Essays about: "financial thesis hedge fund"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words financial thesis hedge fund.

  1. 1. The returns of Hedge Funds- A comparative study of performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nils Dominguez Berndtsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Hedge Funds; risk-adjusted returns; excess returns; decreasing returns to scale; Berk and Green model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this thesis we test the performance of hedge funds against several fund specific variables, mainly fund size. As a measure of the hedge funds performance we employ both excess and risk-adjusted returns. The first part the thesis employs unbalanced panel regressions where hedge funds excess returns are run on several fund specific variables. READ MORE

  3. 2. Aiding financial operators when completing daily tasks

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

    Author : Louise Wikstén; [2017]
    Keywords : Reminders; to-dos; task management; visual attention; user evaluation;

    Abstract : The engagement in multiple activities in the workplace leads to the challenge of managing several tasks. When managing multiple tasks, it may be difficult to remember to complete all tasks. Within an operations team at a hedge fund, there are demands that all trades are reported by the end of the day to the correct prime brokerage. READ MORE

  4. 3. Swedish Hedge Fund and Mutual Fund Performance during the Financial Crisis of 2008

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ninh Hoang; [2015-09-08]
    Keywords : hedge funds; mutual Funds; financial crisis of 2008; conditional four-factor model; fund’s performance;

    Abstract : The purpose of the thesis is to study the respective performance of Swedish hedge and mutual funds during the financial crisis of 2008 to see which type of funds have the best performance during a crisis of this sort. A conditional four-factor model developed by Fink, Raatz and Weigert (2014) is used for the estimation of performance. READ MORE

  5. 4. Hedge Fund Activism in the Short and Long Run: An Empirical Study on the Italian Market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Daniele Cipollone; [2012]
    Keywords : Hedge Fund; Activism; Italy; Event Study;

    Abstract : The thesis aims to provide a framework for understanding hedge fund involvement in the governance of Italian firms. The sample includes 113 significant investments (above 2% of market capitalization) in listed companies over the years 2006-2010, with the median holding period being 310 days, below the European average. READ MORE

  6. 5. CPPI Structures on Funds Derivatives

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Arnaud Gallais; [2011]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Abstract With the ever-increasing complexity of financial markets and financial products, many investors now choose to benefit from a manager’s expertise by investing in a fund. This fueled a rapid growth of the fund industry over the past decades, and the recent emergence of complex derivatives products written on underlying funds. READ MORE