Essays about: "Ethical funds"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 48 essays containing the words Ethical funds.

  1. 16. Selling Child Sponsorship: The Communication and Representation Practices of Plan International

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Steven Slade; [2017]
    Keywords : Child sponsorship; Communication; Representation; Plan International; Humanitarian communication; Post-humanitarianism;

    Abstract : Child sponsorship has long been a contentious topic since its inception and subsequent mainstay as one of the key models in development for acquiring funds. As a tool for non-governmental organisations (NGOs), it is a popular and therefore competitive practice that requires able communications that simultaneously can promote sponsorship and maintain the ethical ideals of the organisation. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Influence of Ethics on Investment Performance : A comparative study of Swedish national pension funds and Swedish private investment funds

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Mattias Nokelainen; [2016]
    Keywords : International and Swedish Stock Market; Pension Funds; Ethics; SRI; CSR; ESG; Performance Measures;

    Abstract : Previous research found Swedish national pension funds to perform worse than the market average. This study finds that, contradictory to previous research, the AP-funds per-form better than the market. READ MORE

  4. 18. A comparison between ESG funds and traditional funds from a sustainable perspectiv

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik

    Author : Kevin Gelotte; [2016]
    Keywords : ESG; Environmental; Social; Governance; Sustainable investing; Socially Responsible Investments; SRI; Morningstar;

    Abstract : During recent years many fund managers have merchandised their funds as accounting for “ethical”, “responsible” and “sustainable” criterions during the investment process (the generic term “ESG funds” will be used hereafter). These managers have used this as a marketing tool and claimed that this brings added value to their investors. READ MORE

  5. 19. SRI - "Superior Return Investment?" - A study of Swedish socially responsible investment mutual funds over a longer period, evaluating the performance of funds and managers in different market conditi

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Eric Abrahamsson; Axel Grapengiesser; [2015]
    Keywords : SRI; Socially Responsible Investment; Ethical Investment; Mutual Fund Performance; Financial Crisis;

    Abstract : The market for socially responsible investment funds has been growing steadily in the recent years, and sustainable growth can be argued to be of great importance to future generations. Previous research has, contradictory to classic financial theory indicated similar performance between mutual funds imposing ethical constraints, and their conventional unrestricted counterparts. READ MORE

  6. 20. Swedish SRI Funds after Fukushima Incident

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Ricardo Rodriguez Almenara; Evangelos Christodoulou; [2015]
    Keywords : Funds; SRI; Swedish Funds; Fund Flows; Socially Responsible Investments; Fukushima Incident and Investors;

    Abstract : Socially Responsible Investment is a vehicle that has been designed in order to facilitate those investors whose objectives go beyond return maximization. Essentially, this investment class is comprised of constituents that promote social, ethical and environmental concerns. READ MORE