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Do ESG investments improve portfolio diversification and risk management during times of uncertainty
This study aims to assess whether the statistical properties of ESG assets contribute to portfolio resilience, mitigate market volatility, and enhance diversification. Specifically, we focus on variations in the tails of the return distribution, highlighting potential asymmetries in risk exposure. We use weekly ESG and conventional indices across various regions from January 2017 to May 2023. Empirically, we augment the mean-conditional value at risk (CVaR) optimisation technique, by introducing geopolitical risk as an exogenous factor. First, ESG indices enhance portfolio diversification while reducing exposure to extreme market movements and geopolitical uncertainty. Second, incorporating ESG assets is advantageous for both sustainable investment and effective financial risk management, presenting a viable option for investors pursuing both financial and sustainability objectives. Moreover, our results remain robust under incremental CVaR approach and align with the time-varying sensitivity of ESG and conventional indices to geopolitical risk, as shown by beta dynamics analysis. Our findings offer several insights for investors diversifying their portfolio.
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International trade, financing and investments, and the related cash and credit transactions, have grown at an extremely rapid pace in recent years. The international monetary system has continued to evolve to accommodate the need for foreign-currency denominated transactions and in the process has provided opportunities for its ongoing observation and study. The purpose of the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money is to publish rigorous, original articles dealing with the international aspects of financial markets, institutions and money. Theoretical/conceptual and empirical papers providing meaningful insights into the subject areas will be considered. The following topic areas, although not exhaustive, are representative of the coverage in this Journal. • International financial markets • International securities markets • Foreign exchange markets • Eurocurrency markets • International syndications • Term structures of Eurocurrency rates • Determination of exchange rates • Information, speculation and parity • Forward rates and swaps • International payment mechanisms • International commercial banking; • International investment banking • Central bank intervention • International monetary systems • Balance of payments.