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1. 1. Are Women the Real Alpha Males? Gender differences through the lense of performance and risk in the Swedish mutual fund industry

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Albin Helgesson; Clara Lindblad; [2020-07-01]
   Keywords : Mutual Funds; Gender Differences; Risk Behavior; Performance;

   Abstract : This master thesis examines gender differences between Swedish mutual fund managers concerning fund performance and risk behavior. The examined period extends from January 2015 to December 2019 and the data consist of 421 mutual equity funds of which 17% are mutual funds’ managed by females. READ MORE

3. 2. Portfolio Optimization Using the Atkinson Index

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Nils Billgert; [2019]
   Keywords : atkinson index; performance measure; portfolio optimization; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Traditional mean-variance optimization of portfolios has received much criticism due to its inability to account for higher order moments and non-quadratic utility. In this thesis, the topic of portfolio optimization is studied using the Atkinson index with CRRA utility. READ MORE

4. 3. Understanding the Process of Memory Politics in Västra Hamnen’s Redevelopment

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Edward Tilling; [2019]
   Keywords : Memory Politics; Urban Rhetoric; Embodied Identities; Sense of Place; Urban Design; Heritage; Västra Hamnen; Malmö; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The research aims to understand and explore the process of memory politics that has underpinned the redevelopment of Vӓstra Hamnen’s built environment, and the extent to which these considerations have actively shaped the urban design of the area, for better or worse, in relation to the values Malmö Stad have sought to express through the area’s narrative shift. The research has endeavoured to achieve the aforementioned aims by way of qualitative semi-structured interviews with participants from three different professional backgrounds, each of whom has been closely involved in the redevelopment process, as well as through site-visits and observational analysis. READ MORE

5. 4. Investigating the performance of fundamentally-weighted portfolios

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Katja Rasic; [2019]
   Keywords : Fundamental indexation; equally weighted portfolio; performance measures; Atkinson index; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Market indices based on market capitalization have been argued to be the most mean-variance efficient for a long time. In recent years, this argument has been questioned and other methods of weighting portfolios have been suggested. One of these is the weighting by fundamental indexation. READ MORE

6. 5. Leadership in Self-Organized Movements: A Case Study about the Transition Movement in Sweden and Denmark

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Lena Mehl; Viktoria van Stegen; [2018]
   Keywords : complexity theory; Transition Movement; self-organization; leadership; sustainability; shared leadership;

   Abstract : Climate change is one of the most important challenges of today’s societies and poses serious global threats on the world’s environment and societal structures (UN, n.a.b). Providing a novel and adaptive approach to lead and organize for sustainability are self-organized movements (Atkinson et al. READ MORE