“Responsible Investing: The New Normal”

Nov 3, 2020 | Ethical investing

An independent (financial adviser’s) view

I’m old enough to remember in 2007, being invited to an event at which five different companies were launching property funds. I’m not claiming to be the ‘Big Short’ guy, but did have a feeling that the writing was on the wall. Which it was. Today’s trade press featured three new ‘ESG’ (ethical to you and me) fund launches and I wouldn’t mind betting there’ll be another few before the week’s out. It has to be good news that more are jumping on the bandwagon of making money do good stuff. But choose carefully and take advice, as many will dip out as quickly as they’re dipping in. 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.