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Special Report
First UK SRI index
There are some perhaps unexpected names – including oil, chemicals and mining companies – topping the first UK corporate social responsibility index launched in March. Among the top ranking companies in the new index are Shell International, BP, Dow Chemical and Rio Tinto. They are alongside names such as retailers ...
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Features
Selecting investment managers online
It has become more difficult to select investment managers in recent years because there are many more players than there used to be, there is much more specialisation among the managers, and there is a greater demand for transparency and due diligence, says Felix Kottmann, founder of Zurich-based consultancy Kottmann ...
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Features
Time to stand on our own legs
Quis custodes custodiet – who guards the guards? This month’s Off the Record looks at the power and influence of credit rating agencies and – in passing – investment analysts. Has their power increased, is increasing and ought to be diminished? The power of rating agencies was illustrated dramatically recently ...
