Essays about: "Nordic Equity Funds"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Nordic Equity Funds.

  1. 1. Calling the Bluff? - The Perspective of Nordic Private Equity Firms on the Implementation of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jonathan Bornemann; Ida Lennartsson; [2023]
    Keywords : SFDR; Private Equity; ESG disclosures; Greenwashing; Sustainability;

    Abstract : The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is the first mandatory ESG regulation in the EU. Since March 2021, the regulation has imposed ESG disclosure obligations for asset managers, including private equity firms, in a pursuit to increase transparency and mitigate greenwashing in the industry. READ MORE

  3. 2. Measuring Impact: A Case Study of Impact Methodologies in the Nordic Private Equity Market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Andreas Panagos; Jonathan Segelman; [2023]
    Keywords : Impact Investing; Private Equity; Impact Methodologies; Verdane; Case Study;

    Abstract : We examine how actors in the Private Equity market define Impact, and how Impact assessments and methodologies are used in practice to source and underwrite investments. We use a case study to gain insight into Impact investing within the world of Private Equity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Skill, Scale and Investor Return in Established and Emerging Markets - An empirical study of equity mutual fund performance between markets with contrasting characteristics

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    Author : Olle Fröling; Olle Wingstrand; [2022-06-29]
    Keywords : Equity Mutual Funds; Decreasing Returns to Scale; Alpha; Fund Skill; Fama-French Five-Factor Model; Nordic Equity Funds; Asian Equity Funds; Fixed Effects;

    Abstract : In this report we empirically analyze the effects of returns to scale for equity mutual funds in the Nordic and Asian regions. We also investigate whether or not funds generate alpha (i.e., have skill). READ MORE

  5. 4. Sustainable Investing: Effects on Portfolio Returns and Risk in a Nordic Setting

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Max Junestrand; Benjamin Wahlstedt; [2022]
    Keywords : ESG; Sustainable Finance; Corporate Social Responsibility; SRI; Sustainability Rating;

    Abstract : ESG investing has gone from niche to mainstream, with the total AUM assigned to ESG-tilted portfolios growing by the day. The objective of this paper is to understand how the return and risk performance of Nordic mutual and exchange-traded funds differ based on sustainability ratings, as there is no consensus in the risk/reward payoff in ESG investing. READ MORE

  6. 5. Amaranten: a flower worth picking? - a case study on NREP's SEK 1.5 billion acquisition of Hotel Amaranten in the midst of a global pandemic

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Joshua Zippis; Antonio Melani; [2021]
    Keywords : Covid-19; Hotel acquisition; Real estate asset; Transaction process; Valuation analysis;

    Abstract : The thesis analyses the underlying rationales behind the decision of the Real Estate Private Equity firm NREP to acquire Amaranten from Nordic Choice Hotels and the market environment under which the acquisition took place. The Swedish hotel market has during the last decade experienced a record strong growth, and all-time high occupancy rates. READ MORE