A fifth of the UK stock market is accounted for by pension funds. Alex van der Velden of FairPensions stresses the need for accountability, external oversight and ethical investment

The charity commission is to revise its guidance on political campaigning for charities to clarify the freedom to campaign that already exists under the current law. 

The Charity Commission will look kindly on charities striving to reduce their environmental impacts even if their objects are not environmental, a Commission legal adviser has said.

The amount of gift aid a charity reclaims should be based on the level of voluntary income it reports in its accounts and the tax-paying status of people who give to charity, according to proposals from six sector membership bodies.