Desjardins Securities has unveiled three new portfolios that favour companies with women in high executive positions, as well as good corporate governance practices.

The new portfolios will be known as PDG Portfolios, named after the three factors included in stock selection, Performance, Diversity and Governance.  There are three portfolios in the group, representing conservative, balanced and growth asset allocations.  The new portfolios were launched November 13th.

Guylaine Raby, Vice-President and Assistant Portfolio Manager at Desjardins Securities, said the diversity consideration will favour companies with companies with women in high executive positions.

"The presence of women in executive positions and good corporate governance practices are two elements that favour better financial and stock performance for publicly traded companies," said Raby.  "In other words, investing in companies which have adopted good governance practices and which have given women key roles within their organizations, is a winning strategy, "said Raby.

PDG Portfolios are made up of S&P/TSX Canadian securities, which are selected and recommended by Desjardins Securities' Research and Quantitative Analysis Service.  This analysis was developed in partnership with the governance and Chair of Governance and Forensic Accounting at HEC Montreal.

For more information, visit http://www.newswire.ca/fr/releases/archive/November2007/13/c7366.html

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