Essays about: "Investment Timing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words Investment Timing.

1. 1. Leveling the Playing Field: Can Private Investors Benefit From Mimicking Insider Trades? A quantitative study of insider trading

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Marcus Mattsson; Marcus Lyckhage; [2023-07-04]
   Keywords : Insider Trading; Abnormal Return; Information Asymmetry; Outside Investors; Investment Strategy; Insider Positions;

   Abstract : Historically, investors have been searching for strategies to maximize performance in the stock market. It has been shown that corporate insiders can earn abnormal returns by trading in their own companies as they possess superior information and, to a certain degree, market timing ability. READ MORE

3. 2. A Catering Theory of Investment Policies. Do U.S. firms cater to sentiment?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Philip Lindquist; Nicolas Nolén; [2023]
   Keywords : “Retail Investor Sentiment”; “FEARS Index”; “Corporate Investment Policies”; “Behavioral Corporate Finance”; “VIX”; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose is to investigate retail investors’ growing influence in shaping corporate investment policies. It further seeks to understand whether firms cater to retail investor sentiment. We employ a multiple linear regression model of a strongly-balanced panel data set, incorporating fixed effects and clustered standard errors. READ MORE

4. 3. The Final Act: A Comprehensive Analysis of The Private Equity Exit Processes

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

   Author : Benjamin Zarif; Adam Holgén; [2023]
   Keywords : Private Equity; Exit; Divestment; Theory of Planned Behaviour; Investor Behaviour;

   Abstract : This thesis draws upon eight in-depth interviews, with top-level executives in the Private Equity industry to explore the overlooked divestment phase of the investment process. The study aims to provide insights into the divestment process and the significant factors that influence its outcomes. READ MORE

5. 4. Reviewing the Non-Financial Reporting Directive : An analysis de lege lata and de lege ferenda concerning sustainability reporting obligations for undertakings in the EU

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Jacqueline Björklund; [2021]
   Keywords : Non-Financial Reporting; sustainability; non-financial information; law; accounting; eu; eu-law; NFRD; Taxonomy; disclosure; Sweden; de lege ferenda; european green deal; disclosure regulation; Non-Financial Reporting Directive; SFDR; 2014 95; 2013 34; sustainable; icke-finansiell information; hållbarhetsrapportering; hållbarhetsrapport; eu-rätt; gröna given; taxonomi; 2014 95; direktiv 2014 95;

   Abstract : The Non-Financial Reporting Directive (“NFRD”),[1]is an important contributor to the European Union’s (EU) goal of creating a more sustainable future for all. By requiring large public-interest entities to report non-financial information relating to sustainability matters, the NFRD increases business transparency and gives stakeholders the opportunity to make more informed investment decisions, monitor corporate activities and initiate discussions based on current practices. READ MORE

6. 5. The Environmental Effects of Investing in ICT - Evidence from Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lisa Grabo; [2021]
   Keywords : environment; emission; ICT; technology; distributed-lag model and event study.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The potential of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been increasingly acknowledged as relevant in intergovernmental policy documents. However, the positive and negative environmental effects of ICTs are widely debated and there is a lack of systematic analysis regarding causal links between ICT and the environment. READ MORE