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Jenke Ter Horst, July 13, 2010, School of Economics
and Management, Tilburg University, The Netherlands. Socially Responsible Investment Fund Performance:
The Impact of Screening Intensity, by Darren
David Lee, Jacquelyn Humphrey, and Karen L.
Benson--all at University of Queensland, Australia,
and Jason Ahn. June 2010, Accounting and Finance, Australia. Portfolio Diversification and Environmental, Social
or Governance Criteria: Must Responsible Investments
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Hoepner, ...
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(Ibn Rushd) at the end of 12th century. The death of Averroes effectively marks the end of a particular discipline of Islamic philosophy usually called the Peripatetic Arabic School , and philosophical activity declined significantly in Western Islamic countries , namely in Islamic Spain and North Africa, though it persisted for much longer in the Eastern countries, in particular Persia and India where several schools of philosophy continued to flourish: Avicennism , Illuminationist philosophy , Mystical philosophy , and Transcendent theosophy . Some of the significant achievements of early Muslim philosophers included the ...
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A ‘long depression’ is starting in the US unless massive new stimulus measures are taken to increase consumption and China forced to mark up its currency. This is what renowned Nobel economics laureate Paul Krugman believes. Since any new massive stimulus action is unlikely soon, and if we are to believe what Mr Krugman is saying, then with a depression occurring the ranks of American unemployed could swell by millions more. They, together with the uproar of US unions and politicians, will blame China and others for their woes. The US Congress would then enact trade tariffs and ... Read More
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U.K. green & ethical funds increased to £9.5 Billion in 2009 from just £2.4 billion in 1999 reports EIRIS. In the U.S., ethical and socially responsible investing in all its varied forms grew significantly to $2.71 trillion in 2007 (the latest data available) from $1.2 trillion in 1997, says the Social Investment Forum. Presently, about one in every nine U.S. investment dollars has gone through some type of non-financial screen. Sharia-compliant investments have taken off as well. “…investors globally hold more than $1.5 trillion in Sharia-compliant investments… [and] there are more than 500 funds globally that comply ...
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So What Can I Do, the public service weblog promoting ethics in action presents hundreds of ways we can live as Mahatma Ghandi suggests and "Be the change you want to see in the world." This award-winning blog has been featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Positive Thinking Magazine, DarynKagan.com, Our Day to End Poverty , and numerous other print and online publications.
Helping make the world a better place since 2004. I've been writing So What Can I Do for several years now and I find many people are very supportive of my efforts. There are always a few though, who are convinced I am wasting my time. ...
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their employees and stakeholders. Ron Robins (ronr@investingforthesoul.com), MBA , is founder of Investing for the Soul, based in Toronto.
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1. The Mimansa-Darcanam (system of investigation) is divided into two closely related parts: the Karamimansa (investigation of actions) -- the practical, and the Brahmamimansa (investigation of Brahma), or Vedanta -- the speculative. This system of doctrines is looked upon as the most ancient form of Hindu Philosophy, though some authors, like Colebrooke, are of opinion that it is of later origin than the other systems, since it deals polemically with them. Be this as it may, it is certain that this system professes to be the orthodox Philosophy of the Brahminical religion, that it constantly appeals to passages of the Vedas in ...
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Investing ethically, or applying your values to investing is important for many reasons. For instance, when we invest in a company, or many companies in the case of a mutual fund, we share in the responsibility for the activities of those companies as well as participate in the outcomes of their corporate activities. So, anyone valuing their personal or spiritual growth has to take these things into account when investing. Also, if everyone invests according to their personal values, then, since so many of our core values are alike - and are supportive of higher ideals - that in the long run, only companies employing these ...
Thanks for the feedback guys. All good answers. My way is that I tailor my portfolio's (my own and my clients) to their risk tolerance blending equities and non equities with re balancing to capture market returns and keep the risk in check. To clarify the question for you John, unfortunately I don't have a crystal ball! It was just badly worded. My meaning was, as well as the usual market and share uncertainty we have sovereign debt problems in Europe, uncertainty in UK government policy, debate over the withdrawal of central bank aid, to name a few. Are you doing anything different? Personally, I'm not at the ...
