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Report urges greater understanding of ethical funds
18/06/2010
Investment advisors are being urged to expand their understanding of sustainability challenges, as ethical investment opportunities, such as timber funds, become more and more commonplace.
The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) has published a 20-page report, entitled ‘Future of Investment: Sustainable Investment Boutiques’, in which it says it is crucial that advisors are able to make sure their clients fully benefit from these opportunities.
UKSIF’s chief executive, Penny Shepherd, said: "This report should help institutional and high net-worth investors and their advisers to understand the approaches available.
“It provides insight into the growing sophistication of sustainable investment and the breadth and depth of sustainable investment opportunities."
The reports assembled information from leading experts in the field, bringing together the expertise of practitioners from some new investment houses to show the range of asset classes, geographical opportunities and sustainability themes that are becoming available.
Dennis Hall, managing director of London-based Yellowtail Financial Planning, said that the IFA community is not really aware of sustainable investing, despite the rising interest of their clients.
“The questions about sustainable funds are being asked by specialist advisers but are not asked more generally. The pressure on a lot of clients is on how they are going to recover their lost investments,” he said.
The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) has published a 20-page report, entitled ‘Future of Investment: Sustainable Investment Boutiques’, in which it says it is crucial that advisors are able to make sure their clients fully benefit from these opportunities.
UKSIF’s chief executive, Penny Shepherd, said: "This report should help institutional and high net-worth investors and their advisers to understand the approaches available.
“It provides insight into the growing sophistication of sustainable investment and the breadth and depth of sustainable investment opportunities."
The reports assembled information from leading experts in the field, bringing together the expertise of practitioners from some new investment houses to show the range of asset classes, geographical opportunities and sustainability themes that are becoming available.
Dennis Hall, managing director of London-based Yellowtail Financial Planning, said that the IFA community is not really aware of sustainable investing, despite the rising interest of their clients.
“The questions about sustainable funds are being asked by specialist advisers but are not asked more generally. The pressure on a lot of clients is on how they are going to recover their lost investments,” he said.
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