Essays about: "mutual funds process"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words mutual funds process.

1. 1. Exploring the Issues with ESG assessments in Investment Decision-Making : Insights from the Swedish Fund Market

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Victoria Engström Kindmark; Ellen Surtevall; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG assessment; ESG rating; issues; challenges; sustainable investing; investment decision; mutual funds; ESG-bedömning; ESG betyg; utmaningar; svårigheter; hållbara investeringar; investeringsbeslut; fonder;

   Abstract : Sustainable investing has seen a significant increase in the past years and is continuing to gain momentum with the constant rise of awareness and concern of the climate crisis. It is necessary for modern mutual fund companies to conduct ESG assessments as it provides a comprehensive understanding of a firm's sustainability performance, and identifies potential risks and opportunities which lay ground for investment decisions. READ MORE

3. 2. Rethinking Partnerships: Exploring the EU’s Development Cooperation in Central America via Critical Discourse Analysis and Expert Interviews

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Camilla Castelanelli; [2022]
   Keywords : Development; Partnerships; European Union; Central America; Discourse; interviews; civil society; European Studies; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The European Union (EU) is the largest provider of development aid in the world, considering the funds given by its institutions and Member States. Development cooperation has been a central policy theme since the Treaty of Rome in 1957, thus constituting a significant sphere of the EU’s foreign affairs. READ MORE

4. 3. Climate Disaster-Triggered Attention Shifts: Evidence from Green Mutual Fund Flows

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Jack Arkesteijn; Simon Wießner; [2022]
   Keywords : Climate disasters; Climate change; Mutual funds; Behavioral finance; LCD;

   Abstract : This thesis empirically investigates the degree to which climate disasters have a behavioral impact on mutual fund flows into green versus non-green funds. Through a twofold analysis that studies both Google search volume-proxied investor attention as well as green and control mutual fund flows, we show that local climate disasters have a positive impact on both investor attention and behavior towards green funds. READ MORE

5. 4. The Performance of Socially Responsible Investments : Are Swedish mutual funds forced to pay a price for doing good?

   University essay from Jönköping University

   Author : Gordon Molander; Carl Jönsson Asp; [2021]
   Keywords : SRI; ESG; Mutual Equity Funds; Conventional; Fund Performance; Portfolio Analysis;

   Abstract : The financial performance of Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) strategies is heavily debated in the modern age. Due to lack of evidence on Swedish SRI performance, Swedish investors are uncertain about placing their financial assets in these strategies as they are afraid expected to sacrifice their financial return for doing good. READ MORE

6. 5. Decision-making In Mutual Funds During the COVID-19 Pandemic

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Author : Amar Galijasevic; Josef Tegbaru; [2021]
   Keywords : Fund managers; Mutual fund; Investment; Decision making; COVID­19; Stock market crash; Market correction; Fondförvaltare; Aktiefond; Investeringar; Beslutsfattande; COVID­19; Börskrasch; Marknadskorrektion;

   Abstract : During the beginning of 2020, the world was struck by the vicious virus COVID­19, forcing societies into lockdown. Demand froze across the board and this was quickly reflected on stockmarkets worldwide. The Swedish stock market index, OMXS30, plummeted around 30% in a matter of weeks. READ MORE