Essays about: "asset pricing"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 328 essays containing the words asset pricing.

1. 11. CARs In the Driver’s Seat: The Battle Between Capital and Stock Performance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Léo Fégeant; Alice Beer; [2023]
   Keywords : Capital Adequacy Ratio; Capital Requirements; Stock Returns; Basel-III; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : After the financial crisis of 2008, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision created the latest Accord for capital requirements: The Basel III Accord. Basel III set higher requirements for both quantity and quality of capital, with the aim to mitigate systemic risk. READ MORE

3. 12. Asset Pricing in Different Periods of Stock Market Volatility : The Varied Effectiveness of Carhart's Four-Factor Model in the Swedish Market

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Robin Munkhammar; Svensson Hampus; [2023]
   Keywords : Capital Asset Pricing Models; Carhart Four-Factor Model; Swedish Stock Market Volatility;

   Abstract : Investing in the Swedish stock market has over time proven to be an effective way to increase wealth. Nationally speaking, Sweden’s population is also one of the best in the world at investing their savings. Four out of five swedes invest at least some part of their private savings into mutual funds which approximately amounts to 8. READ MORE

4. 13. Revisiting the Idiosyncratic Volatility Puzzle and MAX Effect in European Equity Markets

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : David Böckling; Jurgis Druktenis; [2023]
   Keywords : Idiosyncratic volatility; Fama-French three-factor model; MAX effect; European equity markets; Asset pricing anomalies;

   Abstract : In light of traditional financial theory's argument that firm-specific risk should not impact future returns, the findings of the Idiosyncratic Volatility (IVOL) puzzle, as well as the Maximum Daily Returns (MAX) effect, have sparked a vibrant academic debate. Using data from January, 1993, to December, 2022, this paper presents European aggregate and country-level evidence at the intersection between the two asset pricing anomalies. READ MORE

5. 14. Financing the Nordic Energy Transition: An Empirical Analysis of Leverage, Pricing and Return Expectations in Renewable Energy Transactions

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Franziska Grünthaner; [2023]
   Keywords : Buyouts; Leverage; Valuation; Renewable Energy; Infrastructure Investment;

   Abstract : This study examines whether leverage and pricing in transactions of renewable energy infrastructure assets are impacted by the same factors that have been found to determine financial structures in buyout transactions. It primarily draws on a proprietary data set of 261 wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) transactions in the Nordics between 2011 and 2023 and explores the effect of acquirer-, asset-, and industry-specific characteristics as well as time-varying variables on leverage, pricing and return expectations. READ MORE

6. 15. Sustainable investing in the Nordics : A comparative analysis of ESG portfolios

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Linus Gustavsson; Marcus Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG rating; ESG investing; Factor investing; Nordic ESG financial performance; sustainable finance;

   Abstract : Sustainability has become a pressing global issue due to environmental and social challenges caused by human activity which has led to a rise in sustainable investing, including ESG investing. Research on financial performance and sustainable investing have not only showed mixed results, but they are also generally conducted in greater markets such as the US, Europe, and Asia-pacific markets. READ MORE