Essays about: "Funds value added"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words Funds value added.

  1. 1. Do Swedish fund managers create value? A study on the skill of fund managers of actively managed Swedish funds

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

    Author : Charlie Blidén; Christoffer Wielbass; [2024]
    Keywords : Managerial Skill; Mutual Funds; Value Added; Crisis and No-Crisis; Green and Brown Funds;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the performance and skill of fund managers in the Swedish mutual fund industry, challenging the traditional view that actively managed funds underperform the market. Utilizing a novel approach, the study defines skill as 'realized value added', which incorporates gross alpha and assets under management. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sustainable Investments in Times of Crisis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Anton Johanson; Tobias Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Funds value added; Gross and net alpha; Covid-19; ESG; Green and Brown funds;

    Abstract : This paper examines the effect of Covid-19 on green and brown funds in the Swedish Premium Pension System (PPS). We apply the methodology derived in Berk and van Binsbergen (2015) in a difference-in-difference model with time-fixed effects to estimate the average effect of Covid-19 on green funds for both value added and conventional alpha measures. READ MORE

  4. 3. Private Equity’s Value Creation Levers for Green Returns : Three Case Studies of Growth-Orientated SMEs

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Greta Björkman; Oscar Schwartz Blicke; [2023]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Value Creation; Active Ownership; Sustainable Investments; Corporate Governance;

    Abstract : Sustainable investing is an investment trend that has arisen in the past decade. The private equity industry has proven effective in providing financial returns and is increasingly shifting its focus towards green assets. READ MORE

  5. 4. Hydrogeological and economic analysis of a groundwater-based water supply system in rural Nepal

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Väg- och vattenbyggnad (CI); Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi

    Author : Hamon Hedayatnasab; [2023]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Access to safe drinking water and sanitation is a given standard and considered as basic human rights in urban areas and industrialized countries. However, 40 % of the world's population living in rural areas in developing countries lack access to safe drinking water. READ MORE

  6. 5. New venture financing order and founder preference: A multi-case study of Austrian Tech startups

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Stephan Dulovits; Yonas Hadgu Tewelu; [2020]
    Keywords : Tech Startups; Capital Structure; Pecking Order Theory; Internal Funds; Debt; Equity; Government Financial Support; Austria;

    Abstract : This study investigates the source of financing in Austrian tech startups and aims to identify the main factors that affect the decision making of these firms. In doing so, we aim to contribute to the relatively limited field of research conducted in Europe. READ MORE