Listening to the trees

Ethical funds still only account for a modest proportion of total assets under management and most financial advisers have little experience or interest in what is still regarded as a 'niche area'. It may be true that the demands of being an intermediary are too great to allow any but the most committed to look beyond the traditional model. However, there is evidence to suggest that advisers who ignore the quiet revolution that has been happening around them, do so at their peril. Many advisers may still not have heard of the UK Social Investment Forum (UKSIF). However, a glance throug...