For a long time Germany has been an underperformer in Socially/Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) which are typically based on mutual investment funds. As many Cooperative and Savings Banks now very successfully offer investments into bio energy or solar projects/companies (among...

Specific industry factors determining cross-border business set-up in the European mutual fund industry are analyzed to contribute to the understanding of production specificities in the financial industry. The findings indicate that the decision on where to domicile a fund is not primarily...