All Special Report articles – Page 126
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Where do we look for growth in the future?
In times characterised by uncertainty and conflict, people have placed increasing belief in socially responsible investment. This confidence has so far been rewarded. Can SRI provide an investment style adequate to the complexities of an increasingly global society? If so, where do we look in 2002 for sustainable growth? The ...
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The flag to attract institutional interest
Both retail and institutional markets have seen a proliferation of screened ethical funds over the past year, despite adverse market conditions and overall decline in popularity of screened funds, according to a report by Avanzi, the Italian SRI research organisation (part of the SiRi Group). The report, entitled ‘Green, social ...
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BGI looks at SRI
Barclays Global Investors, one of the world’s largest investment managers, is considering introducing an SRI component into its management approach. Matthew Annable, CIO for active equity strategies in Europe, says the group is investigating whether there is a link between socially responsible companies and outperformance. As such it is in ...
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Dispelling the mysteries
‘For many beneficiaries and the public at large, pension funds are most mysterious organisations.” Whether or not you agree with this conclusion by an academic, it is certainly true that the structure and the running of pension plans has attracted low attention in the past, even by many insiders. However, ...
