Barclays has admitted to launching a probe into its foreign exchange trading operations. The bank, which was also implicated in the Libor scandal, faces further damage...
A charter aimed at tightening up regulation for payday lenders has been launched by a Labour MP. Paul Blomfield, MP for Sheffield, has launched the Charter...
A leading climate scientist has warned that attempts to use global financial markets in the fight against climate change are “doomed to failure”. After the release...
The chancellor George Osborne has said that he does not want the UK to be at the forefront of efforts to prevent climate change, as the...
These are loans offered by retail investors to trading companies in return for interest on their money, in effect replacing the role the banks once took....
Deciding what to eat has never been so complicated. Equally, the potential effect of those decisions has never been so profound. Everyone wants to eat ‘well’...
“Social investment can be a great force for social change on the planet“, said David Cameron, during a speech at the Social Impact Investment Conference on...
Do you ever wonder what your jeans have got to do with ethics? Your shirt with water levels? How your pants may be affecting social rights...
The news that Triodos bank has launched two new ethical funds to the UK market should come as good news, but consumers need to be wary...
We examine the collapse of the world’s largest Chinese solar manufacturer, Suntech and what impact this might have. This month saw the collapse of the world’s...
Royal London strikes a deal worth £220m for Co-op’s life insurance and asset management arms, including the takeover of 5 sustainable screened funds, enhancing its offerings...
One of the UK ethical banking sector’s biggest names, Charity Bank, is to drop its status as a registered charity in an effort to boost its...
A recent survey has predicted that impact investment – which focuses on the difference that can be made by investing – will grow by 12.5% in...
Today, in time for National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW12) we have released the latest Worldwise Investor report which highlights the highs and lows of the ethical...
In a market update from Hans Peter Porter, fund manager of the Pictet Global Megatrend Selection fund, Hans felt that the equity markets are currently pricing...