Essays about: "Corporate Bond"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 114 essays containing the words Corporate Bond.

  1. 16. Credit Where Credit's Due: An Empirical Study of Defaults in the Swedish Corporate Bond Market Between 2004 and 2023

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Kristoffer Östlin; Ludvig Sviberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate Bonds; Yield Spread; Default; Swedish Bond Market; Logit Regression Model;

    Abstract : This paper studies the relationship between bond defaults and yield spread, and other bond and company variables observable at issuance using a comprehensive dataset of matured and defaulted bonds from non-financial Swedish firms, covering the period 2004-2023. We find that higher yield spreads are correlated with higher default probabilities, particularly in the high-yield (HY) bond segment. READ MORE

  3. 17. Title Leveraging Blockchain Technology in Green Finance

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Hooman Maleki; [2023]
    Keywords : Green Finance; Blockchain; Tokenization; Security Token Offering; Grön finans; blockchain; tokenisering; Erbjudande av säkerhetstoken;

    Abstract : To achieve net zero emissions by 2050, a $275 trillion investment is needed, with the private sector playing a significant role. Green corporate bonds are a popular financing method, having grown to 6% of global corporate bonds in 2021. READ MORE

  4. 18. Corporate Sustainability-Linked Bonds and the Climate Transition Investigating the Link Between Science-Based Targets and Greenhouse Gas-Related Sustainability-Linked Bonds

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hampus Bergqvist; Hannes Sennevall von Kramer; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : Sustainability-linked bonds SLBs ; Sustainability-linked bond principles SLBPs ; Sustainability performance targets SPTs ; Key performance indicators KPIs ; Second-party opinion SPO ; Greenhouse gas GHG ; Science Based Targets initiative SBTi ; Science-based target; Climate transition; Paris Agreement; Greenwashing;

    Abstract : We examine sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), a novel phenomenon in the sustainable debt market that has grown substantially during the last years. SLBs are a new type of bond format, distinguished from other sustainable labelled bonds, providing the potential to contribute to the climate transition as proceeds can be used for general corporate purposes while key performance indicators and sustainability performance targets (SPTs) are incorporated into the bond. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Impact of COVID-19 on Corporate Capital Structure : An empirical evaluation on the pandemic in a Swedish context

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

    Author : Christopher Edberg; Oliver Kjellander; [2022]
    Keywords : COVID-19; Capital Structure; Leverage; Debt-to-Total Asset; Sweden; Trade-Off Theory; Pecking Order Theory;

    Abstract : This study has strived to explore how capital structure in Swedish corporations has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study has employed both a panel regression with fixed and random effects estimation as well as a dynamic panel regression with Arellano-Bond estimators. READ MORE

  6. 20. PEPP Talk: The Impact of the ECB's Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme on the Corporate Bond Market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lorenzo Gianni Günther; Emma Lundblad; [2022]
    Keywords : Quantitative Easing; The European Central Bank; The Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme; Corporate Bonds; Covid-19; Credit Spread; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: This thesis aims to evaluate whether the ECB’s Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) cushioned the Covid-19 crisis’ impact on the Euro area’s corporate bond market and relieved borrowing conditions. Methodology: The methodology is based upon unbalanced panel data and difference-in-differences regressions with firm-clustered standard errors. READ MORE