Essays about: "Ratings agencies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the words Ratings agencies.

  1. 1. Green Numbers in Grey Areas: A study on what methods credit analysts use to integrate incomplete ESG data in the credit rating process

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

    Author : Erik Voss-Schrader; Gustav Ryhre; [2024]
    Keywords : Credit; Debt; Rating; ESG; Epistemic;

    Abstract : In response to the urgent need to address global warming, this study investigates the efforts of two credit rating agencies (CRAs), Aries and Orion, to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their financial analyses amidst challenges posed by inconsistent and unstandardized data. Based on interviews with nine CRA representatives and Knorr Cetina's theory of epistemic cultures, the present study reveals the difficulties faced by the CRAs with directly linking ESG factors to credit ratings. READ MORE

  3. 2. EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ESG DISAGREEMENT AND STOCK RETURNS - AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Andrea Pasquali; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : During the recent years investors shifted their preferences towards sustainable stocks and funds, increasing the importance of Environmental, Social and Governance ratings. At a similar pace the related literature started to develop shedding light on some crucial aspects of the ESG ratings, such as the disagreement between rating agencies and the lack of common methodologies to assess the ratings. READ MORE

  4. 3. Agree to Disagree? Disentangling ESG Rating Disagreement and its Impact on Stock Returns

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

    Author : Olof Gustavsson; Theodor Samaras; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG ratings; Disagreement; Stock returns; Risk; Uncertainty;

    Abstract : This study investigates the phenomenon of ESG rating disagreement and its financial implications. Using a sample of the largest firms listed on the Nordic markets, we examined whether disagreement in ESG ratings from five widely used rating agencies between 2018-2022 positively affected the underlying stock returns. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Impact of the Recession on Swedish Real Estate Companies : A Study of Financial Strategy and Risk Management of Companies with Different Credit Ratings

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Greta Aronsson; Elsa Johannessen; [2023]
    Keywords : Credit Rating; Financial Strategy; Risk Management; Capital Structure; Capital Market Financing; Bank Financing; Real Estate Market; Kreditbetyg; Finansiell strategi; Riskhantering; Kapitalstruktur; Kapitalmarknadsfinansiering; Bankfinansiering; Fastighetsmarknaden;

    Abstract : The world's economies are in a turbulent phase where rising inflation has hit the global and Swedish economy hard. The Central Bank of Sweden has raised the policy rate expansively in recent months, with the intention of curbing inflation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Does Mandatory Sustainability Reporting Decrease ESG-rating Disagreement? A Difference in Differences study on the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Hugo Christensson; Elias Horn Maurin; [2022]
    Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; ESG Rating Disagreement; ESG Rating Agencies; Regulation; Disclosure;

    Abstract : ESG-ratings are explicitly incorporated in investment decisions by investors with $121 trillion AUM. Ratings are based on diverse sustainability data, which is collected and synthesized by raters with different methodologies. The scores for identical stocks across raters have an observed correlation of 0. READ MORE