Essays about: "idiosyncratic risk"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 55 essays containing the words idiosyncratic risk.

  1. 6. Employee representation on the board of directors and its implications on corporate risk- A quantitative study on diverging stakeholder preferences

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Filip Engelholm; Lukas Nyström; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : Board level employee representation; Codetermination; Risk preferences; Stakeholder incentives; Agency conflict; Corporate governance;

    Abstract : This study investigates how board-level employee representation (BLER) impacts the risk profile of a firm. More specifically, it investigates whether the binary presence of employees in the board room, or the relative ratio of votes allocated to employees, leads to reduced total, idiosyncratic, or systematic risk. READ MORE

  3. 7. Estimating the Market Risk Exposure through a Factor Model with Random Effects

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tillämpad matematik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Lukas Börjesson; [2022]
    Keywords : Market risk exposure; non-stationary market risk exposure; non-stationary idiosyncratic risk; factor model; linear regression; linear mixed model; random effects; mixture of gaussians.;

    Abstract : In this thesis, we set out to model the market risk exposure for 251 stocks in the S&P 500 index, during a ten-year period between 2011-04-30 and 2021-03-31. The study brings to light a model not often mentioned in the scientific literature focused on market risk estimation, the linear mixed model. READ MORE

  4. 8. The ESG-Risk Relationship - A study of the relationship between ESG and firm-specific risk of publicly traded firms in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonathan Bark; Melker Lundberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Idiosyncratic Volatility; ESG; Fama-French three-factor model; ESG-risk relationship; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Non-financial metrics have come to play a larger role in financial markets as years pass, impacting decisions made by businesses, investors and policy makers alike. A significant non-financial metric captured by the term ESG or Environmental, Social and Governance. READ MORE

  5. 9. Enhanced Risk-Adjusted Returns Through Momentum Adaptations - Analysis on Momentum Strategies in the Nordic Stock Market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Felix Nilsson; Bastiaan Picone; [2021-06-30]
    Keywords : Momentum Strategies; Momentum; Price Momentum; Idiosyncratic Momentum; Alpha Momentum; Momentum Adaptations; Constant-Volatility Scaling; Momentum Crash; Nordic Momentum; Volatility; Anomaly; Stock Returns;

    Abstract : Momentum strategies where one buys past winners and sells past losers are one of the most persistent stock market anomalies, showcasing abnormal returns across different markets, asset classes and time periods. Nevertheless, price momentum has been shown by the financial literature to possess considerable hazards, such as high volatility and crash risks. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Corona Crisis as Ultimate Stress Test- Market Reaction to EBA´s 2020 Stress Test Postponement

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Mishale Zahn; [2021]
    Keywords : EBA Stress Test; Financial Stability; Resilience; Bank Regulation; COVID-19;

    Abstract : In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the European Banking Authority (EBA) decided to postpone its biennial 2020 stress test to 2021. The supervisory exercise was supposed to answer whether banks have sufficient capital to withstand the impact of a global economic recession. READ MORE