Church Commissioners for England
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A coalition of Christians is planning a protest to urge the Church Commissioners to disinvest from BP, Shell and Exxon Mobil, in which it has a combined investment of £170.8m.
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Church Commissioners excludes payday lenders from investment portfolio 1
Vibeka Mair
16 Dec 2011
16 Dec 2011
Tags: Ethical investment | Investment
The Church Commissioners has revised its investment policy to exclude payday lenders and pawnbrokers, and also plans to challenge its internet-provider investments which promote pornography.
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'Lead the charge on ethical investment' Social Enterprise UK tells Church of England
Kirsty Weakley
3 Nov 2011
3 Nov 2011
Social Enterprise UK has called on the Church of England to lead the way in investment in ethical and social causes.
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Church Commissioners voice concerns to Murdoch on News Corp share 1
Vibeka Mair
1 Nov 2011
1 Nov 2011
Tags: Ethics | Investment
The Church Commissioners have written to Rupert Murdoch for the second time this year to express concerns about News Corporation, in which it has an investment of £3.8m.
The Church Commissioners are allocating 4 per cent of their £5bn portfolio to timber. Tom Joy explains why.
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Church Commissioners considers selling £3.8m shareholding in Murdoch's News Corp 3
Vibeka Mair
11 Jul 2011
11 Jul 2011
The Church Commissioners for England will withdraw its £3.8m investment in News Corporation unless its chairman Rupert Murdoch ensures he will hold senior executives to account for the phone hacking scandal which led to the closure of the News of the World newspaper this past Sunday.
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Church Commissioners announces plans to invest in US timber and pull out of UK government bonds
Vibeka Mair
9 May 2011
9 May 2011
Tags: Ethical investment | Investment
The Church Commissioners will stop investing in UK government bonds, cut back its holdings in global equities, and invest in US timber as part of a radical new restructuring of its investment strategy.
The Church Commissioners for England has announced a 15.2 per cent return on its investments during 2010, with the fund outperforming its comparator group over the past 10 and 15 years.