund

Key Objectives

Performance: The Fund will seek to outperform the FTSE World Europe Index.

Engagement: The Fund will adopt a positive engagement approach toward investment and enter into meaningful and consistent dialogue with companies to ensure investors in the Fund have their assets working effectively.


SVM All Europe Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Fund is a concentrated portfolio of Pan European equities designed to provide long term growth. The Fund is managed by Neil Veitch and Hugh Cuthbert who between then have over 14 years experience in SRI. The Fund will aim to deliver superior performance through our proven stock selection capabilities whilst seeking to ensure that the companies invested in are monitored and engaged with on ethical, governance, environmental and social issues.

The Fund will employ a limited amount of negative screening and will not invest in any of the following industries: Tobacco; Pornography; Armaments. The Fund’s emphasis is on positive ‘engagement’. We define ‘engagement’ as entering into meaningful dialogue with company management and using the power vested in us as shareholders to ensure management work to improve their polices.

Read more on our approach to SRI in our Socially Responsible Investment Statement


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Client Brochure

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Latest Fast Facts

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Stock analysis and commentary

Full details as at 30 April 2008

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Fund Manager Interview and Update (October 2007)

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Fund Fact Sheet

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Latest Fact Sheet (May 2008)

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(Details as at 30 April 2008)


Current prices

 

Price

Date

Retail Share Class

127.00 p

15 May 2008

Institutional Share Class

128.50 p

15 May 2008

The prices for the funds are calculated at 12 noon each day. The funds operate on a forward pricing basis.

Please note that the above prices are for information purposes only and are not necessarily the price at which the funds can be bought or sold.

The fund was originally launched on 31 October 2006.

Neil Veitch image Hugh Cuthbert image SVM All Europe SRI Fund - Neil Veitch and Hugh Cuthbert

Neil is joint manager of the All Europe SRI Fund and has experience in SRI investing at his previous employer where he managed the successful Orange Sense Fund. He has 11 years experience in investment management and is also lead manager on the top performing SVM UK Opportunities Fund. Neil holds a BA (Hons) in Economics, an MSc in Investment Management and is qualified as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Hugh has more than 13 years experience in Socially Responsible Investment.Prior to joining SVM he was instrumental in the launch of Kempen’s award winning Orange Sense Fund. Prior to Kempen he also worked at Henderson Global Investors where he helped manage the Global Care range of funds.At SVM Hugh is responsible for managing the SVM Continental Europe Fund and will be joint manager of the SVM All Europe SRI Fund.

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Craig Jeruzal image Socially Responsible & Corporate Governance Analyst - Craig Jeruzal

Prior to joining SVM Craig was senior analyst responsible for all SRI research at Kempen Capital Management, where he worked with Hugh Cuthbert and Neil Veitch on the Orange Sense Fund for three years.His responsibilities include the research, engagement and scoring of all potential investments for the SVM All Europe SRI Fund.Craig holds a MA (Hons) Politics, Edinburgh University and the Investment Management Certificate.

Fund Objectives

The Fund aims to achieve medium to long-term capital growth and to outperform the FTSE World Europe Index. It adopts a positive engagement approach toward investment and enters into meaningful dialogue with companies regarding social and environmental issues. Investments are made in European stocks and other permitted securities.


Fund performance

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SVM All Europe SRI Fund A

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FTSE World Europe

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Source: Lipper, mid to mid, UK net, to 15/05/2008.
Past performance should not be seen as an indication of future performance.


Reports

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Annual Short Report

31 December 2007

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Interim Short Report

30 June 2007


Cumulative Performance - % change

One month

2008 yr to date

One year

Three years

Five years

Since launch

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%

%

%

%

%

SVM All Europe SRI Fund A

6.6

0.2

2.7

N/A

N/A

20.3

Benchmark Index

5.1

-3.6

0.4

N/A

N/A

13.3

Average Fund

4.3

-4.4

-2.6

N/A

N/A

11.6

Source: Lipper Hindsight, Europe inc UK, mid to mid, UK net, since launch to 30/04/2008.


Percentage growth year on year to 31 March

% Change

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

SVM All Europe SRI Fund A

0.8

N/A

N/A

N/A

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FTSE World Europe Index

-0.1

N/A

N/A

N/A

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Performance Difference

+0.9

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Source: Lipper Hindsight, Europe inc UK, mid to mid, UK net, since launch to 31/03/2008. The Fund was launched on 31 October 2006. Past performance should not be seen as an indication of future performance. The value of an investment may fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount originally invested. Currency movements may cause the value of your investment to fall as well as rise. Investing in smaller companies may increase the volatility of your investment. All performance data refers to the Retail share class.


Past performance should not be seen as an indication of future performance. The value of an investment may fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount originally invested. Investing in smaller companies may increase the volatility of your investment.


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