“Asset managers ‘largely failing’ on ESG voting, research suggests”

Dec 16, 2021 | Ethical investing, Stockmarket

An independent (financial adviser’s) view

If you own shares, you’ll know it’s pointless voting at shareholder meetings as it’s only the big fund managers who own big chunks of companies that can make things happen. It seems that, although they’re launching green funds left, right and centre and telling us that the future’s ethical, they’re sticking with their vested interests when it comes to changing how the bigger, badder companies work. How those wheels within wheels work is difficult to know, and I’m sure they’d say they’re protecting their clients (often your) interests. But there are definitely some forked tongues at work. I’d say.

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“Rachel Reeves may be forced to raise taxes”

“Rachel Reeves may be forced to raise taxes”

Why did she/they (in the old sense) think that tinkering around with IHT and CGT would be enough to sort out the NHS; and the potholes; and…and the list goes on. My guess is  that they asked the Treasury for a list of anything not involving income tax that they could get away with lightly, although they should already have learned from the winter fuel stuff that all publicity is not good publicity.