Here is our weekly heads-up on the stories that may have caught your clients' attention over the weekend...
Green funds Clients reading an article in the Guardian on Saturday may have seen their interest in ethical investing rekindled. The article suggested 'green' funds benefited from their low exposure to sectors such as mining and oil, where share prices have collapsed in recent months. Over three years, the typical ethical fund is up by around 32%-35%, the Guardian wrote, with some funds up by as much as 65%. This compared with 28% for the FTSE All-Share index and 24% for the AFI Balanced index, which is based on financial adviser fund recommendations. But there are variou...
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