AAA
is speaking out in support of the launch of Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney’s Investing and Impact Platform, which is intended to make
it easier for investors to put their money into socially responsible
projects.
Boston,
MA, USA, June 23, 2012 -- Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA) is
speaking out in support of the launch of Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney’s Investing and Impact Platform, which is intended to make
it easier for investors to put their money into socially responsible
projects.
The
investments offered through the platform are intended to be socially
and environmentally responsible while offering risk-adjusted
financial returns. “The project should enable more financial
advisers offer a wide range of impact investing products to the
masses and not just the wealthy”, explained AAA’s analysis
partner, Anthony Johnson.
AAA
claims that the market for impact investing is growing, with one in
every eight dollars in the US invested in projects that are
considered to have corporate and societal responsibility at their
center. This totals a huge $3.07 trillion in value terms and shows
that people do want to make responsible decisions that align their
financial goals with their personal ethics.
Mr
Johnson added, “The more products available, for those interested
in impact investing, the better.
“We
are seeing more and more individuals and even institutional investors
looking for ways to make a difference while they make money and these
kinds of platforms make it easier to do so.”
Morgan
Stanley Smith Barney’s Paul Hatch, added, “With over 4 million
clients who have more than $1.7 trillion of investable assets, we are
in a unique position to extend the reach of an ‘investing with
impact’ program to one of the largest sets of investors in the
world.
“Even
a fraction of this total represents a substantial amount that could
be invested in support of the common good.”
AAA
supports a range of ethical investment funds and projects and is
especially keen to promote forestry investment as a profitable and
ethical options. Mr Johnson explained, “investing in plantations,
like the ones run by Greenwood
Management and other firms in Brazil, offers a
great diversifier for any portfolio and can also help to safeguard
the future of sustainable forestry for generations to come.”
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