The Investment Performance of Socially Responsible Investment Funds in Australia

Interest in the notion of the possible financial sacrifice suffered by socially responsible investment (SRI) fund investors for considering ethical, social and environmental issues in their investment decisions has spawned considerable academic interest in the performance of SRI funds. Both the Aust...

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Authors: Jones, Stewart (Author) ; van der Laan, Sandra (Author) ; Frost, Geoff (Author) ; Loftus, Janice (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2008
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 80, Issue: 2, Pages: 181-203
Further subjects:B investment performance
B capital asset pricing model
B SRI funds
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