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Product Adviser: Aberdeen embraces social investing

Fees/charges

The platform one charges are 0.75 per cent for annual management charge and 0.92 per cent for the ongoing charges figure.

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Verdict

Many believe analysing how a company treats its staff is a good factor in determining the level of social risk a company has, and therefore its potential to grow an investment. In that sense, a fund that excludes bad employers also in turn promotes good employment practices. For those seeking to grow capital, but via low risk and socially acceptable companies, the fund could be a good fit. Its additional charitable factor could also be a selling point. These funds are in vogue, but it is important to make sure the underlying holdings match the investor's criteria.

Ima Jackson-Obot is a features writer at Financial Adviser