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Impact
August 30, 2023
From sepsis to sperm counts: why plastic pollution matters and how WHEB’s companies help
Seb Beloe, Head of Research at WHEB, looks at what needs to be done to win the war on plastics and which companies are leading the way.
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Impact
August 14, 2023
No wind? No problem
Jonathan Parsons from Artemis Impact Equities Team provides an optimistic outlook for the future of wind power in the UK, even when the wind doesn’t blow!
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Investing
August 10, 2023
No shortcuts to net zero
Hilde Jenssen, Head of Fundamental Equities at Nordea Asset Management (NAM), discusses the global decarbonisation drive and how activities at portfolio level can make a difference.
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Investing
July 31, 2023
How AI is Shaping the Future of the Education Sector and Sustainable Investing
Artificial Intelligence, also known as AI, has the capability of learning from vast amounts of data, adapting to new information, and making intelligent decisions. Generative AI has the potential to influence how future generations are educated, and investors focusing on sustainability may be able to identify many opportunities to utilise AI for the betterment of people and the planet.
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Impact
July 13, 2023
Do companies that ‘do good’ make good investments?
The Big Exchange debates the question whether companies that aim to ‘do good’, do in fact make for a good investment.
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Investing
July 10, 2023
Unleashing the Power of Regular Investments
The Big Exchange discuses the inherent volatility and the challenges investors face when it comes to the everchanging landscape of the stock market.
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June 23, 2023
India - a gem amongst Emerging Markets?
The team at Stewart Investors explain why they are optimistic about India as an attractive investment opportunity.
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June 23, 2023
Janus Henderson explores sustainable investment opportunities around the globe.
Janus Henderson’s Head of Global Sustainable Equities gives his views on what to look forward to in 2023, with an emphasis on reshoring, rebuilding, and electrification.
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Investing
June 14, 2023
T. Rowe Price - a new asset manager for The Big Exchange
The Big Exchange are pleased to announce two new gold medal funds from T. Rowe Price are now available. Founded in 1937, this asset manager, is well known for its growth style of fund management.
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Impact
May 24, 2023
CCLA Better World Global Equity Fund is now available on The Big Exchange
We are delighted to introduce CCLA, the UK’s largest charity fund manager to The Big Exchange. Driven by the investment thesis of “Act, Access, and Align”, CCLA is well-known for its proactivity in the ESG investment space through its meaningful and global impact.
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May 24, 2023
Janus Henderson update following annual reassessments
Liz gives an update on the impact of the Janus Henderson funds following their reassessment by The Big Exchange.
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The Big Exchange
May 24, 2023
EdenTree Responsible & Sustainable Fund now available
We are delighted to announce a new fund is now available on The Big Exchange, our first fund from EdenTree.
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Impact
April 20, 2023
Jupiter Ecology joins The Big Exchange
We are delighted to welcome this long-established fund to The Big Exchange
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Investing
April 5, 2023
Ethical Property as a portfolio diversifier
Liz talks about why investors should consider ethical property as a way to further diversify their portfolio.
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Impact
March 31, 2023
Heptagon Future Trends Fund available on The Big Exchange
The Heptagon Future Trends Fund focuses on the most important sustainability trends that are likely to have a major impact on our future. We are pleased to offer this fund on the Big Exchange, and it has been awarded a silver medal rating.
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Investing
March 30, 2023
Putting together a portfolio on The Big Exchange
Liz takes you through part one of our series on diversification and the options you have available on The Big Exchange when investing.
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Investing
February 28, 2023
The Big Exchange Investment Committee is growing!
A Big welcome to Tara and Tom who join our Investment Committee. Read more to find out more about them and what they are bringing to the table.
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The Big Exchange
February 24, 2023
Best for Sustainable Investors 2023
Read why The Big Exchange has been voted the Best for Sustainable Investors by Boring Money 3 years in a row!
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Impact
February 23, 2023
Investing in Biodiversity. What do you need to know?
Biodiversity is the number 1 issue raised by investors on The Big Exchange. This blog aims to tell you what you need to know about investing to solve issues facing the environment and Biodiversity.
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The Big Exchange
January 31, 2023
Introducing Regnan.
Read our introduction to a new fund manager on The Big Exchange and learn about their Global Equity Impact Solutions fund.
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Impact
January 31, 2023
The Big Exchange support FCA proposed rules on fund labelling and disclosure
Read a summary of The Big Exchange's response to the FCA's proposed regulation which aims to build transparency and trust by introducing a set of labels for different types of investment products.
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Investing
January 31, 2023
Investment outlook for 2023
Chris Ralph, Chair of The Big Exchange Investment Committee gives you a rundown of what happened in 2022 and what to look out for in 2023.
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The Big Exchange
December 23, 2022
An end to 2022 - time to look forward
Our CEO, Abi, reflects on 2022, her ambitions for The Big Exchange, and what's in store for the year to come.
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Money management
December 14, 2022
6 ways to teach children good money habits
Good with Money give us the low-down on introducing money talks to our kids and how we can all set them off on the path to understanding personal finances.
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Impact
December 13, 2022
WHEB having an A-ha moment on battery electric vehicles
See Beloe, Partner and Head of Research at WHEB provides an “A-HA” moment in thinking about battery powered vehicles. And... We bet you didn’t know this bit of unique Norwegian trivia!
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Investing
November 29, 2022
Investing and inflation: what does it all mean?
Our analysts give you some insight into how they see investments behave in times of increased inflation and help set your expectations for the months ahead.
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Investing
November 29, 2022
Deposit-return schemes: Back to the future
Neil Goddin, part of the Artemis Positive Future team gives us an insight into a company they believe provides an old solution to a new problem: waste!
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The Big Exchange
November 7, 2022
The Big Exchange is awarded an ethical accreditation
The Good Shopping Guide have reviewed The Big Exchange and awarded us their Ethical Accreditation. See more on what's behind the brand and how we live our purpose and try do the ethical thing.
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Impact
July 27, 2022
Winds of change: Joeri Rogelj on Climate Change
Recent climate related event reminded us of an article hosted by our friends at Pictet in April. Joeri Rogelj noted that the governments and businesses that don’t step up to the challenge of addressing climate change will find it harder to attract investment.
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Money management
July 12, 2022
Do your rent payments improve your credit rating?
Until now your rent payments haven't been contributing to your credit score. Now, we are offering everyone a newer, simpler and fairer way of building up their credit score.
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Money management
July 4, 2022
In app regular payments feature
See how our app's new regular payments feature can help you save money by letting you see all your regular payments in one place.
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Investing
June 27, 2022
Do you understand investment risk?
We take another look into volatility and tell you more about what it means, how it is measured, and what steps you can take to understand it before, during, and after investing.
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Investing
June 10, 2022
Dealing with the stress of volatile markets
Volatile markets bring stress - that's a given. But how do we deal with the fluctuating values and constant noise? Hear from Jill about how her experience has helped her navigate choppy waters.
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Impact
June 9, 2022
Biodiversity loss: the other systemic crisis
Janus Henderson tell us why they believe that the Biodiversity crisis is just as much a concern as the Climate crisis.
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May 27, 2022
7 reasons why investing is for the long-term
We have put together 7 tips that we think are useful for both experienced and novice investors. Kudos if you already know all 7!
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May 20, 2022
Planting trees and fighting greenwashing
Why do The Big Exchange plant trees and who do we partner with to make sure it happens the right way? Find out what we do with our partners.
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Money management
May 11, 2022
Payments added to our app!
We've added active payments to our money management app and we want to let you know what this means.
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Investing
May 9, 2022
3 key differences between investing and trading
As markets continue to be volatile in 2022, Schroders provided us with some educational content to help you see why investing is for the long term.
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The Big Exchange
May 5, 2022
What makes The Big Exchange ISA an ethical Best Buy?
Find out from Ethical Consumer themselves why The Big Exchange ISA was awarded their Ethical Best Buy.
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The Big Exchange
May 4, 2022
What's the impact of your abrdn funds in 2022?
All abrdn funds have now been re-assessed through our impact methodology for 2022. Read our summary on how they performed.
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Investing
April 30, 2022
Is technology a sustainable investment?
Our impact analyst Liz gives you some insights into the sustainability of tech holdings and points out why transparency is so important for investors: it allows you to make up your own mind. Make your investments match your own values.
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The Big Exchange
April 25, 2022
How chocolate helped me understand inflation
Everyone talks about inflation but what does it mean for you and if you're new to investing, what does it mean for your money?
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April 19, 2022
UBAM's meticulous approach is rewarded with 2 gold medals
Both UBAM funds on The Big Exchange have been re-assessed through our impact methodology. Read our summary on how it performed and why they got Gold.
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The Big Exchange
April 13, 2022
Abi takes over from Jill as CEO of The Big Exchange
Meet the new CEO of The Big Exchange who already has experience of leading the company as COO.
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April 12, 2022
WHEB gets top impact rating again
WHEB's Sustainability Fund has been re-assessed through our impact methodology. Read our summary on how it performed and why it has Gold!
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The Big Exchange
April 12, 2022
Nordea's fund re-assessed: a pioneer in sustainable investing
Nordea's Global Stars Equity Fund has been re-assessed through our impact methodology. Read our summary on how it performed and why it has a Bronze medal!
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Investing
April 11, 2022
Getting away with Greenwashing
Charlene Cranny explains why Greenwashing is so prevalent in investing and why the onus is on individuals to find this out, not the industry to uncover it.
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March 31, 2022
Stewart Investors annual fund reassessment summary
Stewart Investors funds have all been re-assessed through our impact methodology. Read our summary on how they performed.
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The Big Exchange
March 26, 2022
abrdn's Multi-Asset Climate Solution Fund re-assessed
This climate-focused fund, from global asset manager abrdn, has undergone its annual reassessment and retains a prized gold medal.
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Impact
March 25, 2022
How our Impact Committee helps us avoid Greenwashing
Every 3 months, external experts on our Impact Committee review our impact methodology and keep us up to speed with changes in sustainability. Here is an insight into what went on in the most recent meeting.
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The Big Exchange
March 23, 2022
Driving positive change through business
Nigel Kershaw OBE, Chair of The Big Issue Group and Co-founder and Director of The Big Exchange, tells us about the history of The Big Exchange and how it is rooted in the aims, ambition, and mission of The Big Issue.
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Finance
March 22, 2022
Avoid the tax year end scams
As tax year end approaches, the scammers get more brazen. Here are some useful tips to avoid a common HMRC tax scam.
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March 21, 2022
Janus Henderson funds launch on The Big Exchange
Four Janus Henderson funds are welcomed to The Big Exchange. Read the background to the fund manager and get a summary of the fund assessments
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The Big Exchange
March 14, 2022
Triodos joins The Big Exchange
You can now invest in Triodos managed funds in your ISA on The Big Exchange. Read more about them here.
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Impact
March 10, 2022
WHEB: Investing in Human Connection
Claire Jervis, Analsyt at WHEB tells us how human investments can capture real social impact.
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Investing
March 10, 2022
What does war in Ukraine mean for your investments?
We have pulled together a list of common questions from our community and provided answers so that you can stay informed.
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Investing
March 8, 2022
Bev Shah: Peaking behind the ISA curtain
On International Women's Day, our guest blogger is Bev Shah, founder of Cityhive and Independent Non-Executive Director of The Big Exchange. Bev shares with us her own experience with getting started on her own investment journey
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Finance
March 1, 2022
Dr Vian Sharif: Technology can scale sustainable solutions
Dr Vian Sharif, Head of Sustainability at FNZ shares her own views as part of a team driving the development of innovative technology solutions to catalyse the shift to a more sustainable world.
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Finance
February 28, 2022
Richard Curtis: Making our money matter
From Hugh Grant to campaigning in finance, Richard Curtis who gives his view on the power of investing to create a better future.
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The Big Exchange
February 25, 2022
Re-thinking the investment experience
Hear from our friend Georgia at Tumelo on how we are paving the way for a future where all investors know what is inside a fund before they invest.
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Impact
February 21, 2022
Lord John Bird: In the interest of future generations
Lord John Bird, Co-Founder of The Big Issue and Member of the House of Lords talks to us about The Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill and how The Big Exchange fits into our future.
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The Big Exchange
February 18, 2022
Who is the best for Sustainable Investing in 2022?
The Big Exchange has been awarded Best for Sustainable Investing in 2022 by Boring Money for the second year running.
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The Big Exchange
February 11, 2022
Quilter Investors Ethical Equity Fund retains its silver medal
We’re pleased to let you know that this Quilter Investors fund listed on the Big Exchange has gone through its annual reassessment and it retains a silver medal.
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Investing
February 11, 2022
What does a higher interest rate environment mean for your investments?
Our analysts put the most recent interest rate rise by The Bank of England into context.
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Investing
January 28, 2022
Why your investments may be setting off on a bit of a bumpy road this year.
What is going on with markets in 2022? After such a good year in 2021, we look at what has caused some rocky returns in January.
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Investing
December 16, 2021
2021 recap (part 2)
A second look back at even more things we achieved together in 2021.
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Investing
December 11, 2021
2021 recap (part 1)
A look back at investment performance and our own impact throughout 2021.
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Impact
July 20, 2021
Being inclusive doesn’t mean sacrificing standards
Improving diversity in financial services can increase creativity and improve results. Sara Trett from our friends Curation Corp provides a look into why.
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Investing
July 7, 2021
Coming to terms with the terms.
Understanding all of the different names for investing can be confusing. We distil it down through our medals, but read on to hear more about the different ways of investing.
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Investing
June 21, 2021
What lies under the bonnet of a fund on The Big Exchange
Businesses providing renewable energy or recyclable packaging may be among the first that come to mind for people seeking to invest responsibly. However, companies across a broad range of industries are helping to bring about positive change. In all aspects of life, consumers are demanding sustainable products with less waste and the winners will be those that can deliver them.
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Investing
May 18, 2021
How to make money and be awesome. In your sleep.
Guest writer, Charlene Cranny (@CharleneCranny) breaks down some of the myths she picked up growing up and tells us more about the burgers at Crystal Palace Football Club.
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Investing
May 12, 2021
An A-Z of sustainability terms for investors
Ever wondered if there is a sustainable investment dictionary? We've put a list of common sustainability terms together to help you understand.
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Investing
May 6, 2021
Assessing funds on The Big Exchange
A quick insight into how The Big Exchange actually rates investments for their positive impact.
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Finance
March 22, 2021
Why should retail investors demand transparency?
Our friend Nick Jardine from Curation Corp guest writes this blog that talks about why the increasingly conscious consumer demands transparency.
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The Big Exchange
March 12, 2021
Women and investing: busting myths
What are the reasons behind women not investing as much as men?
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Impact
January 30, 2021
It is One World. Why environmental, social and governance issues work best together
Danyal Sattar, CEO of The Big Issue Invest tell us how Tai Chi can help us understand how connected we are to everything else.
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Investing
December 16, 2020
An introduction to investing on The Big Exchange
Read a bit more about why investing on The Big Exchange is different and what it could mean for you.
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