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Showing posts with label Conventional Wisdom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Conventional Wisdom. Show all posts

16.2.11

Sector Report: Islamic Finance

Sector Report: Islamic Finance
Global Finance
By Anita Hawser
February 2011

"The growing popularity of Islamic financing and an intensified focus on risk management in the global banking industry are prompting greater awareness of the need for a unified—and appropriate—regulatory regime."





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6.2.10

CW: The Ethical Mutual Fund Performance Debate: New Evidence From Canada

The Ethical Mutual Fund Performance Debate: New Evidence From Canada
Rob Bauer, Jeroen Derwall, Roger Otten
January 2007
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28.12.09

CW: The Determinants of Sin Stock Returns: Evidence on the European Market

The Determinants of Sin Stock Returns: Evidence on the European Market
Julie M. Salaber
November 2007
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26.12.09

CW: The Cost of Socially Responsible Portfolios: Testing for Mean-Variance Spanning

The Cost of Socially Responsible Portfolios: Testing for Mean-Variance Spanning
Rients Galema, Auke Plantinga, Bert Scholtens
February 2009
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16.12.09

CW: The Cost of Socially Responsible Investing

The Cost of Socially Responsible Investing
Tim Adler
May 2008
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6.12.09

CW: Socially Responsible Investors and Their Advisors

Socially Responsible Investors and Their Advisors
Meir Statman
November 2007
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26.11.09

CW: Socially Responsible Investments: Methodology, Risk Exposure and Performance

Socially Responsible Investments: Methodology, Risk Exposure and Performance
Jenke Ter Horst, Chendi Zhang, Luc Renneboog
June 2007
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30.10.09

10.10.09

CW: Measuring The Performance Of Ethical Mutual Funds: A DEA Approach

Measuring The Performance Of Ethical Mutual Funds: A DEA Approach
Antonella Basso, Stefania Funari
January 2002
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20.9.09

10.9.09

CW: Investing in Socially Responsible Mutual Funds

Investing in Socially Responsible Mutual Funds
Christopher Geczy, Robert F. Stambaugh, David Levin
October 2005
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30.7.09

CW: International Evidence on Ethical Mutual Fund Performance and Investment Style

International Evidence on Ethical Mutual Fund Performance and Investment Style
Rob Bauer, Roger Otten, Kees C. G. Koedijk
March 2002
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28.4.09

CW: Guidelines for Integrating Socially Responsible Investment in the Investment Process

Guidelines for Integrating Socially Responsible Investment in the Investment Process
Frank Jan De Graaf, Alfred Slager
September 2006
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10.4.09

CW: Evaluating the Performance of Ethical and Non-Ethical Funds: A Matched Pair Analysis

Evaluating the Performance of Ethical and Non-Ethical Funds: A Matched Pair Analysis
N. Kreander, R. H. Gray, D.M. Power, C. D. Sinclair
September 2005
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20.2.09

CW: Does Ethical Investment Pay?

Does Ethical Investment Pay?
Ross Havemann, Peter Webster
September 1999
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20.1.09

CW: Cleaning a Passive Index: How to Use Portfolio Optimization to Satisfy CSR Constraints

Cleaning a Passive Index: How to Use Portfolio Optimization to Satisfy CSR Constraints
Moshe A. Milevsky, Andrew R. Aziz, Allen Goss, Jane Thomson, David Wheeler
December 2004
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