Essays about: "SRI Funds"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 essays containing the words SRI Funds.

  1. 1. Company Characteristics and Investments Related to ESG Ratings - Does Ownership Have an Impact?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Elias Schedvin; Simon Kvist; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG Rating; Ownership concentration; Investor Preferences; SRI; Investor Characteristics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between ownership structure and ESG ranking. Data from companies is used to analyze which types of investors invest in companies with high ESG rankings. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sustainable investment strategies and the impact of the EU taxonomy : A study on Swedish institutional investors

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Marcus Eriksson; William Seth Wenzel; [2023]
    Keywords : EU Taxonomy; SRI Strategies; Sustainable investing; Swedish institutional investors; EU-taxonomin; SRI-strategier; hållbara investeringar; svenska institutionella investerare;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the current sustainable investment strategy of Swedish institutional investors that are not covered by the EU Taxonomy and how the Taxonomy will affect their work with sustainable investments. As a basis, 7 semi-structured interviews have been conducted. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. How sustainable funds assess sustainable investments : an investigation of how fund managers of sustainable funds assess investments using ESG-factors in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Oscar Wikström; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable investment; ESG Assessment; Sustainable Funds; Fund Manager; SRI; Financial Sustainability;

    Abstract : Sustainability focus within businesses has gained increased attention in recent decades, not least in the financial market in recent years. Even though sustainability has received increasing consideration and attention, research still shows that the concept is difficult to define as many definitions exist and at least as many approaches to achieving it. READ MORE

  6. 5. How does sustainability impact Swedish fund managers' investment choices?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ludvig Hillenfjärd; Philippe Rinaldo Iversen; [2021-06-30]
    Keywords : Sustainability; fund manager; investment process; equity fund; pension fund; profitability; ESG; SRI; SDGs; Paris Agreement.;

    Abstract : 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