Essays about: "funds allocation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 61 essays containing the words funds allocation.

  1. 16. Facilitating Sustainable Investments - How the EU Taxonomy is expected to change the principal-agent relationship between fund managers and retail customers

    University essay from

    Author : Pontus Elmrin; Astrid Johansson; [2020-07-02]
    Keywords : Fund manager; Retail customer; Environmental Sustainability; Sustainability Investments; EU Taxonomy; Capital reallocation; Sustainable Development Goals Agenda; Principal-agent; Greenwashing;

    Abstract : There is currently an information asymmetry on the financial market, which has implications for the practice of greenwashing, hindering the capital allocation towards the Sustainable Development Goals. To fill this information gap, the EU Commission initiated the development of an EU Taxonomy - a standardized classification system to facilitate sustainable investments. READ MORE

  3. 17. Optimal Time-Varying Cash Allocation

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : David Olanders; [2020]
    Keywords : Statistics; Applied Mathematics; Optimization; Cash Allocation; Network Theory; Mixed Integer Linear Program; Transaction Costs; Branch-and-Cut; Statistik; tillämpad matematik; optimering; kapitalallokering; nätverksteori; Mixed Integer Linear Program; transaktionskostnader; Branch-and-Cut;

    Abstract : A payment is the most fundamental aspect of a trade that involves funds. In recent years, the development of new payment services has accelerated significantly as the world has moved further into the digital era. This transition has led to an increased demand of digital payment solutions that can handle trades across the world. READ MORE

  4. 18. Evaluating Physical Climate Risk for Equity Funds with Quantitative Modelling : How Exposed are Sustainable Funds?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling

    Author : Sofia Wiklund; [2020]
    Keywords : climate change; ESG; sustainable finance; sustainable investment; ESG; hållbar finans; hållbar investering; klimatförändring;

    Abstract : The climate system is undergoing rapid changes because of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. The effects from a warmer climate are already noticeable today with more frequent extreme weather events. These extreme weather events have financial consequences and pose risks to the financial system. READ MORE

  5. 19. Impediments for cycling infrastructure funding : The case of Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Emil Rensvala; [2020]
    Keywords : cycling; transport infrastructure; planning; policy; budgeting; national-level; Sweden;

    Abstract : Increasing cycling and making it safer has been a policy at the national level in Sweden for nearly two decades. However, the policy has yielded limited success. Insufficient funding for safe and attractive bicycle infrastructure have been singled out as a key factor. READ MORE

  6. 20. Are investors better safe than sorry? The impact of extreme losses in the return distribution on capital allocation in actively managed equity funds

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Ylvali Busch; Gustav Göransson; [2020]
    Keywords : Mutual funds; Actively managed equity funds; Fund flows; Extreme payoffs; Prospect theory;

    Abstract : In this paper, we show that capital flow to actively managed equity funds is dependent on past extreme negative return states of the fund. Specifically, we examine how an extreme negative monthly payoff impacts the investment flow of actively managed equity funds in the following year, adjusting for past performance and other fund characteristics. READ MORE