"Investment and Ethics" Online Conference

We are delighted to invite you and your fellow trustees and church treasurers to the CFB and Epworth Investment Management conferences on ethics and investment.

We won’t be able to hold these in person this year, but will still be taking a look at some of the issues around ethical investment, cash management and the outlook for investment income and capital values in the current environment.

There will be three sessions: one on each of the first three Wednesdays in November. Each session will be 50 minutes in length and start at 11am (except on the 11th which will start at 11:15).

The conference is aimed at all charity treasurers and trustees and will help equip you as you consider the future of your finances.

Session details

Ethical investment – does it work in practice?

• Wednesday 4th November at 11am
• This will look at the impact of ethics on investment performance, risk and income; and consider whether or not ethical screening works to eliminate exposure to certain areas and engagement works to improve corporate practices.

How to find income in today’s investment markets?

• Wednesday 11th November at 11:15 am
• Following the cuts to interest rates and company dividends in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this will look at cash management and how best to secure income, as well as considering whether long-term investments are a more sustainable source of income for charities.

The briefest bear market in history – whither bound?

• Wednesday 18th November at 11am
• After the extraordinary levels of volatility in investment markets in the spring of 2020, this will reflect on the current economic environment and where value currently exists in investment markets.

Register to attend

Email Ashma Ponniah conference@cfbmethodistchurch.org.uk or call 020 7496 3625 to register for the conferences. You can register for all or just one of them.