This study aims to compare the financial performance of several green stock market indices with their conventional counterparts. Several time periods are analyzed, and several financial indicators are considered. It appears that the StoxxGlobal ESG Environnemental Leader outperforms its...

Individual investors and financial institutions are increasingly seeking to divest from fossil fuel producers. This article investigates the financial implications of such a move by comparing two types of stock indices: (1) a traditional stock index that includes companies producing fossil fuels...

In this study, we examine investors’ reactions to the creation of ethical funds. To do this, we measure the short-term impact of launching an ethical fund on the stock price of the financial company that created it. We contribute to the literature by quantifying the financial consequences of...

En réponse au cadre concurrentiel renforcé mis en place par la directive MIF pour l’exécution des ordres, les différentes catégories d’acteurs concernés cherchent à s’adapter au mieux aux évolutions induites tant par les modifications réglementaires que par les évolutions...

La récente crise économique et fi nancière appelle non pas une modification de la stratégie de politique monétaire, mais une meilleure prise en compte des conditions financières et du risque de crise fi nancière dans la mise en oeuvre de cette stratégie : telle semble être la principale...

The securities markets in central and eastern Europe are small: the capitalisation in domestic shares in the 10 acceding countries represents barely 4 per cent of the capitalisation in Euronext. The capitalisation of these markets as share of the gross domestic product is still weak. However,...