Essays about: "EU funds"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 94 essays containing the words EU funds.

  1. 6. Effects of ESG on Market Risk : A Copula and a Regression Approach to CoVaR

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik

    Author : Viktor Thornqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; CoVaR; Market Risk; Quantile Regression; Copula; Fund Portfolios; ESG; CoVaR; Marknadsrisk; Kvantilregression; Copula; Fondportföljer;

    Abstract : With a background in EU regulations and an increased interest in Environmental, Social, and Governence (ESG) policies in companies when investing, this thesis considers the individual contributions to market risk in portfolios by different ESG parameters. It explores two different methods to examine if there are effects consistent across the whole Nordic markets, and the possibility to express any effects within portfolios in a clear way. READ MORE

  3. 7. Are Mutual Funds Greenwashing? : An Exploratory Study of Whether Article 9 Mutual Funds Invest Responsibly

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Tuva Hagelin; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; responsible investing; the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation SFDR 2019 2088; mutual funds; greenwashing.;

    Abstract : Responsible investing is a growing concept as sustainability is becoming a much more apparent problem. Thus, the EU implemented a new regulation in 2021, the SFDR 2019/2088, to decrease information asymmetry between institutional investors and end investors regarding sustainable risks associated with funds’ investments. READ MORE

  4. 8. TRANSLATION OF THE EU’S COHESION POLICY INTO REGIONAL PRACTICE - An interview study of the regional management of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) in West Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karolina Kraft; [2022-06-23]
    Keywords : EU; Cohesion Policy; Structural Funds; European Social Fund Plus ESF ; subnational actors; Multi-level governance; social cohesion;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to analyse how different subnational actors interact in and influence the regional management of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), and what challenges there are in effectively implementing the ESF+ at the subnational level. Previous research has established that the effectiveness of the EU’s Structural Funds, of which the ESF+ is a part, in general varies greatly between different European regions. READ MORE

  5. 9. Money Talks: The potential of an EU financial conditionality mechanism linked to the rule of law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Katarina Bungerfeldt; [2022]
    Keywords : EU law; constitutional law; rule of law; rule of law backsliding; conditionality; solidarity; corruption; article 7 TEU.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Over the last decade, the status of the rule of law as a foundational value of the EU legal order has been questioned by the political developments in certain EU member states. Particularly Poland and Hungary have seen a rapid dismantling of central state institutions, in a process which has become known as rule of law backsliding. READ MORE

  6. 10. Do investors care about ESG when markets turn sour? Evidence from the mutual fund industry during the COVID-19 crisis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Marlene Rosenberger; Mohammed Albarbari; [2022]
    Keywords : ESG investing; Sustainable investment; Mutual fund flows; Mutual fund returns; COVID-19 crisis;

    Abstract : This thesis empirically examines the effect of the sustainability rating on sustainable fund returns and fund flows to gain a better understanding of the motivation underlying sustainable investing. By conducting panel regression analyses as well as Difference in Difference analyses on a selected sample of EU equity funds, we show that under normal market conditions sustainable funds outperform conventional funds. READ MORE