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The ‘jargon’ used in this area is one of its least endearing features…
On the one hand it is important that those who work in the area have a vocabulary that enables them to discuss and describe their different strategies – and on the other hand – labels are of limited use if they baffle everyone!
On Fund EcoMarket we cut through this as much as we can by sticking to plain English wherever possible – however there are strategy variations and these variations lead to different investment decisions and fund managers/ investee companies relationships, so it is important that these are understood.
This video explains some of the key terms you will hear most often – and how and why they continue to evolve:
March 2019
Happy New Year… I very much hope you and yours are well and coping with the situation we find ourselves in once again. COVID, aside (and that is the last time I will mention it) 2020 was another great year for SRI Services. This blog is to give you a quick overview of how […]
On 21 October 2020 Richard Monks – Director of Strategy at the FCA – kindly gave the keynote speech at our annual ‘SRI Services and Partners Good Money Week event’. There is a transcript of his speech available on the FCA website here. We were delighted with the content of the speech and welcome the […]
EIRIS Foundation release new fund market size estimate during Good Money Week. The following information was recently published by the EIRIS Foundation: “Investment in UK green and ethical funds has grown significantly in 2020 to £33.5 billion according to our latest research on the size of the retail market. We were pleased to report this […]