Essays about: "thesis in trade finance"

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  1. 16. Financial Behavior and the Momentum Strategy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Olle Josefsson; Emil Eliasson; Fredrik Thörning; [2018]
    Keywords : Behavioral Finance; Momentum Strategy; CAPM; Sharpe Ratio and Trading; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Title: Financial Behavior and the Momentum Strategy Seminar date: 2018-05-31 Course: FEKH89, Bachelor’s Degree Project in Financial Management, Business Administration, Undergraduate Level, 15 ECTS Authors: Emil Eliasson, Olle Josefsson, Fredrik Thörning Advisor: Maria Gårdängen Purpose: The authors of this thesis aim to study if it is possible to generate a better Sharpe ratio within the CAPM-theory using a mathematical model to buy and sell a risky asset depending on the market volatility. The authors then aim to explain the changes in volatility by discussing anomalies in the market. READ MORE

  3. 17. The adoption of distributed ledger technology in trade and export finance operations of Swedish banks

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

    Author : Gustaf Blidholm; Mathias Johnson; [2018]
    Keywords : Blockchain; DLT; distributed ledger; finance; technology; FinTech; bank; trade finance; export; cost reduction; efficiency; Sweden; innovation; diffusion;

    Abstract : Centralized data storage and reconciliation by trusted intermediaries has historically put financial systems in the hands of a single central parties. The emergence of bitcoin and blockchain, combined with the 2008 financial crisis, has shifted the Swedish financial sector’s traditional perspectives on democratization, centralization, transparency and automation. READ MORE

  4. 18. Ecolabels: On the Money? A Policy Evaluation of Eco-labels for Retail Investment Products in the EU

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Michael Toulch; [2018]
    Keywords : eco-labelling; sustainable investments; sustainable finance; green investments; program theory evaluation; reverse logic analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : To catalyse transition toward a more sustainable economy, the European Union is proposing several policy interventions within the regulatory framework governing the financial sector. As part of this effort, a new EU Eco-label policy for green investment funds seeks to (i) facilitate individual investor participation in the sustainable investment market and (ii) increase private sector investments in sustainable assets. READ MORE

  5. 19. Blockchain technology in Scania Services : An investigative study of how blockchain technology can be utilized by Scania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datalogi

    Author : Jim Lindberg; [2017]
    Keywords : blockchain technology; decentralization; disintermediation; transportation industry; bitcoin; provenance tracking; platooning; data sharing;

    Abstract : Blockchain technology emerged in 2009 together with the introduction of Bitcoin, the first virtual currency which enabled nodes in a network, that do not necessarily trust each other, to exchange digital value without the use of trusted intermediaries. Since then, the idea of disintermediation and decentralization has gained traction in a large number of applications outside the world of finance and virtual currencies. READ MORE

  6. 20. Illiquid oceans : the risk of liquidity shortages for the expansion of offshore wind energy in Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Lisa Ziehm; [2017]
    Keywords : offshore wind energy; renewable energie; Energiewende; financialization; sustainability science; Minsky; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The German transition to renewable energies has so far been an example of a successful energy transition of a major economy. Even though this transition is criticized for being only a half-hearted solution, it is an important example of the attempt of a major economy to transit towards renewable energies and is therefore worth studying in its own rights. READ MORE