Essays about: "US Securities Market"

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1. 1. Unveiling the Cause of NAV-Discounts of Swedish Closed-End Funds

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Eleonor Harrysson; Joel Johansson; [2022-06-30]
   Keywords : Closed-end funds; NAV-discount; non-public holdings; portfolio concentration; ownership concentration; dividend yield; past performance; PCSE; panel data study;

   Abstract : Closed-end funds (CEF) have long been a crucial intermediary in the Swedish financial market by providing relatively inexpensive investment opportunities through their portfolio of public and non-public securities. Interestingly, although CEFs worldwide have been traded at a value below the cumulative value of their underlying portfolio, i.e. READ MORE

3. 2. Does the bond market fully reflect the value of intangibles?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Anton Alm; Filippa Stridh; [2022]
   Keywords : Event study; Bonds; Intangibles; Human capital; Employee satisfaction;

   Abstract : This paper examines how the bond market reflects the value of an intangible, more specifically the value of employee satisfaction. Prior research has found support for a mispricing of information on employee satisfaction in the equity market. READ MORE

4. 3. Boom, Bust and Betrayal- Business cycles and securities fraud in the US between 1996-2019

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Viktoria Carshaw; Rinske de Vries; [2021-06-29]
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   Abstract : We study the relationship between macroeconomic factors and the number of settled securities fraud cases through the proxy of SEC class action lawsuits. We perform an empirical study of all SEC class action convictions between 1996-2019 and their relationship with business cycles as proxied by a housing price index and GDP. READ MORE

5. 4. Security Transaction Taxes and Long-Term Volatility

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Guillem Ventura I Gabarró; [2021]
   Keywords : Securities tax; financial transaction tax; volatility; financial market; Tobin tax;

   Abstract : The impact of Security Transaction Taxes (STTs) on the financial market has been studied by authors for decades, showing mixed results between positive, negative, or insignificant relations between STTs and financial volatility. This thesis adds a new approach to previous studies by taking an innovative long-term approach to the topic, analysing the effect of both the New York State STT (1905 – 1981) and the United States STT (1914 – 1966) on volatility in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ as measured by the S&P500 Index. READ MORE

6. 5. The Effect of Natural Catastrophes on the Secondary CAT Bond Market

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hannah Kaltenegger; Elias Stürz; [2020]
   Keywords : CAT bond; Secondary CAT bond market; Natural catastrophes; CAT bond trading; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The impact natural catastrophes have on society has become increasingly costly in recent years. This has led to a higher need for financing, which has historically been provided by (re)insurance companies. READ MORE