We conduct the first comparative analysis of the financial performance of European green, black (fossil energy and natural resource) and conventional mutual funds. Based on a unique dataset of 175 green, 259 black and 976 conventional mutual funds, the investigation contrasts the financial...

Exploiting information transmission latency between stock exchanges in Frankfurt and London, and speed-inducing technological upgrades, we show that when cross-market latency arbitrage opportunities are linked to the arrival of information, high-frequency traders’ (HFTs’) activities impair...