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The story behind The Big Exchange

by Nigel Kershaw, OBE The Big Exchange, co-founded by The Big Issue, is an online social impact investment platform built for everyone in the UK to be able to access actively-managed funds rated for their ‘positive impact’. It has 11 investment managers and 40 funds that can be invested in…

Investing

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The story behind The Big Exchange
The story behind The Big Exchange
Investing

8 min read


Published in The Big Exchange

·Oct 18, 2021

8 things we learnt from Good Money Week at The Big Exchange

by Liz Rees, Impact Analyst, The Big Exchange Good Money Week is a campaign run by the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association to help grow and raise awareness of sustainable, responsible, and ethical finance. Its annual event took place last week (4th-9th October) and we wanted to tell you…

Team Updates

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8 things we learnt from Good Money Week at The Big Exchange
8 things we learnt from Good Money Week at The Big Exchange
Team Updates

5 min read


Published in The Big Exchange

·Sep 15, 2021

Reassessments completed for Alquity funds

by Liz Rees, Impact Analyst, The Big Exchange Square Mile have carried out their independent annual assessment for the 3 Alquity funds we offer on The Big Exchange: Alquity Asia, Alquity Future World and Alquity Indian Subcontinent. …

Impact Investing

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Reassessments completed for Alquity funds
Reassessments completed for Alquity funds
Impact Investing

4 min read


Published in The Big Exchange

·Sep 13, 2021

Is technology a sustainable investment?

by Liz Rees, Impact Analyst, The Big Exchange How we live and work is increasingly affected by advances in technology. This was highlighted during lockdown, with online shopping, cloud computing services and digital communications all in demand at a time when the global economy was deep in recession. It’s an…

Team Update

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Is technology a sustainable investment?
Is technology a sustainable investment?
Team Update

5 min read


Published in The Big Exchange

·Sep 9, 2021

Big Exchange positive impact medals awarded to two new funds

by Liz Rees, Impact Analyst, The Big Exchange We are excited to introduce more funds to help you achieve your investing goals whilst, at the same time, benefiting people and the planet. Following our independent assessment, Baillie Gifford have been awarded a gold medal whilst J.P. …

Team Updates

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Big Exchange positive impact medals awarded to two new funds
Big Exchange positive impact medals awarded to two new funds
Team Updates

6 min read


Published in The Big Exchange

·Sep 2, 2021

Interview with a fund manager

The Big Exchange’s impact analyst Liz Rees speaks with Ty Lee, a fund manager at WHEB Asset Management. Read on to learn more about a fund manager’s thinking and get behind the scenes of the impact process and objective of a fund on The Big Exchange. Q: You have recently…

Impact Investing

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Impact Investing

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Published in The Big Exchange

·Aug 27, 2021

Five new funds for the Big Exchange

by Liz Rees, Impact Analyst, The Big Exchange We are delighted to offer the following new funds, from well-known firms, bringing more opportunities to invest for positive impact alongside financial returns. All have gone through our rigorous impact assessment and been awarded Big Exchange medals. The Schroder Global Transition Fund…

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Five new funds for the Big Exchange
Five new funds for the Big Exchange

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Published in The Big Exchange

·Aug 12, 2021

Impact report: Liontrust annual reassessments

by Liz Rees, Impact Analyst, The Big Exchange The Liontrust funds offered on The Big Exchange have completed their annual reassessment and we are glad to report that they all retain the medals awarded last year. There are 9 funds to choose from, covering a range of strategies, all managed…

Investing

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Impact report: Liontrust annual reassessments
Impact report: Liontrust annual reassessments
Investing

6 min read


Published in The Big Exchange

·Aug 6, 2021

Tackling the growth of greenwashing

by Mubaasil Hassan, Curation Corp Carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, unsustainable water use, waste generation, air pollution, deforestation — activities your money is backing can have an impact on all of these things. But with so much to take account of and so many different ways of tracking impacts, it can…

Impact Investing

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Tackling the growth of greenwashing
Tackling the growth of greenwashing
Impact Investing

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Published in The Big Exchange

·Aug 2, 2021

The Big Exchange Fund Bundles (Pt 2)

Making a sacrifice? Not on The Big Exchange, thank you. — In our last blog, we gave you an introduction to The Big Exchange Fund Bundles: what they are and why they exist. If you missed it, you can find it here. In this blog, we are seeking to go a little deeper into the Fund Bundles and give you more…

Team Updates

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The Big Exchange Fund Bundles (Pt 2)
The Big Exchange Fund Bundles (Pt 2)
Team Updates

7 min read

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