Ethical funds: positive results and investment returns

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The impact on individuals is rarely discussed when it comes to ethical investing. Bryn Jones, fixed income director at Rathbones, looks beyond the investment returns.

It is fair to say the consequences of the financial crisis continue to reverberate but, among the worry and frustration, one positive to have emerged is a much greater focus on corporate responsibility among regulators, investors and the general public. Ethical investing is so often subsumed in dialogue about exclusions and inclusions, and shades of green. There is, however, scarce opportunity to discuss beneficiaries of the investments. In that respect, the socially responsible aspect is often left until last. The beneficiaries We entered SCOPE in May 2012, a short-dated, low ri...

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