Gernot Schrotter

KEPLER-FONDS Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H. (KEPLER-FONDS KAG) is the asset management subsidiary of Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich AG, itself a subsidiary of Raiffeisenbankengruppe OOE Verbund eG in Austria. Founded in 1998, the firm is headquartered in Linz and manages mutual and institutional funds for wholesale and retail clients. They are a socially responsible investor which also manage sustainability, ethical and eco-funds.

Erste-Invest doo (Erste-Invest) is the Austrian investment management subsidiary of Erste Asset Management GmbH, itself a subsidiary of Erste Group Bank AG (VSE: EBS, ADR: EBKDY) in Austria. Based in Vienna, the firm was established in 1996 when Erste KAG and SparInvesta KAG merged. Erste-Invest manages mutual funds and institutional funds including a series of SRI portfolios, the ESPA Vinis funds. Erste-Invest cooperates with a range of European fund managers such as Alliance Capital Management, European Investors, Henderson, and Sal Oppenheim.