Socially responsible (ethical) investing in south africa / Suzette Viviers

By: Publication details: Auckland Park, South Africa . African Jounal of Business Ethics 2005Description: vol.(pg 21-30)Subject(s):
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Summary: More South African investors are integrating their personal values into their investment decisions. Research on the performance of socially responsible investment(RSI) funds, also called ethical funds, yields conflicting results. In this study, the risk adjusted performance of 14 local SRI funds have been evaluated vis-a-vis their respective benchmarks. The results of the Treynor and Sharpe ratios indicate that the majority of funds outperformed their respective benchmarks over the period 1July 2001 to 31st June 2004 and all but one fund posted positive Alphas. These results thus appear consistent with previous research which shows that ethics indeed pays.
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More South African investors are integrating their personal values into their investment decisions. Research on the performance of socially responsible investment(RSI) funds, also called ethical funds, yields conflicting results. In this study, the risk adjusted performance of 14 local SRI funds have been evaluated vis-a-vis their respective benchmarks. The results of the Treynor and Sharpe ratios indicate that the majority of funds outperformed their respective benchmarks over the period 1July 2001 to 31st June 2004 and all but one fund posted positive Alphas. These results thus appear consistent with previous research which shows that ethics indeed pays.

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