Or maybe not.  The number of billionaires in the world has apparently increased to 1,011.  I am tempted to enter into discussion on the ethics of financial inequality, but fear it may take longer than the time I available.

There are now 1,011 billionaires, compared with 793 last year and 1,125 in 2008.  Whilst this may leave some of us feeling slightly inadequate financially, it is an indic.. read more

Supermarket dominance of the food sector is not new, but occasionally one is reminded just how far things have gone – on popping out in the evening to buy some wine (with apologies to those with ethical concerns over alcohol) I thought I would go the local(ish) off license, which on arrival I discovered had ceased trading.  The choice was then a large Tesco store, a small Tesco store, a Sainsbury, or I could go a bit further to a One Stop, which&h.. read more

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

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