Social Responsible Investments and their Anticyclical Attitude during Financial Turmoil Evidence from the Brexit shock

In recent years, many studies investigate whether Social Responsible Investments (SRIs) outperform traditional investments. After the 2008 financial crisis another research question emerged: are SRIs able to overcome market downturns? This stream of literature investigates many different geographies...

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Published in:Journal of applied finance and banking 2018-01, Vol.8 (1), p.53-69
Main Authors: Chiappini, Helen, Vento, Gianfranco A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bankruptcy
Economic crisis
Ethics
EU membership
Financial analysis
International finance
Investigations
Investments
Portfolio management
Referendums
Shareholder activism
Shareholder voting
Social impact
Social investing
Social responsibility
Sovereign debt
Stock exchanges
Stock prices
Stockholders
Studies
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Summary:In recent years, many studies investigate whether Social Responsible Investments (SRIs) outperform traditional investments. After the 2008 financial crisis another research question emerged: are SRIs able to overcome market downturns? This stream of literature investigates many different geographies and financial crises; however, to the best of our knowledge, no study has investigated SRIs reaction to the United Kingdom European Union Membership Referendum (Brexit). The aim of this paper is to analyze SRIs prices reaction to the Brexit referendum on June 23, 2016. We assessed whether there was a difference: a) with SRIs price reaction to the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy; b) compared to various sectors and the geographical residence of companies. Findings show that SRI reacted more negatively than non-SRI to Brexit, while they reacted better to Lehman shock. Thus, this paper contributes to the existing literature showing that SRIs have anticyclical power especially during the most severe financial crisis, like the Lehman turmoil.
ISSN:1792-6580
1792-6599