# CAF Investment Account hits £205.4 million in assets and launches digital knowledge hub

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/08/28/caf-investment-account-hits-205-4m-in-assets/
- Published: 2019-08-28T12:55:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

Charities Aid Foundation’s investment platform CAF Investment Account has reached £205.4 million in assets under administration and launched a digital hub for charities looking to grow their investment knowledge. The CAF Investment Account, which is offered by CAF in partnership with Winterflood Business Services now offers 1,200 charity-specific funds and equities and includes ethical options and Common Investment Funds. For charities that invest their funds, it also has built in dual authorisation for trading to give transactions a clear audit trial. The CAF Investment Account is part of the newly launched Charity Investment Hub, which is comprised of three separate pillars: Learn, Try and Grow, enabling charities to learn the basics in the investment knowledge centre, and try its free Investment Explorer tool: a “try before you buy” simulator, before making a decision. Advertisement Bridgit Richards, Director of Product and Marketing at CAF, said: “We are so pleased to be able to support charities by making this range of charity-specific funds accessible like this and to be able to do so in a way that is secure, low cost and extensive – including ethical and ESG (environmental, social and governance) options.“This is just one piece of a suite of technology innovations that we have planned for charities in the UK over the next 18 months.” Charity Commission consults on draft guidance of responsible investments (12 April 2021)UK sees six-fold increase in social impact investment market in eight years (28 October 2010)