Essays about: "National Pension"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words National Pension.
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1. The pension reform of 1948 and its potential effect on health for older adults in Sweden during the middle of the 20th century : A description of the pension reforms in the eldercare between the years of 1913 and 1948 in Sweden, and the potential effect of the reform in 1948 on death rates for those 67 years and older during the middle of the 20th century.
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskapAbstract : Background: In 1946, a proposal was made for a law on national pensions with the aim of reforming the pension system and giving pensioners better finances, which later was implemented at 1948. The theory of the social determinants of health suggests that income is an important factor that has an impact on health. READ MORE
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2. How does sustainability impact Swedish fund managers' investment choices?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this essay is to examine and to get a better understanding of how fund managers in Sweden invest according to sustainability and how their investment decisions are affected by sustainability. To examine this subject, a qualitative study was conducted in the form of several interviews with Swedish fund managers from equity funds and Swedish national pension funds. READ MORE
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3. Considering Tail Events in Hedge Fund Portfolio Optimization
University essay from Linköpings universitet/ProduktionsekonomiAbstract : The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4), as well as many other large investors, has noted deficiencies the Mean-Variance framework for portfolio management of asset with non-normal characteristics. The main problem apparent in the Mean-Variance framework, when investing in alternative assets such as hedge funds, is the lacking systematic control of the balance between the measurements of risk due normal variation and tail-risk. READ MORE
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4. Drivers of Sustainability in the Swedish Financial Market: A Qualitative Study on the Swedish National Pension Funds
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : Over the past few decades, the world has seen the continuation and rise in the severity of issues facing the long-term wellbeing of people and the environment. To surmount these pressing challenges, society is aiming to change the standard profit-maximizing models of corporations to ones that include considerations for sustainability issues. READ MORE
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5. The Relationship Between a Governmental Investment Organization and the Concept of Sustainability: The Operationalization of Sustainability in the Case of the Swedish Pension System
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the understanding of how the relationship between a governmental investment organization and the concept of sustainability has effects on both national and global scales. The thesis discusses the first four funds within the Swedish Pension System, which secures Sweden’s pensions through investing money retrieved from citizens’ income. READ MORE
