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With more than 60 ethical funds from 30 providers now in the marketplace, advisers risk losing business if they do not look to include ethical investments in client portfolios

While still relatively few people are invested in socially responsible investments (SRI), interest in the sector is rising. Ethical retail funds have grown from £792m in 1995 to £5.5bn by 2005. However, there is a discrepancy between the level of public interest in ethical finance and the numbers of advisers offering advice on it, according to Mark Robertson, publications and advice officer at the Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS). Two investors in three, 65%, are interested in having their money invested in a socially responsible way, according to a survey carried out by MORI on...