General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> May 30, 2011

Investing In Sustainable Water Companies – Dieter Kuffer – Sam Group Holding Ag

Dieter Kuffer, CFA, is a Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for managing SAM Group Holding AG's Sustainable Water Strategy and Sustainable Water Evolution Strategy. Prior to joining SAM in 2001, he led a team responsible for the management of actively managed equity mandates on behalf of Swiss institutional clients at UBS Global Asset Management in Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Kuffer began his career as Investment Counsel in the private banking division at UBS. He holds a federal diploma as a Swiss-Certified Banking Expert and is a CFA charterholder. Profile
TWST: Please begin with a brief introduction to Sustainable Asset Management and tell us a bit about your role there.

Mr. Kuffer: Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) was founded in 1995 in Zurich,