Sorting the light green from the dark

ethical investments

The ethical sector is no longer UK dominated and includes European and global growth options, which should benefit over the coming year from the expected resurgence of growth stocks

In May 2005 we acquired the Artemis fund of funds range, including an ethical fund of funds. We take a look at our findings from the ethical sector over the last ten months. Our starting point was that the virtues of outsourcing fund selection are no different for sectors defined by investment objectives than those defined by geographic boundaries. At the same time we felt the need to fully review how the product would best be positioned, and critically we knew we had to be careful about how the ethical nature of the fund was managed. Fortunately, a number of financial advisers contacted ...