Assessment of the Possibility of Ethical Investing in Financial Markets

Xiaoxue Peng

Bakalářská práce

Anotace:

The Ethical Investing, also known as Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), has been in the public eye among investors and financial intermediaries as well as governments around the world. Not only developed countries such as the United States and the Europeans countries paid heavy attention to it, but the developing countries, China, for example, also tried to catch up this 'good-for-develop' express, which is a new type of model that aligns investment decisions with the economy, society and environment with Rapidly growing in the world in recent years. The differences between this emerging investment model and the traditional investment, especially the feasibility of investing, is a matter of concern. Regarding the value of solving the real problem, this thesis primarily aims at assessment the possibility of ethical investing in financial market. Through assessment of the development of ethical investment in China versus the United States, specific proposals for developing countries will be listed. Drawing the conclusion on the feasibility of ethical investment by collecting, estimating and comparing fund data.

Abstract:

The Ethical Investing, also known as Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), has been in the public eye among investors and financial intermediaries as well as governments around the world. Not only developed countries such as the United States and the Europeans countries paid heavy attention to it, but the developing countries, China, for example, also tried to catch up this 'good-for-develop' express, which is a new type of model that aligns investment decisions with the economy, society and environment with Rapidly growing in the world in recent years. The differences between this emerging investment model and the traditional investment, especially the feasibility of investing, is a matter of concern. Regarding the value of solving the real problem, this thesis primarily aims at assessment the possibility of ethical investing in financial market. Through assessment of the development of ethical investment in China versus the United States, specific proposals for developing countries will be listed. Drawing the conclusion on the feasibility of ethical investment by collecting, estimating and comparing fund data.

Klíčová slova

Ethical Investing, Financial Market, ETF, Mutual Fund, China；the United States

Keywords

Ethical Investing, Financial Market, ETF, Mutual Fund, China；the United States

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 10. 5. 2019

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 6. 6. 2019
• Vedoucí: Kateřina Kořená
• Oponent: Martina Novotná

VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava

Ekonomická fakulta

Bakalářský studijní program / obor:
Hospodářská politika a správa / Finance