Essays about: "Nasdaq OMX Nordic Stockholm"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the words Nasdaq OMX Nordic Stockholm.

  1. 6. Sense and Sensibility - How Women Help Corporations Make More Informed Decisions: A research study about the gender effect on corporate acquisitions in Sweden during the period 1999-2014

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

    Author : Jolin Holmgren; Hannah Larby; [2015]
    Keywords : director gender; CEO gender; mergers and acquisition; overconfidence; risk aversion;

    Abstract : The gender effect on corporate decision-making and on financial behaviour has been thoroughly studied, and gender equality is today on top of many corporate agendas. However, few studies have focused on the gender effect on corporate acquisitions, even though this is one of the most significant economic events a company can go through. READ MORE

  3. 7. Earnings management and insider trading : A study of firms listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oskar Nielsen; Cecilia Westberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Earnings management; Insider trading; Earnings around thresholds; Information asymmetry; Agency theory; Endowment insurance;

    Abstract : There is an ethical dilemma and a legal issue of earnings management and insider trading, and a risk of it affecting the accuracy of financial markets. The use of earnings management leads to an information asymmetry between the corporate management and the financial markets. READ MORE

  4. 8. 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. 9. 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

  6. 10. The Index Effect in an Isolated Environment - A Review of the Market Cap Segment Changes on the Nordic Exchanges

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : David Persson; Jacob Wiström; [2013]
    Keywords : index effect; index changes; awareness hypothesis; information cost hypothesis; liquidity hypothesis;

    Abstract : Since 2006, the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchanges are divided into three segments based on market capitalization: Small-, Mid- and Large Cap. This paper examines the up- and downgrades between these segments in the framework of the index effect, that is, abnormal returns in connection with index inclusions or exclusions. READ MORE