Planting a tree for every ethical Child Trust Fund
The first anniversary of their ethical Child Trust Fund (CTF) was celebrated with the planting of more than 1,500 trees in the grounds of Dorothy Stringer School in Brighton.
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Tree Appeal Partner - Family Investments
Family Investments is a friendly society that specialises in the family savings and investment market. Their Ethical Child Trust Fund is the only actively managed ethical stakeholder Child Trust Fund account currently available in the market (as at December 2007).
 The popularity of Family’s ethical Child Trust Fund (CTF) shows that eco-conscious parents are just as concerned about the long-term sustainability of the planet as they are about their child’s financial future. One year from launch, thousands of parents have already opened Family’s ethical CTF - of which 60 per cent are already dedicated to topping-up on a monthly basis. According to HMRC, however, only 23 per cent of parents with normal stakeholder CTF accounts top them up on a regular basis.
As patron of Tree Appeal and life-long campaigner for the environment, David Bellamy joined the Brighton-based school to celebrate those parents who chose to have a tree planted when they opened their child’s ethical CTF. By planting the trees, the children will learn that similar to saving money, making small changes to your everyday lifestyle can have a measurable, long-term impact.
Miles Bingham, Marketing Director at Family Investments, said, "In its first year, Family’s ethical CTF has already proved a growing success. Response has not only been strong, but parents are proactively topping-up their child’s CTF on a more regular basis - creating a long-term investment for their children that does not come at the cost of the planet."
Read about the planting day at Dorothy Stringer School, Brighton
Read about the planting at the Science Museum, Swindon
Family Investments is a trading name of Family Equity Plan Limited (Co. No. 2208249), which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Family Equity Plan Limited's FSA register number is 122351. Registered Office: 16-17 West Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 2RL.
Family's Ethical CTF account invests in shares, so its value can fall as well as rise and your child may receive back less than was been paid in. Once the money has been paid into the account only the child can access it and only when they reach 18.
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