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June 07

A selection of articles from the issue are featured below.

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Full contents of the June 2007 issue

 
 
 
After a decade in Tony Blair's shadow, Gordon Brown is about to take centre stage. Hannah Fearn finds out 10 things the sector is waiting to hear from the new man at number 10
 


 
 
 
Many trusts and foundations are hesitant about funding research, but this may be a mistake. Peter Davy finds that there are viable arguments in favour of research funding, though there are potential pitfalls to be aware of
 

 
 
 
There is little room for sentiment in modern society, which means charities are as exposed to the efforts of fraudsters as any other sector, finds Graham Buck
 

 
 
 

Is the drive to prove corporate social responsibility actually damaging the relationship between charities and their corporate partners? Hannah Fearn picks through the risks and rewards of working with business, and asks whether mutually beneficial relationships are possible to achieve

 


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Supplement : Investment quarterly

 

Second quarter

 
 
The last quarter saw equities resuming their upward trend following a slow start at the beginning of the year. This has largely been driven by mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate earnings news, says Heather Lamont

 
 
UK bonds have been having a rough time of it, becoming increasingly unattractive with rising interest rates. But that’s not to say that it is time for a sell-off, finds Christine Senior, and there is still value to be found in the UK, Europe and beyond

 
 
 
What is the best investment strategy to match the charitable aims of your organisation? Christopher Andrews reports on the first Charity Times
investment roundtable discussion

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Focus on: Banking

 
 

 
 
 
Charities should be employing a back to basics approach to banking, says Peter Mitchell, to increase the efficiency of every pound they receive

 
 
 
David Adams investigates how a new social investment bank to distribute the unclaimed assets in banks and building societies could very well be on the cards

 

Banking survey (pdf here)

 
 

 
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