Ethical investing increasingly popular among clients, advisers say

Part of advisers' fact-finding process

Hannah Godfrey
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Investing in ethical funds has become increasingly popular over the past few years, with more clients requesting their investments and pension funds be ethically screened, according to advisers.

Three advisers Professional Adviser spoke to said there was a growing interest from clients - particularly younger ones - in where their money was invested and the impact it was having. Informed Choice managing director and IFA Martin Bamford said when his firm started offering ethical options just one or two clients per year were interested in the products, whereas now he sees between two and three enquiries per month about them. "The interest has grown in recent years. It's something people are becoming more aware of as time goes on and they are more conscious of what is happening i...

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