Essays about: "Idiosyncratic Risk"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 52 essays containing the words Idiosyncratic Risk.
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6. Employee representation on the board of directors and its implications on corporate risk- A quantitative study on diverging stakeholder preferences
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This study investigates how board-level employee representation (BLER) impacts the risk profile of a firm. More specifically, it investigates whether the binary presence of employees in the board room, or the relative ratio of votes allocated to employees, leads to reduced total, idiosyncratic, or systematic risk. READ MORE
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7. The ESG-Risk Relationship - A study of the relationship between ESG and firm-specific risk of publicly traded firms in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Non-financial metrics have come to play a larger role in financial markets as years pass, impacting decisions made by businesses, investors and policy makers alike. A significant non-financial metric captured by the term ESG or Environmental, Social and Governance. READ MORE
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8. Enhanced Risk-Adjusted Returns Through Momentum Adaptations - Analysis on Momentum Strategies in the Nordic Stock Market
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Momentum strategies where one buys past winners and sells past losers are one of the most persistent stock market anomalies, showcasing abnormal returns across different markets, asset classes and time periods. Nevertheless, price momentum has been shown by the financial literature to possess considerable hazards, such as high volatility and crash risks. READ MORE
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9. The Corona Crisis as Ultimate Stress Test- Market Reaction to EBA´s 2020 Stress Test Postponement
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the European Banking Authority (EBA) decided to postpone its biennial 2020 stress test to 2021. The supervisory exercise was supposed to answer whether banks have sufficient capital to withstand the impact of a global economic recession. READ MORE
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10. Will Good Deeds Redeem Your Sins? A quantitative study of the effects of corporate charitable donations in a sin stock setting
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has received increasing attention from the popular press in general, and academics and the investment community in particular, in the past decade. Corporations are increasingly integrating CSR as part of their business strategies. READ MORE