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July 12th, 2019
For a great overview of the SRI / ESG / Ethical fund market you might like to take a look at this month’s Investment Life and Pensions Moneyfacts deep dive article – attached here – which I am delighted to be quoted in, alongside our good friends at EdenTree, King & Shaxson – and survey data from ethical aficionados Triodos.
A particular highlight for me is editor Richard Eagling’s table which shows out performance of ethical funds (relative to ‘non ethical’) over 1, 3, 5 and 10 years! (Am I allowed to say ‘told you so’?!?)
To research fund details go to www.FundEcoMarket.co.uk
Article link: https://www.fundecomarket.co.uk/help/wp-content/uploads/Moneyfacts-July-14-17_19.pdf
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