Essays about: "NASDAQ OMX Nordic"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 35 essays containing the words NASDAQ OMX Nordic.

  1. 16. Action without Vision? : An Investigation on whether Frequency of Mandatory Financial Reporting affects Managment Focus on Long-term Growth

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Marie Wennergren; Therése Wentser; [2014]
    Keywords : Financial reporting; managerial myopia; earnings management; NASDAQ OMX Nordic;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate whether frequency of mandatory financial reporting affects management focus on long-term growth. Evidence from the market has illustrated how managers within listed firms sometimes strive to meet market expectations on the latest reported earnings regardless of long-term consequences (see for example Graham, Harvey & Rajgopal, 2005; Grinyer, Russell & Collison, 1998). READ MORE

  3. 17. Focused Funds – How Do They Perform in Comparison with More Diversified Funds?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Zakarias Bergstrand; [2014]
    Keywords : Focused Funds; Portfolio Performance; Portfolio Management; Factor Models; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether or not focused funds can outperform bigger and more diversified funds, both in mean return and in its relation to risk taking. The data used in this thesis consist of 67 Swedish mutual funds, one benchmark index and 129 stocks. All data is from the period 2007-2011. READ MORE

  4. 18. Control beyond warranted by the equity

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Olivia Jansson; Inha Shydlouskaya; [2014]
    Keywords : excess control; dual-class share structure; excess bid-ask spread;

    Abstract : In this research we investigate the relationship between excess control and changes in asymmetric information during quarterly and annual earnings announcements. The focus remains on controlling shareholders possessing excess control within a dual-class share structure. READ MORE

  5. 19. Firms' Behavior Regarding Impairment of Goodwill Earnings Management & Big Bath Accounting

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Andreas Johansson; Erik Wiklund; [2013-08-07]
    Keywords : Goodwill; Earnings Management; Big Bath Accounting; NASDAQ OMX Nordic; Impairment of Goodwill.;

    Abstract : Background and Discussion: In 2005 IASB issued new standards, IFRS, which became mandatory for all listed companies in the EU. From then on no amortizations of goodwill were allowed but yearly impairment tests had to be made. READ MORE

  6. 20. Post Earnings Announcement Drift in Swedish Small Cap Listed Firms

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anna Hamrin; [2013-07-02]
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    Abstract : Previous research has found abnormalities after quarterly earnings announcements, which question the efficiency of the capital market. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate abnormalities in the Swedish stock market, applied on small cap listed firms on NASDAQ OMX Nordic Stockholm. READ MORE