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David Macdonald, APFS
Chartered Financial Planner and FounderDavid set up Path after a period of deep self-reflection about our destruction of the environment. Shocked by the unprecedented climate and ecological emergency and the disastrous path towards extinction we face, he realised that a huge impact to be made by revolutionising the investment model so that savings are solely invested for good. He left a well-known firm of financial advisers and founded Path in 2019 to forge this new, radical path forward to fight the climate crisis. He is also passionate about giving back to people and the planet.
David’s true inspiration in life has come from watching fearless innovators and disruptors – his biggest hero is Nelson Mandela; and his greatest business inspiration came from his friend and mentor Mike Wilson who set up St. James’s Place and demonstrated with humour, humility and kindness how to take an idea and build a huge business.
Email:david.macdonald@thepath.co.uk
Telephone:03330 503 300, ext. 818
Articles by David Macdonald
Using a spanner to tighten a screw…
It’s very welcome to see the Chancellor reducing National Insurance Contributions (NICs) instead of Income tax.
A response to COP28
Comment from David Macdonald, founder of Path Financial, the UK’s first ethical financial advisory firm on the COP28 draft text.
Path Climate Solutions Portfolio
Last week, the news agenda was full to the brim with devastating headlines and pictures showing the damage we are doing to our planet.
The new rules to tackle greenwashing
Greenwashing has dented consumer confidence and trust. Worst of all, it has misled clients at this time of existential crisis, when they need to be able to confidently invest in line with their values. It is a topic that has been the subject of much debate in the financial industry, and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has now published its Sustainability Disclosure Requirement (SDR) and Investment Labels consultation paper.
COP27 and the power of pensions in the fight against climate change
COP27 is under way in Egypt, with world leaders coming together to accelerate efforts to confront the climate crisis. Last year’s conference saw a number of pension funds and asset managers committing to net-zero emissions targets by 2050, or even sooner. 12 months on from COP26, how much progress has been made?
Boosting your pension – our recent media success story
We, at Path, want to help people with their money as much as we can. So, this week we went out to the national media with a story about something that’s rather unknown among the general population: claiming tax relief from someone else paying into your pension.
A COLLECTIVE CALL FOR CHANGE
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