Essays about: "Institutional investing"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 64 essays containing the words Institutional investing.

1. 26. Sustainable development and global finance : a cultural discourse analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility and Socially Responsible Investing

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Kerri-Anne Hempshall; [2019]
   Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Socially Responsible Investing SRI ; Environmental Social Governance ESG ; Culture; Global Finance; Institutional Change;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the cultural discourse of two programs relating Sustainable Development (SD) to professionals within the Global Financial Sector. Through cultural discourse analysis, it has set out to explore and compare discussions surrounding Corporate Social Responsibility and Socially Responsible Investing in regard to the meaning of these programs for individuals implementing them. READ MORE

3. 27. Capital investments in the presence of tenancy relations : a case study on farmers that lease land from institutional landowners

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Erik Andersson; Eric Larsson; [2019]
   Keywords : tenancy; investments; farmers; farming through tenancy; investments in tenancy; principal-agent; decision-making; bounded rationality;

   Abstract : The agricultural sector is one of the most important industries in Sweden. About 40% of Sweden's agricultural land is leased out, which means that leased farming is a significant part of Swedish agriculture. Since Sweden joined the EU in 1995, the prices of leasing land have almost doubled. READ MORE

4. 28. ESG Integration Among Large Nordic Institutional Asset Owners : Mapping Large Nordic Institutional Asset Owners’ Approaches to Sustainability and ESG Integration in the Investment Process

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Reto Ammann; [2019]
   Keywords : ESG Investing and Integration; Sustainable Investing; Responsible Investing; Large Institutional Asset Owners;

   Abstract : Traditional investing is mainly concerned with creating a financial return on investment for the investor and hence disregards other non-financial issues such as adverse environmental and societal impacts. This negligence of negative impacts in the investment process is beginning to be addressed with the emergence of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, socially responsible investing (SRI), and other sustainable investing types. READ MORE

5. 29. Operational Due Diligence of Hedge Funds: Evaluating The Risk of Fraud

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Stefan Igerud; Robin Andersson; [2019]
   Keywords : Hedge Fund; Fraud; Operational Risk; Institutional Investment; Short Track-record; Young Hedge Funds; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of the thesis is to examine whether the current operational due diligence process encapsulates the most significant factors to assess the risk of fraudulent behavior prior to investing in a hedge fund, and also to analyze how the due diligence should be performed if a hedge fund lack a long track-record. Methodology: A qualitative multi-method approach was used. READ MORE

6. 30. The Neglected Stock Effect on Commonality in Liquidity

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Jonas Skilje; [2019]
   Keywords : commonality in liquidity; neglected stock; neglected firm; analyst coverage; liquidity risk;

   Abstract : In this paper, I examine the relationships among commonality in liquidity, institutional ownership and analyst coverage. I find that institutional ownership has a significant positive relationship with liquidity commonality, and analyst coverage provides a significant determinant of institutional ownership. READ MORE