Into the mainstream

By Robert Getting Is there a sound investment argument for ethical funds, or are they just a social trend? To examine the upturn in the development of ethical funds one first needs to consider why the personal or institutional investor puts their money into equities, The straight answer is "to maximise all opportunities for monetary gain." Despite government warnings that investments can go up or down, over any prolonged period, regardless of economic environment, it is extremely unlikely that sustained growth can be achieved by any monetary vehicle, other than the one that follows the s...