@article {24536,
	title = {The Performance, Volatility, Persistence and Downside Risk Characteristics of Sustainable Investments in Emerging Market},
	journal = {ACRN Oxford Journal of Finance and Risk PerspectivesACRN Oxford Journal of Finance and Risk Perspectives},
	volume = {5},
	number = {2},
	year = {2016},
	pages = {1-13},
	abstract = {We analyzed the performance of an emerging market SRI index, the MSCI SRI Emerging Market Index, with regard to its financial performance compared to conventional indexes between June 2011 and December 2014 based on daily returns. Our analysis suggests that the SRI index is ranked higher in terms of mean return than most of the conventional emerging market portfolios. Generally, we found relative stability in the performance and persistence for the SRI index whereby its performance is indifferent from the market benchmark and no persistence can be found. Furthermore, the results suggest that negative shocks have greater impact on the volatility of the index than positive shocks. In general, it can be concluded that the emerging markets SRI index has lower sensitivity to market return during bearish condition.},
	author = {Weber, Olaf and Ang, Wei Rong}
}
