Essays about: "Funds Management"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 277 essays containing the words Funds Management.

  1. 16. Disability Discomfort in Development : Unveiling Ableism and Disablism within Swedish Development Cooperation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Erika Hudson; [2023]
    Keywords : Persons with Disabilities; International Development Cooperation; Sweden; Government Agencies; Non-profit Organizations; Organizations of Persons with Disabilities; Ableism; and Disablism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Persons with disabilities have long been overlooked and forgotten in the context of international development cooperation with less than five percent of official development aid targeting disability-related issues. Too often development agencies and organizations claim to have limited expertise related to disability, lack funds to support disability issues and pivot the responsibility of upholding the rights of persons with disabilities to someone else. READ MORE

  3. 17. Sustainable investment strategies and the impact of the EU taxonomy : A study on Swedish institutional investors

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

    Author : Marcus Eriksson; William Seth Wenzel; [2023]
    Keywords : EU Taxonomy; SRI Strategies; Sustainable investing; Swedish institutional investors; EU-taxonomin; SRI-strategier; hållbara investeringar; svenska institutionella investerare;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the current sustainable investment strategy of Swedish institutional investors that are not covered by the EU Taxonomy and how the Taxonomy will affect their work with sustainable investments. As a basis, 7 semi-structured interviews have been conducted. READ MORE

  4. 18. Ownership structure and accounting quality: A study on Swedish private equity backed companies

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

    Author : Oscar Cederholm; Gustaf Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Private equity; Accounting quality; Earnings management; Discretionary accruals; Timely loss recognition;

    Abstract : This study investigates how private equity ('PE') ownership affects the accounting quality of its portfolio companies. By using a unique sample of private Swedish PE-backed companies and a non-PE-backed control group, our findings indicate that PE-backed firms exhibit lower accounting quality when measured as discretionary accruals. READ MORE

  5. 19. Site suitability assessment for green hydrogen production in the Valencian Community (Spain)

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

    Author : Alberto Romero Boix; [2023]
    Keywords : Green hydrogen; renewable electricity; solar; wind; water; electrolysis; proton exchange membrane; desalination; levelized cost of hydrogen; Valencian Community.; Grön vätgas; förnybar el; solenergi; vindkraft; vatten; elektrolys; protonbytesmembran; avsaltning; nivåkostnad för vätgas; Valencianska gemenskapen.;

    Abstract : The Next Generation funds have promoted energy transition projects and specially in Spain many green hydrogen projects are being presented throughout the territory. When developing renewable hydrogen-related projects multiple parameters and inputs must be considered since the characteristics of the sites' surroundings will have a great impact in the profitability of the project. READ MORE

  6. 20. And the similar shall lead: the role of the affinity bias in the Italian Venture Capital investment decisions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Marco Parente; [2023]
    Keywords : Venture Capital; Behavioural Finance; Affinity bias;

    Abstract : This paper analyses the role of the affinity bias in the Italian Venture Capital (VC) ecosystem. The background idea is that, when seeking for investment opportunities, VC funds' partners may be subject to psychological biases and unintentionally prioritise founders who share with them cultural and genetic features. READ MORE