...Robert Watson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the marketing of ethical and socially responsible investment (ESRI) funds to retail investors and to analysis the plausibility of the claims made in regard to their performance, achievements and prospects. Design/methodology...

.... Design/methodology/approach The paper takes as a case study the debate over the economic rationale for investor protection regulation. Findings The paper discusses the main economic arguments for and against regulation and explains why arguments of this type are weaker than commonly thought...

..., if its termed are to be binding on themselves alone, to the exclusion of the general public. Company law Disclosure Investors Now that implementation of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 is complete, and regulated firms concentrate on developing the systems and compliance changes...

...Simon Firth; Alix Prentice A common perception is that, as investors in hedge funds are afforded a lesser level of legal and regulatory protections than investors in regulated products, there is a deficiency in the degree of transparency and disclosure afforded to them. This paper examines from...