Essays about: "Finansindustrin"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word Finansindustrin.

  1. 1. Asset management with a purpose beyond profit : A case study of AFA Försäkring

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nicola Macao; Elon Walldén; [2022]
    Keywords : Purpose beyond profit; Asset management; Non-financial issues; Financial industry; Insurance; Long-term; Short-termism; Disinvestment; Ownership influence.; Större syfte än vinst; Förvaltning; Icke-finansiella frågor; Finansindustrin; Försäkring; Långsiktighet; Kortsiktighet; Desinvestering; Ägarstyrning.;

    Abstract : The companies of the finance industry are the owners of the market and possess great power to impact society with the assets they manage. A new purpose of asset management is emerging, considering non-financial issues with a purpose beyond profit. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hierarchical Clustering in Risk-Based Portfolio Construction

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Natasha Nanakorn; Elin Palmgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Portfolio construction; asset allocation; risk-based asset allocation; hierarchical clustering; agglomerative clustering; hierarchical risk parity; risk; volatility; Portföljallokering; portföljhantering; portföljmetoder; riskbaserad portföljallokering; hierarkisk klustring; agglomerativ klustring; risk; volatilitet;

    Abstract : Following the global financial crisis, both risk-based and heuristic portfolio construction methods have received much attention from both academics and practitioners since these methods do not rely on the estimation of expected returns and as such are assumed to be more stable than Markowitz's traditional mean-variance portfolio. In 2016, Lopéz de Prado presented the Hierarchical Risk Parity (HRP), a new approach to portfolio construction which combines hierarchical clustering of assets with a heuristic risk-based allocation strategy in order to increase stability and improve out-of-sample performance. READ MORE

  4. 3. Transition through Transparency : Assessing ESG Reporting and the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance

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

    Author : Caroline Mayer; Emelie Bergström; [2021]
    Keywords : ESG; Sustainability; EU taxonomy; Non-financial reporting; EU Green Deal; Sustainable investments; CSR disclosure; Sustainable Finance; ESG; Hållbarhet; EU taxonomi; Icke-finansiell redovisning; EU Green Deal; Hållbara investeringar; CSR; Hållbar Finans;

    Abstract : Insufficient ESG information has been identified as a barrier in the transition towards a climate-neutral economy. This topic recently gained new interest, with the EU Commission implementing an action plan to finance sustainable growth. READ MORE

  5. 4. Synthetic Data Generation for the Financial Industry Using Generative Adversarial Networks

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Mikael Ljung; [2021]
    Keywords : Deep Learning; Generative Models; GAN; CTGAN; Synthetic Data; Financial Industry; Djupinlärning; generativ modellering; GAN; CTGAN; Syntetisk Data; Finansindustrin;

    Abstract : Following the introduction of new laws and regulations to ensure data protection in GDPR and PIPEDA, interests in technologies to protect data privacy have increased. A promising research trajectory in this area is found in Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN), an architecture trained to produce data that reflects the statistical properties of its underlying dataset without compromising the integrity of the data subjects. READ MORE

  6. 5. Build, Buy or Partner – Digitizing Securities Trading in Swedish Retail Banking

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Sebastian Caballero; [2020]
    Keywords : Build vs Buy; Build Buy Partner; Securities Trading; Retail Banking; Transaction Cost Econonics; Resource Based View; Production Cost Theory; Transaktionskostnadsekonomi; Produktionskostnadsteori; Resursbaserad Organisationsteori; Värdepappershandel; Retail Banking;

    Abstract : Rapid rate of digitalization, emerging financial technology and changes in consumer behaviour have begun to transform the existing paradigm in the financial industry. Incumbent banks have found it difficult to keep up with this change however and are now faced with the challenge of deciding on what digital financial services build internally, buy externally or develop through partnerships. READ MORE