We like to think we’re a little ahead of the curve when it comes to ethical or, as they’re now more properly called, sustainable investments. It’s a bandwagon that many now feel they should run and jump upon. Baillie Gifford are the latest to launch with, I’m sure with the best intentions and methodology. But one can’t help feeling that some new funds are put together with as much sincerity as the latest reality TV shows. “OK, we’ve done celebrity bakers. We’ll never get away with butchers; but candle-stick making is wide open…”
“Platforms call for UK government to resist launching ‘retrograde’ British ISAs”
There is a school of thought which might say that, should you wish to revive and encourage investment in the UK Stockmarket, a starting point might be the reversal of Brexit.
