SRI strategies no better than traditional funds

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Funds using socially responsible investment strategies failed to outperform more traditional funds and did not safeguard assets during the financial crisis, research from the EDHEC-Risk Institute shows.

EDHEC's report paralleled findings from its earlier study in 2008 showing the funds did not produce significant alpha. In the report, EDHEC director Nöel Amenc and senior research engineer Véro...

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