People in the UK are developing positive money habits but many have poor financial knowledge and are struggling with bills, according to a new study. The...
A government adviser has warned banks that abusive practices could hinder Britain’s economic prosperity, saying, “It is time for growth, not greed.” Lawrence Tomlinson, entrepreneur in...
With just over 10 weeks until National Ethical Investment Week 2013 (October 13-19), we’ll be catching up with a different financial adviser that specialises in ethical investment...
The government has unveiled a long-term strategy that it says will add weight to the UK’s already dominant position in the offshore wind industry, while potentially...
Essex councillors have criticised the council’s decision to invest £5m of its £3.6 billion pension fund in large tobacco companies. A number of members have called...
Divesting from fossil fuels is a compelling win-win for investors and claims of underperformance are wrong, writes Ominder Dhillon of Impax Asset Management. Pressure is building on...
Back in the mists of AD2008 a conference was held at the IMAX in London by the now defunct enterprise Library House. The event had a panel...
Harvard Management Company (HMC), the finance arm of the prestigious US university, has hired its first vice-president for sustainable investing. In a newly created role, Jameela...
Very few people in the UK sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) industry can claim they’ve ‘been there, done that, got the T-shirt’. Julia Dreblow, founder of...
Amidst the plethora of ETFs, index trackers, value, growth and absolute return financial products offered to individual and institutional investors it is easy to forget that...
The primary aim of our funds is to deliver strong returns by investing in more sustainable companies. Alongside this we also seek to exercise our influence...
2013 has been a difficult year for many commodities, with significant declines in the price of gold, aluminium and iron ore, for example. However, we have...
As the emerging markets develop and adopt an increasingly westernised lifestyle they will unfortunately have to cope with treating an increasingly westernised set of diseases. This...
Concern about climate change is growing among US investors, with many putting pressure on companies involved in environmentally risky activities to address key sustainability challenges. Shareholders...
Most commentators seem to agree that a return to ‘back to basics’ banking is needed if we are to avoid the kind of speculative bubbles that...