ETHICS PAPERS

Robin's main interests relate to the fair treatment of customers in financial services (i.e. good business ethics) and providing customers with access to socially responsible investments (i.e. ethical investment).

Over the years Robin has campaigned on these issues either voluntarily, or through being engaged to do so on behalf of a person or group.

Below are some of his related papers or items of correspondence.

These papers are in PDF format, and will open a new browser window.

• Money Box Live: Ethical Investment
  Transcript of BBC Radio 4's Money Box Live, Wednesday 24th June 2009. (Also available as MP3.)

• Money Box Live: Ethical Investing
  Transcript of BBC Radio 4's Money Box Live, Monday 7th May 2007. (Also available as MP3.)

• Nationwide Not-for-Profit Equity Release Scheme
  Fair Money for Homes. Draft paper arising from a meeting at Which? offices, November 2006.

• Letters
  Various letters sent by Robin Keyte that have been published in the financial press. May 2002 - September 2006.

• Financial Promotions Regulations
  Letter to the CIC regulator concerning the treatment of Industrial & Provident Societies vs Community Interest Companies, September 2006.

• FSA Review Comments (RU64)
  Submission to National Audit Office re FSA review, July 2006.

• The View From The EIA
  Ethical Investment Association (EIA) article published in Money Marketing, March 2006.

• Investing Responsibly (Reply to FSA)
  Response to the Financial Services Authority concerning the November 2005 Investing Responsibly submission, March 2006.

• Shareholder Engagement
  Draft submission to Which? Consumer Policy Review on the matter of Shareholder Engagement, March 2006.

• UK Real Estate Investment Trusts
  UK Real Estate Investment Trusts - submission on behalf of the London Rebuilding Society, January 2006.

• Investing Responsibly
  Investing Responsibly - Raising Awareness with UK Financial Advisers. Submitted to the Financial Services Authority, November 2005.

• Business Ethics
  Business Ethics - what is it and how might you measure it? (An IFA's perspective). Submitted to the Business Ethics Forum, October 2003.

• Fair Money
  Encouraging Practical Financial Literacy & Sustainable Communities - a paper introducing Fair Money Ltd to members of the Community Development Finance Association. September 2005.

• Treating Customers Fairly
  Excerpts from submissions made to the Financial Services Authority by Robin Keyte in respect of the Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) initiative. August 2004-2005.

• Financial Advice Standards
  Response provided to the Financial Services Skills Council in respect of their draft consultation document for a National Occupational Standard to Provide Generic Financial Advice. October 2005.

• Knowledge Levels
  Correspondence with the Financial Ombudsman Service on the knowledge levels amongst case handlers and financial advisers on Ethical Investments. December 2003.

• SRI/Ethical Investing Training
  The EIA's response to FSA paper CP157 entitled Examination Framework for Retail Financial Services (Investment Advice Strand 1).

• EI/SRI Pension Funds
  The EIA's submission in response to the Inland Revenue's Audit & Pension Scheme Services Second Consultation Document.