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Ethical investmentThe policy of selecting stocks for your portfolio partly on the grounds of the ethical or environmental code pursued by the companies in question.If you ask ten people what they think is ethical you will get ten different answers. Ethical views, by their very nature, are subjective.The major exclusions tend to be arms, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, animal testing, environmental damage and the payment of exploitative wages in developing countries. But the list could extend almost indefinitely and a complete screening by the Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS) would eliminate 60% of the FTSE 100 index.You can screen out negative factors or adopt a positive screening process and select companies with a clear environmental policy, for example.An ethical fund or portfolio of shares requires an appropriate performance benchmark. It will not reflect the market movements as a whole as it will hold a higher than average proportion of smaller companies which are much more volatile than blue chips.EIRIS maintains a database which you can use to filter an existing portfolio or to build one from scratch, using your own selection of a wide range of criteria. EIRIS: 020 7840 5700. e-mail: ethics@eiris.org website http://www.eiris.orgIn February 2000 FTSE International launched a set of stock indices called FTSE4Good. This is a tradeable and benchmark index which requires member companies to meet certain ethical standards for inclusion.Similar MatchesTrade-related investment measureTrade-related investment measureAny policy applied to foreign direct investment that has an impact on international trade, such as an export requirement. The Uruguay Round included negotiations on TRIMs. Investment managementInvestment managementThe process of managing money. Also called portfolio management and money management. Guaranteed investment contract (GIC)Guaranteed investment contract (GIC)A pure investment product in which a life company agrees, for a single premium, to pay at a maturity date the principal amount of a predetermined annual crediting (interest) rate over the life of the investment. Capital investmentCapital investmentSee: Capital expenditure. Dividend reinvestment planDividend reinvestment planA plan which allows private investors to reinvest cash dividends from their investments cheaply and easily back into the market, and so obtain the benefits of compounding.The Plan is managed by an administrator appointed by the company. On the dividend date, shareholders who join the plan are still paid the cash dividend, but the administrator then uses the cash to buy shares in the company on behalf of the shareholder. Any cash left over is sent to the shareholder in the normal way. Dealing commission on such purchases is usually 1%. Note that the Plan Administrator does not have to make the plan available for any and every dividend that the company pays. If it is not made available, shareholders will receive the cash dividend. Further SuggestionsBrown field investmentForeign investment risk matrix (FIRM) Unamortized premiums on investments Municipal Investment Trust (MIT) Reinvestment effect Net investment income per share Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Passive investment management investment trust Income investment company Reinvestment rate Investment Green field investment Monthly investment plan protected investment products Investment Advisers Act investment bond Systematic investment plan Target investment mix Investment agreement Direct investment Bank Investment Contract (BIC) Leveraged investment company Investment Management Regulatory Organisation |
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