Essays about: "Equity funds"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 252 essays containing the words Equity funds.

  1. 21. Private Equity and Local Industry: Estimating the Spillover Effects of Private Equity Buyouts on Local Industry Peers

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Gustav Scherstén; Emil Clemensson; [2023]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Buyouts; Spillover Effects; Local Industry;

    Abstract : The impact of private equity (PE) buyouts on stakeholders, especially peer firms, has so far received little attention in the literature. This is surprising given the extensive research on the effects on funds and target firm performance. READ MORE

  3. 22. The impact of certification on the reduction of information asymmetry, during and post-IPO

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Paulina Sinaj; Rina Uka; [2023]
    Keywords : Initial Public Offering; Initial return; Information asymmetry; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Net change in equity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the existence of information asymmetry displayed in the initial return, and post-IPO financing. Additionally, how sponsor certification influences IPOs and in the post-IPO financing as a means to reduce information asymmetry. READ MORE

  4. 23. Do ESG investors pay a price for doing good - A matched pair analysis of the Swedish fund market.

    University essay from

    Author : Edvin Andersson; Albin Dahlin; Morgan Thisted; [2022-07-11]
    Keywords : ESG; sustainability; Sweden; ESG funds; conventional funds; financial performance; matched pair analysis;

    Abstract : In this thesis we examine the financial performance of Swedish mutual equity funds. We look at differences between sustainable, defined as ESG, and conventional funds. The financial performance is examined using the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the Fama-French three-factor model and Carhart’s four-factor model. READ MORE

  5. 24. Skill, Scale and Investor Return in Established and Emerging Markets - An empirical study of equity mutual fund performance between markets with contrasting characteristics

    University essay from

    Author : Olle Fröling; Olle Wingstrand; [2022-06-29]
    Keywords : Equity Mutual Funds; Decreasing Returns to Scale; Alpha; Fund Skill; Fama-French Five-Factor Model; Nordic Equity Funds; Asian Equity Funds; Fixed Effects;

    Abstract : In this report we empirically analyze the effects of returns to scale for equity mutual funds in the Nordic and Asian regions. We also investigate whether or not funds generate alpha (i.e., have skill). READ MORE

  6. 25. 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