Essays about: "Institutional Investment"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 195 essays containing the words Institutional Investment.

1. 21. Is Green the New Black? A Study of the Role of Sustainability in Nordic Venture Capital

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Hanna Louise Forsman; Martin Gothefors; [2022]
   Keywords : Venture Capital; Sustainability; ESG Investing; Impact Investing; Case Study;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the role of sustainability in Nordic venture capital. Using stakeholder interviews, the thesis aims to uncover the key drivers behind the industry sustainability momentum. READ MORE

3. 22. The Impact of Foreign Capital on Institutional Quality: An Empirical Study of Chinese Finances of Loans and Foreign Direct Investments in Africa

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Cecilia Falorni; Sofia Ferenius; [2022]
   Keywords : China-Africa relations; Foreign capital; Foreign direct investment; Institutional quality; Loans;

   Abstract : The African continent has since long had slow economic growth, with large infrastructural gaps compared to the Western World. This has resulted in large inflows of foreign capital to the African economies. READ MORE

4. 23. The Implementation of the New Engineering Contract in Australia : An Institutional Perspective

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Dannie O’Brien; [2022]
   Keywords : Institutional Theory; New Engineering Contract; Risk allocation; Collaboration; Standard Form Contracts; Instititutionell teori; New Engineering Contract; samarbete; riskfördelning; standardkontrakt;

   Abstract : Current traditional delivery models used in the Australian construction industry are seen as highly bespoke and adversarial where there is an inappropriate contractual risk allocation, lack of collaboration and poor project management. With the pipeline of investment compounded with the impact that global macroeconomic trends and events (e.g. READ MORE

5. 24. Too Big to be Passive

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

   Author : Jonny Jin; Cornelia Rathsman; [2022]
   Keywords : Institutional investors; Passive investments; Corporate Governance; Shareholder Value; Incentives;

   Abstract : This thesis draws upon 12 in-depth interviews, with senior managers and investment professionals from 7 leading institutional investors in Sweden, to explore how they reason and work with corporate governance in their passive investments. Using Foucault's theory of disciplinary power as a theoretical framework, we found that institutional self-discipline complements earlier research in the area, mainly as a tool for explaining their incentives to engage in ownership. READ MORE

6. 25. Developing an Infrastructure Index in Accordance with Investor Expectations

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

   Author : Ludvig Frykholm; Jacob Toresson; [2022]
   Keywords : infrastructure; infrastructure investments; infrastructure index; infrastructure asset class; index methodology; listed equity market; infrastruktur; infrastrukturinvesteringar; infrastrukturindex; infrastruktur som tillgångsklass; indexmetodik; aktiemarknad;

   Abstract : Infrastructure consists of facilities and services that are considered essential to the functioning and economic productivity of society (Preqin, 2022). The rapid economic growth over the past decades has led to an increase in the demand for fundamental functions such as energy, telecommunications, and transportation. READ MORE