Global And Ethical Investment Advice

It makes financial as well as moral sense to invest in companies which are planning ahead to create a better environment.

For further information

GÆIA
28 Burlington Road
Withington
Manchester
M20 4QA

Brigid Benson, Principal	brigid@gaeia.u-net.com
Alistair Elliott	alistair@gaeia.u-net.com
Website	http://www.u-net.com/~gaeia
Enquiry form	http://www.u-net.com/~gaeia/gaeiafrm.htm
Telephone	0161 434 4681
Mobile	0973 414184

Why choose GÆIA?

There are now a number of independent advisory firms who specialize in ethical and environmental funds, but few can claim such a degree of personal commitment to the very issues which underpin socially responsible investment.

GÆIA is an ethical financial consultancy set up by Brigid Benson, a graduate who has trained and worked as an independent financial adviser since early 1989, always specializing in ethical and environmental funds.
She has advised several hundred individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations on how to invest wisely yet ethically.

How GÆIA works

In offering cost-effective advice for often modest investors, we do not generate large profits, leaving clients to decide where to invest their surplus capital & income.

We also endeavour to carry through the principles of ethical business into our own practice in the following ways:

Using recycled/environment-friendly paper & office products
Recycling all paper, glass & plastic generated
Travelling by public transport wherever possible
Paying well above average wage rates to those who work with us
Acting as an informal network for a variety of campaigns & alternative businesses, e.g. Third World debt campaigns
Working in an equal, non-hierarchical manner not often found in financial services or comparable businesses

Independent

GÆIA can help you or your organisation with the full range of financial services including Pensions, Income Protection Plans, Mortgages, PEPs, Life Assurance using funds which are both ethical & flexible.

Ethical

Are you concerned about the Environment? Human Rights? The Arms Trade? Animal Experiments? Oppressive Regimes?

Thanks to ethical and environmental funds you, as an investor, can now take control of how your monetary power is used on the global money-go-round. You can use well established companies who combine good performance with ethical criteria to avoid investing in companies that conflict with your values.

More positively, you can choose to invest your money in companies whose goods and services benefit the community & the environment.

Ethical investment can be used right across the range from individuals, saving a relatively small monthly sum, to trusts, charities and others with larger lump sums, all wishing to move their money in an ethical direction in line with their values.

Flexible

These days people want financial plans that are as flexible as their lifestyle.
A job for life is a thing of the past for many people today.

Changing Jobs
Changing jobs or careers, contracting, portfolios of simultaneous jobs, working with short-lived projects, periods of unemployment and self-employment are all becoming the norm. Hence the need for pensions & savings plans that are flexible.

New Types of Jobs
New employers such as workers' cooperatives, grant-aided projects and small enterprises often want to provide pensions for their staff but lack the resources or are uncertain for how long their organization will be funded to set up an occupational pension scheme. We can advise you on pensions that are appropriate to your organization's, co-workers' and employees' needs.

Regulation and Membership

GÆIA is a member of, but not owned by, The M+E Network Ltd which is regulated by The Personal Investment Authority. The M+E Network Ltd is a network for independent financial advisers, which provides administrative support as well as up-to-date financial service information.

GÆIA is registered under the Data Protection Act.
GÆIA is a member of the UK Social Investment Forum and The IFA Association.

Send your comments and queries to Chorlton Workshop

These pages were prepared by Philip Painter and published by Chorlton Workshop.

This project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and supported by
Manchester Telematics and Telework Partnership (MTTP).