Investments

The University holds a number of investment portfolios relating to endowed and donated funds. Ethical  considerations form an integral part of the University’s financial affairs including investments.

In accordance with the University’s Ethic Policy, the University does not intentionally invest directly (or through collective funds) in organisations with high exposure to activities or substances which are injurious to health, destabilise community cohesion, threaten international stability, or contribute to the development and maintenance of poverty, the abuse of children and the use of torture.

Current investments - 31 December 2011

• 2CG Funds European Income
• Artemis Alpha Trust
• Astrazeneca
• Aviva PLC
• Aviva
• AXA Framlington American
• Barclays PLC
• BHP Billiton PLC
• BP PLC
• British Government Bonds
• BT Group PLC
• Carnival PLC
• Centrica PLC
• CGNU PLC
• Charities Property Fund
• Compass Group PLC
• Diageo
• Diverse Income
• Edgewood Funds
• Edinburgh Dragon Trust PLC
• Experian PLC
• FCPT Holdingd Ltd
• Fidelity Funds Global
• Findlay Park
• G4S PLC
• GE Capital
• General Accident PLC
• Glaxosmithkline plc
• GLG Partners Inv Japan
• Halma PLC
• Henderson Eurotrust
• Henderson Global Investments
• Henderson Tr Pacific
• HICL Infrastructure
• HSBC Holdings PLC
• Icap PLC
• Impax Asian Enviro
• INT Public Partner
• International Power PLC
• Ishares PLC
• JP Morgan Am UK
• JPM Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust
• JPM Smaller Cos Inv Trust
• JPM US Growth FD
• Ladbrokes PLC
• M&G Investment Man Recovery
• Man Group PLC
• Mercantile Investment
• Merchants Trust PLC
• National Grid PLC
• Old Mutual Fund Managers
• Polar Capital Fund Japan
• Prudential Corp PLC
• Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
• Reed Elsevier PLC
• Rexam PLC
• Rio Tinto PLC
• Roche Holdings Inc
• Royal Sun Alliance Insurance Group
• Royal Dutch Shell PLC
• RSA Insurance
• Sage Group PLC
• Sainsbury J
• Smith and Nephew PLC
• Smiths Group PLC
• Standard Chartered PLC
• Tate & Lyle PLC
• Templeton Emerging Market
• Tesco
• Threadneedle Inv American Instit
• TR Property Investment Trust
• Tullow Oil
• Unilever PLC
• Veritas Asset Management
• Vodafone Group PLC
• WPP Plc