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		<title>Financial year end checklist: 5 April 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/investments/financial-year-end-checklist-5-april-2012</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Ditchfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current financial year ends on 5 April 2012. There are a number of important personal allowances and tax reliefs which will either reduce in value or disappear altogether on 6th April 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Junior ISAs &#8211; a guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Bradford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Junior Individual Savings Account (ISA) launched in November 2011, a new Government initiative that allows you to take advantage of tax-efficient savings on behalf of your children or grandchildren.]]></description>
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		<title>Looking ahead – market commentary from three industry professionals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Ditchfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three industry professionals give us their views on the economy and financial sector going forward.]]></description>
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		<title>Pension Trusts</title>
		<link>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/pensions/pension-trusts</link>
		<comments>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/pensions/pension-trusts#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have a large pension plan it may be advantageous to put it into trust. Find out more in our guide.]]></description>
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		<title>10 ways to minimise your tax bill</title>
		<link>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/tax/10-ways-to-minimise-your-tax-bill</link>
		<comments>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/tax/10-ways-to-minimise-your-tax-bill#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mahtab Clark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[business expenses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our top ten tips to reduce your tax bill. Including ensuring your tax code is correct and tax efficient disposal of a second property.]]></description>
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		<title>Do ethical investment funds perform as well as conventional investment funds?</title>
		<link>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/investments/do-ethical-investment-funds-perform-as-well-as-conventional-investment-funds</link>
		<comments>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/investments/do-ethical-investment-funds-perform-as-well-as-conventional-investment-funds#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Ditchfield</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ethical funds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A look at the evidence of the performance of ethical investment funds compared to conventional investment funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A with Clare Brook of WHEB Asset Management</title>
		<link>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/investments/qa-with-clare-brook-of-wheb-asset-management</link>
		<comments>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/investments/qa-with-clare-brook-of-wheb-asset-management#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Ditchfield</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Renewables]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clare Brook has been a leading figure in the ethical and environmental investment sector for 20 years. Barchester’s John Ditchfield finds out more about the WHEB Sustainability Fund.]]></description>
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		<title>Ethical funds: doing ‘what it says on the tin’</title>
		<link>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/investments/ethical-funds-doing-%e2%80%98what-it-says-on-the-tin%e2%80%99</link>
		<comments>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/investments/ethical-funds-doing-%e2%80%98what-it-says-on-the-tin%e2%80%99#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathon Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are now more than 100 ethical and environmental funds to choose from. We look at the advantages and challenges of this growth.]]></description>
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		<title>Zouk private equity fund exceeds fundraising target</title>
		<link>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/investments/zouk-private-equity-fund-exceeds-fundraising-target</link>
		<comments>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/investments/zouk-private-equity-fund-exceeds-fundraising-target#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Ditchfield</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cleantech]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Zouk Capital, a UK investor, has announced a successful fundraising round for it's latest cleantech fund. ]]></description>
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		<title>Food producers criticised over palm oil sourcing</title>
		<link>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/environment/food-producers-criticised-over-palm-oil-sourcing</link>
		<comments>http://www.barchestergreen.co.uk/environment/food-producers-criticised-over-palm-oil-sourcing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 17:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Ditchfield</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Palm oil is a plantation crop extracted from the pulp of the oil palm. It is a highly versatile vegetable oil, which is grown in Asia, Africa and South America. However 85% of production currently comes from two countries: Indonesia &#8230;]]></description>
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