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F&C Stewardship funds aspire to proactive engagement

Ethical investors of the World unite! You have nothing to lose but the shackles of your guilty consciences.....

The ethical investing debate is an ongoing one. Other than appeasing their conscience, advocates of ethical funds believe they may have an edge over their non-ethical rivals.

Brown Shipley has finalised its overhaul of its Solus fund range following overwhelming shareholder approval at the EGMs held on 12 August.

Investment boutique Newscape Capital has hired Derek Fulton, an ex-head of global closed-ended fixed income portfolios at Aberdeen Asset Management.

Ethical funds have come a long way since the first retail fund launched in the UK in 1984. It was a struggle to be taken seriously, but driven by increasing public interest, the popularity of ethical investing has spread beyond the UK and US, attracting...

As market leaders in socially responsible sector reach milestone anniversaries, questions are raised over whether the field needs modernising

A drunken conversation in the early hours of the morning can lead to many things, but for it to be the establishment of a successful asset management business is pretty rare. Twelve years on and still sitting at the same desk he had at the start, Charlie...

Pictet Funds' Agriculture vehicle will launch with a heavy bias towards mid-cap stocks in farming com...

Described as the sixth technology revolution, cleantech is a fast-growing industry offering up a wealth of investment opportunities for the 21st century