UK: INVESTORS MORE AWARE OF ETHICAL OPTIONS
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Investors in the UK are becoming more aware of ethical options, according to an Eiris/NOP poll taken in 1999. The poll shows that over 75% of adults want their pension fund to use an ethical approach, and that 39% would even accept a lower pension for the sake of ethical investment. According to Brigid Benson, of the independent financial adviser (IFA), Global & Ethical Investment, a lot of people invest in an ethical way as it is the only way they can have a positive effect on the system. In November 2000, Friends Provident and Holden Meehan, IFA, launched the Ethical Stakeholder pension, and National Mutual, pensions specialist, has launched a fund which is invested mainly in UK equities through the Credit Suisse First Boston Fellowship fund. National Mutual is keen for IFAs to be able to satisfy demands from unions and staff to offer an ethical choice under group personal pension plans. Investors might not know about the history of a number of communications and high technology firms. A lot of telecommunications development has resulted from military research development, with products which the security forces in certain countries use for hostile purposes but can also be used for ethical purposes, according to John Brindle of Standard Life Investments.
Publication Name: Financial Adviser
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0953-5276
Year: 2001
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Denham unveils TUC-run national pensions helpline
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The Trades Union Congress (TUC) plans to offer a pensions helpline, scheduled to be launched on a trial basis by autumn 1998 and which will be partly funded by pension providers themselves. The plans were revealed in June 1998 by UK Pensions Minister, John Denham, and feature in the Pensions Education Working Group's Getting to know Pensions report. Scottish Equitable's pensions development director, Stewart Ritchie, believed the helpline to be a good idea, partly because it will assist the industry in understanding the problems faced by consumers. The report also suggested that the legislative and regulatory structure of pensions should be made easier to understand.
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UK: Trades Union Congress plans to offer pensions helpline, scheduled to be launched on a trial basis by autumn 1998
Publication Name: Financial Adviser
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0953-5276
Year: 1998
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Draft FSAVC report 'flawed'
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A survey which attributed the belief that the majority of UK Free Standing Additional Voluntary Contribution products were miss-sold to 35% of UK pension scheme administrators has been attacked as inaccurate by the Assn. of British Insurers. The survey covered 1000 administrators and was done by Bacon & Woodrow, but the ABI say that it makes no actual analysis of FSAVC sales and just goes on the opinions of these administrators.
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UK: Insurers attack survey attributing belief that most of Free Standing Additional Voluntary Contribution products are mis-sold
Publication Name: Financial Adviser
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0953-5276
Year: 1998
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