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Read the Winter 2025 edition of Finance Focus (members only).

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Topics: Investment / Governance, legal and compliance

The Charity Investment Governance Principles (CIGP) have been published but what are they and how can you use them? Emma Abbott, CFG, reports from the CIGP launch event and answers your most common questions.

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Topics: Risk / Procurement and resources / People and culture / Investment / Governance, legal and compliance / Financial sustainability / Environmental, social, governance (ESG)

Ruth Jenkins from Keep Britain Tidy and Simon Hughes from Crowe UK take a look at the risks of global heating, their interrelated nature and complexities, and pose important questions on managing risk.

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Topics: Investment / Governance, legal and compliance

One year ago, CFG and a group of charity sector bodies and advisers began the Charity Governance Investment Principles project. Ahead of the launch of the principles on 16 January 2025, Richard Sagar, Head of Policy at CFG, looks back on the past 12 months and the progress that has been made.

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Topics: Risk / Investment / Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Banking and financial services

Rachel Titchen, Charities and Investment Director at consultancy Broadstone, calls for a more flexible and adaptive approach to charity investing.

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Topics: Investment / Governance, legal and compliance

Charities and other interested parties are working together to develop the Charity Investment Governance Principles (CIGP), following a consultation that will inform best practice in decision-making around charity investments.

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Topics: Risk / People and culture / Leadership and career development / Investment

As this year's headline sponsors of CFG's Annual Conference on 27 June, Sophie Ward from HSBC Global Private Banking invites you to attend their conference session and explains why now is the best time to 'shape tomorrow', together.

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Topics: Pensions / Investment

A new report by Spence indicates that high levels of scheme funding are expected to drive a renewed focus on end-game planning for DB schemes. Read on for the results of the analysis and to download the report...

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Topics: Tax and VAT / Investment

Charities can benefit from donations of shares and it can be advantageous to individual donors too. Paul Mathias from RBC Brewin Dolphin explains how recent tax changes can boost charitable giving.

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Topics: Investment / Governance, legal and compliance / Environmental, social, governance (ESG)

CFG's Head of Policy, Richard Sagar, takes a look at the Charity Commission's revised guidance on charity investments (CC14) and shares an update on the sector's work to develop complementary principles.

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Topics: Risk / People and culture / Pensions / Investment / Environmental, social, governance (ESG)

Ruth Jenkins, Finance Director at environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, talks about her transformative net zero work and shares the ‘easy wins’ she believes will go a long way to protecting all our futures.

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Topics: Risk / Investment / Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Banking and financial services

Ahead of CFG's Annual Conference 2023, Sophie Ward, Head of Charities and Education at HSBC Global Private Banking, talks to Emma Abbott about the resilience of UK charities, how the sector is evolving its commitment to sustainability and how charities are adapting their investment strategies...

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