Essays about: "Anastasia Mironova"

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  1. 1. Ethical investing - why not? : An evaluation of financial performance of ethical indexes in comparison to conventional indexes

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Anastasia Mironova; Lovisa Kynäs; [2012]
    Keywords : ethical investments; socially-responsible investments; Shariah-compliant investments; investment indexes; global indexes; benchmark indexes; financial performance; Sharpe ratio; Treynor ratio; Jensen’s alpha;

    Abstract : Problem: Do ethical investments perform better than conventional investments? Purpose: To evaluate whether Shariah-compliant indexes and/or socially responsible indexes can improve financial performance of an investment portfolio. Sub-problem: What kind of relationship exists between socially responsible investments and faith-based investments, represented by Shariah-compliant investments? Sub-purpose: To discover how two types of ethical investments, socially-responsible and Shariah-compliant, are related. READ MORE