The UK public is receptive to ethical investments, but needs reassurance about the ethical investment criteria that apply. Many people want a clearer understanding of how ethical funds make a real difference to society.
The UK public is receptive to ethical investments, but needs reassurance about the ethical investment criteria that apply. Many people want a clearer understanding of how ethical funds make a real difference to society.
Nearly three-quarters of the UK public believes that banks should ethically screen companies to which they will lend money, or in which they will invest, according to the ethical investment watchdog Eiris. This could imply that banks desist from lending to companies involved in controversial areas such as armaments, tobacco, nuclear power and animal testing. Read More

Government has been asked to create a special tax break for ethical investments in the 2011 Budget. An ethical allowance would pave the way for the creation of a Green ISA, which has already attracted interest from over a quarter of UK savers. Read More

Ethical funds investments in the third quarter (July to September) of 2010 were up 25% over last year. Ethical funds now attract investors as much for good performance as for the wish to invest with conscience. Read More
Toys and electronic games are products most linked to poor employment standards, posing a dilemma for ethical investors this Christmas. Read More

Because most ethical investments seek to avoid the oil and gas business, ethical investors have been untouched by the great black slick of misfortune that has befallen BP, since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded on to the front pages on 20th April. Read More

The stamp duty break for houses under £250,000 is now ‘under review’ by government, following the June 2010 budget report.
The number of mortgage approvals continues to rise as the annual ‘spring bounce’ in the mortgage market has finally arrived – two months late, but better late than never. Remortgaging is the market driver, says the British Bankers’ Association (BBA). Read more…

Government plans to restrict mortgage lending, following the budget changes on 22nd June, could make first time buyer mortgages more difficult to obtain. Click headline to read more.

First time buyer mortgages were a smaller part of overall mortgage sales in April, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), indicating that first time buyer mortgage deals remain hard to obtain.
















