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But half of IFAs yet to implement their own green policy

Advisers report growing demand for ethical investments

Almost a quarter of independent financial advisers (IFAs) have reported an increased investor interest in ethical investments over the last year.


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Debtors filing for bankruptcy lifts by 12 per cent

The number of people filing a petition for bankruptcy has fallen in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the corresponding period the year before.

EC gives boost to personal pension accounts

The European Commission (EC) has potentially removed a sizable barrier from the planned launch of personal pension accounts in the UK in 2012.



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It's not all doom and gloom

Let me stop you there – especially before anyone gets on their high horse about how any potential recession is really the fault of the doomsday media. Because, shock horror, I’m about to take a positive approach to the UK’s economic outlook (or at least give it my best shot).

Crunch time - a definitive guide to the credit crunch

The phrase 'When the US sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold' has arguably never been quite so true.

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Mortgages

Skipton removes SVR for new broker business

Skipton Building Society has removed its standard variable rate (SVR) for new broker business, effective immediately.

Regulation

Government confirms intention to amend Pensions Bill

The government has confirmed it is to amend the Pensions Bill to extend automatic enrolment to insurance-based Workplace Personal Pensions (WPPs), after receiving confirmation that it is consistent with EU law.



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Going Green

Emma Howard Boyd, head of Jupiter's socially responsible investing recounts the past 20 years of investing for green.

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