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Strategic Asset Allocation to Future Proof a Portfolio

By George Latham , WHEB Asset Management on 7 May 2013

Traditionally Asset Allocation has meant choosing between a rigid set of definitions of different Asset Classes for investments: Equities, Bonds, Property, Cash, or geographic allocation between different currency blocks. The determinants of allocation between these categories often boil down...

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Why share ownership is better than share rental

By George Latham , WHEB Asset Management on 12 March 2013 Market Blog

Today, Tuesday the 12th March, is Ownership Day, a new initiative from UK Sustainable Investment and Finance (UKSIF) to raise awareness of the benefits of active ownership strategies in investment management. We are supporters of Ownership Day, and hope it is successful in encouraging asset...

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Ethical and Sustainable: what's the difference?

By George Latham , WHEB Asset Management on 17 December 2012

What is happening to the world of ethical funds? Over the past 8 years or so, ethical funds have been one of the few areas of growth in the world of equities investment almost trebling funds under management. Yet, in the last twelve months, several of the largest incumbent managers have made...

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Dear Mike...

By George Latham , WHEB Asset Management on 25 October 2012

This Thursday 25th October, I agreed to take part in a debate organised by Mike Tyrell’s SRI Connect website on the subject of Long-Termism. The motion is, “This house believes that the SRI industry should leave the long-term investment agenda to others.” Needless to...

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Resurgence festival of well-being

By George Latham , WHEB Asset Management on 19 September 2012 Thematic Blog

I was in trouble on Saturday as I abandoned my family on the eve of my youngest child’s christening to go and spend the day at the 45th anniversary of Resurgence, the environmental magazine edited since the mid-70’s by Satish Kumar, and which has recently merged with the Ecologist. As...

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The Kay Review: The end of the beginning not the beginning of the end

By George Latham , WHEB Asset Management on 25 July 2012 Market Blog

On Monday 23rd June I went to the launch of the Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making and I have to admit that I came away feeling a little anti-climactic. John Kay has long been a writer I’ve admired both for his style and intellect. This is also a subject...

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Name dropping in the examination schools

By George Latham , WHEB Asset Management on 19 July 2012 Thematic Blog

To Oxford’s Examination Schools last week for a much more inspiring, less harrowing experience than my last visit 20 years ago when I was sitting my finals. And this time I didn’t have to wear ‘sub fusc’.

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