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Investments
“Hargreaves’ shares tumble as new client numbers fall 66%”
OK, happy to admit a whole bunch of schadenfreude here. DIY investing, especially that guided by...
Royal London slams Shell’s climate plan
This is good news, a sign of big investment companies using their clout in positive way. Royal...
“Fiduciary duty trumps ethics for weapons investors”
Here’s food for thought if you’re not currently an ethical investor. Many, if not most...
Paper shortage delays Abrdn shareholder vote
Here’s one in the eye for those tech-sceptics, forever saying ‘Yes, but if Russian...
“What regulation of art markets means for advisers”
The answer, in our case, is not a lot, as we don’t recommend works of art as investments (even if...
“Wealthy Brits refocus portfolios ethically ‘with urgency'”
What big investors, like fund managers, pension funds, and in this case the ultra-rich do with...
“Oh no! Not another ESG article”
If you mentioned ethical sustainable investments to anyone in this business a year or two ago,...
“Three quarters of financial advisers ‘changed behaviour’ after Woodford collapse”
Not to put too fine a smug-zone point of it, we never recommended Neil Woodford's funds, when he...
“Fifth of advisers have ESG conversations with clients”
Sort of amazing that this is seen as a good news story that now as many as 20% of advisers raise...
“Deliveroo debacle exposes venture capital’s ESG blindspot”
Venture capital companies invest in new businesses. They’re real-life, hard-nosed, Dragon’s...
“MPs blast LV= over sale to US investment firm”
A committee of MPs with whom I agree! You may remember that we advisers only heard about the...
“Insiders describe FCA’s post-Woodford ACD probe as ‘shambolic’”
Had a very frustrating morning. Password wouldn’t work on a website I had to get into, and I...
“Are DIY platforms truly a gateway to financial advice?”
Apparently lockdown boredom, not spending and seeing how much shares can go up when they’ve gone...
“Woodford to return to fund management”
Star fund manager Neil Woodford had a big following of both corporate and individual punters, most...