Essays about: "Socially Responsible Investment"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 63 essays containing the words Socially Responsible Investment.

1. 6. ESG and Risk-Adjusted Performance : A study on equity funds under Swedish management during the COVID-19 pandemic

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Clarissa Mao; Jawid Safa; [2022]
   Keywords : Socially responsible investment; ESG; Risk-adjusted performance; portfolio risk and standard deviation;

   Abstract : This research study examines the risk-adjusted performance and portfolio risk of 60 large cap equity funds - mutual funds - under Swedish management. These funds apply environmental, social and governance criteria in their investment strategies. READ MORE

3. 7. The Performance of Socially Responsible Investments : Are Swedish mutual funds forced to pay a price for doing good?

   University essay from Jönköping University

   Author : Gordon Molander; Carl Jönsson Asp; [2021]
   Keywords : SRI; ESG; Mutual Equity Funds; Conventional; Fund Performance; Portfolio Analysis;

   Abstract : The financial performance of Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) strategies is heavily debated in the modern age. Due to lack of evidence on Swedish SRI performance, Swedish investors are uncertain about placing their financial assets in these strategies as they are afraid expected to sacrifice their financial return for doing good. READ MORE

4. 8. By Vice or Virtue: Does it Pay Off to Sin During Market Downturns?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : William Sandell; Albin Lindgren; [2021]
   Keywords : Sin stocks; Socially responsible investing; Recession resistance; Alpha; Beta; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper investigates sin stock characteristics through relative return performance compared to the global market index MSCI World, defining stock defensiveness towards market movements (i.e. recession resistance) and abnormal amounts of excess returns. READ MORE

5. 9. Big Five Personality Traits andSustainable Investments : A survey study based on the Swedish private investors willingness to pay for ESG rating

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Amanda Björnström Hellbom; Erika Jigholm; [2021]
   Keywords : Big five taxonomy; Behavioral finance; Environmental; social and governance ESG ; Personality; Socially responsible investing SRI ; Willingness to pay WTP .;

   Abstract : This thesis contributes to the currently still sprawling literature on the force of sustainable investing together with the “Big Five” personality structure (Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism). By investigating which personality trait, based on the Big Five personality taxonomy, that was willing to exchange revenue for a higher ESG rating in a hypothetical investment fund, we were able to determine when private investors were willing to pay more for a more sustainable investment. READ MORE

6. 10. Private Equity Firms and ESG - Friends or Foes?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Emil Telander; William Ullbors; [2021]
   Keywords : private equity; ESG; socially responsible investing; environmental; social; governance; finance; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to study the effects of private equity ownership on sustainability performance in private equity backed companies. The paper initially makes an introductory explanation of the private equity business model and covers indications that the industry is facing rapid change within the ESG space. READ MORE