Our aim with this Blog is to provide an interesting and informative discussion forum for anything to do with ethical investment; discussion of broad ethical, social and environmental issues, as well as consideration of financial matters that may affect, or be of interest to, our clients and others.
Given the often subjective nature of many ethical, social and environmental issues, there is likely to be times when Blog users will disagree. Our Blog is not intended to be a platform for the airing of extreme views, but a platform for discussion - for further information on the `Blog rules`, please read our Comments Policy. Read more...
2010 Newsletter from Ethical Investors
Monday, 22 Feb 2010 at 09:54 | Comments (0) 
The latest newletter from Ethical Investors is available to download from the link above. This issue covers:
- the proposed changes to financial advice services from 2012
- the tax year end
- future deliveries of our newletter by e-mail
- the new environmental solutions fund (Way Green Portfolio)
- our new Will Service
Launch of environmental solutions fund
Friday, 19 Feb 2010 at 10:03 | Comments (0) 
Ethical Investors has recently been involved in the creation of a new Environmental Fund of Funds, launched at the beginning of February this year. It is called the Way Green Portfolio Fund, and is managed by Vestra Wealth, via Way Fund Managers. The fund will invest in a range of investment funds that specialise in all aspects of environmental technology, protection and climate change mitigation. The brochure from Way is available to download from the link above, and the fund is now available as an ISA.
Over the last year or two an increasing number of new specialised funds have been launched with a proactive environmental focus. These tend to come from smaller, bou.. read more
Christianity is DEAD
Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 at 13:55 | Comments (4)  |
Christianity in the UK is dead
– long live Shari-ah
In a quite staggering announcement from the head of the Government’s new Pensions body (Personal Accounts Delivery Authority), it appears that there is no demand from the UK population for investments that are based on Christian values – one assumes that this must be in some way an official UK Government view. For this reason, there will be no investment funds available under the Personal Accounts regime from 2012 that will give Christian investors the opportuni.. read moreFriends Provident
Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 at 13:48 | Comments (0)  |
Friends Provident and Resolution
Well, the deal is done and the dust has settled. Friends Provident has moved from a Quaker founded mutual Insurance and Investment Company, to being an independent quoted company to now being part of the Resolution Group. Friends Provident‘s link to its own Stewardship brand is also fast disappearing after it sold of its majority stake in F&C, the fund managers that run the Stewardship funds. So far, we haven’t noticed any change in service levels or investment returns, but these may well be early days. Now that Friends Provident is part .. read morePage was generated in 0.002 seconds.