Essays about: "Green and Brown Funds"
Found 3 essays containing the words Green and Brown Funds.
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1. Do Swedish fund managers create value? A study on the skill of fund managers of actively managed Swedish funds
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This thesis investigates the performance and skill of fund managers in the Swedish mutual fund industry, challenging the traditional view that actively managed funds underperform the market. Utilizing a novel approach, the study defines skill as 'realized value added', which incorporates gross alpha and assets under management. READ MORE
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2. Sustainable Investments in Times of Crisis
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This paper examines the effect of Covid-19 on green and brown funds in the Swedish Premium Pension System (PPS). We apply the methodology derived in Berk and van Binsbergen (2015) in a difference-in-difference model with time-fixed effects to estimate the average effect of Covid-19 on green funds for both value added and conventional alpha measures. READ MORE
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3. Sustainable Investing: Effects on Portfolio Returns and Risk in a Nordic Setting
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : ESG investing has gone from niche to mainstream, with the total AUM assigned to ESG-tilted portfolios growing by the day. The objective of this paper is to understand how the return and risk performance of Nordic mutual and exchange-traded funds differ based on sustainability ratings, as there is no consensus in the risk/reward payoff in ESG investing. READ MORE