Investor offer is something to smile about

The Co-operative Investments has linked up fund supermarket, smile Invest, to offer a unique opportunity to invest in its award winning socially responsible investment (SRI) fund without paying the usual five percent initial fee.

To mark the launch of its three core unit trusts onto smile.co.uk/invest anyone investing into the flagship Sustainable Leaders Trust before 30 November 2007 will pay no initial fee.

The Sustainable Leaders Trust has gathered an impressive collection of accolades. Earlier this year it became the first ever socially responsible investment (SRI) fund to top the UK All Companies Sector. The fund manager Mike Fox also holds a prestigious ‘AAA’ rating from Citywire, given to the top performing five per cent of investment managers, and was named Citywire’s UK Growth Fund Manager of the Year 2007. The Co-operative Investments was also recently named “Best Ethical Investment Provider” by Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts, beating Jupiter, Aegon and Friends Provident.

smile invest is the funds supermarket offered by internet bank, smile. Like Co-operative Investments it is part of Co-operative Financial Services. The bank also has a number of credible awards reflecting its industry leading position, including being a ‘Coolest Brand’ from Britain's CoolBrands Council and Your Money magazine’s Best Online Banking Provider for the sixth year in a row.

Zach Hocking, Head of Investment Solutions at The Co-operative Investments, said: “This is an excellent opportunity to invest in an award winning unit trust without paying any of the usual fees when investing. But the offer won’t be available for long so investors should take advantage of it while they can.”

Along with Sustainable Leaders Trust, investors will have access to other The Co-operative Investments unit trusts with reduced initial fees. Anyone investing in the CIS UK Growth Trust or the CIS UK Income with Growth Trust will pay just 1.5 per cent instead of the usual five per cent. For further information visit smile.co.uk/invest