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… Reuters Wealth Management/Lipper, Robert Jenkins spends a lot of time analyzing potential investment funds. Lately, he’s been investigating more socially responsible funds, since … Systems and Nature Based Solutions Sustainable Finance and ESG A Good Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Fund is Hard to Find … Sep 15, 2015 A Good Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Fund is Hard to Find As global head of research at Thomson Reuters Wealth …
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