Karl Halsegger

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.

Erste Asset Management GmbH (Erste AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Erste Bank Beteiligungen GmbH, itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Erste Group Bank AG (VIE: EBS) in Austria. The firm was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Vienna. Erste AM offers a broad spectrum of high-quality investment funds and asset management solutions for their institutional investors. They are also responsible for all the asset management activities within Erste Group.

RINGTURM Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH (RINGTURM) is the fund management subsidiary of Erste Asset Management GmbH,, itself a subsidiary of Erste Group Bank AG (VSE: EBS; ADR: IBKDY) in Austria. Established in 1988, the Erste Group Bank AG (VN: EBS) majority-acquired the firm in 2009. RINGTURM is based in Vienna and manages mutual funds, pension funds and funds of funds on behalf of their parent company.