Essays about: "Equity index bonds"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Equity index bonds.
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1. The Rise of Cryptocurrencies as an Investment Hedge. The Shift from Traditional Investment Hedges: Can Cryptocurrencies Replace Bonds as an Investment Hedge?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis uses a dynamic conditional correlation (DCC) model to investigate the correlation between major cryptocurrencies, US government bonds and the S&P 500 and MSCI World indices in order to establish the hedge, safe haven and diversifier properties of cryptocurrencies. While US Treasuries have exhibited negative correlation and hedging properties against equity risk for decades, recent extreme market conditions have caused investors to look for alternative asset classes for hedging. READ MORE
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2. Sustainable Bonds and Beyond: A Sustainable Alternative for Portfolio Diversification : An empirical study of sustainable bonds and existing asset classes from a volatility and correlation perspective in Sweden
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Increasing awareness of sustainable issues is just one of the ways how modern society has evolved. Due to the growing challenges faced by climate change and societal issues, our world has grown to be more innovative in the fight and support towards initiatives that will contribute to the long-term of the world we live in. READ MORE
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3. Risk Adjusted Performance Analysis of Corporate High-Yield Bonds
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This paper evaluates whether corporate high-yield bond returns can be explained by the Fama French Factors and other accepted factors as commonly used when analyzing equity excess returns. As high yield bonds exhibit a somewhat similar return profile as equities, the hypothesis is furthermore that their excess returns should to a significant extent be explained by the same risk-factors. READ MORE
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4. Forecasting High Yield Corporate Bond Industry Excess Return
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : In this thesis, we apply unsupervised and supervised statistical learning methods on the high-yield corporate bond market with the goal of predicting its future excess return. We analyse the excess return of industry based indices of high-yield corporate bonds belonging to the Chemical, Metals, Paper, Building Materials, Packaging, Telecom, and Electric Utility industry. READ MORE
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5. Smart Beta ETFs. Smart Investment or Smart Marketing?
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Smart Beta is a relatively new investment strategy that builds further on theses such as factor investing and fundamental indexation. As of now, there are conflicting views of this strategy. Hence, in this paper, we aim to find an answer to whether Smart Beta is indeed smart or not. READ MORE
