Essays about: "bank leverage"

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1. 1. Navigating Employee Job Satisfaction and Performance: An empirical study of FinTech adoption in a Finnish bank

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Saher Sakr; Maiju Viitanen; [2023]
   Keywords : financial technology; fintech; technology adoption; technology acceptance; technology resistance; technology implementation; employee satisfaction; employee performance; financial institutions; traditional financial institutions; banks; banking industry; finnish banks; op bank; digitalization; digital financing; innovation in banking; artificial intelligence; blockchain; robo-advising; peer-to-peer; internet-of-things; mobile banking; online banking; theory of reasoned action; technology acceptance model; unified theory of acceptance and use of technology; motivational model;

   Abstract : While FinTech is a relatively recent subject in academic literature, it is widely acknowledged as one of the most notable innovations within the financial industry. Despite the growing interest in FinTech, there is currently a lack of comprehensive understanding regarding the exact implications it will have on established financial institutions. READ MORE

3. 2. A Quantitative Framework for Constructing a Multi-Asset CTA with a Momentum-Based Approach

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datalogi

   Author : Rebecca Fällström; [2023]
   Keywords : Commodity trading advisors; CTA; trend-following; momentum strategies; risk parity; equally weighted; Markowitz weights; optimization;

   Abstract : Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) have gained popularity due to their abilities to generate an absolute return strategy. Little is known about how CTAs work and what variables are important to tune in order to create a profitable strategy. READ MORE

4. 3. Diving deep into the “E” of ESG – exploring the financial landscape of container shipping companies.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Jill Nitin Raval; [2023]
   Keywords : Shipping; stewardship; sustainable finance; sustainability-linked loans; ESG; Anthropocene risks; Ocean Economy;

   Abstract : The ocean economy is growing unprecedentedly, and container shipping is one of the key sectors at the heart of this growth. Shipping companies are among the largest ocean-based companies, and while they are committed to reducing their emissions, the sector remains plagued with many sustainability challenges. READ MORE

5. 4. Corporate Income Tax and Bank Leverage: Bank Leverage in the 2010s

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Cheng Chen; Rasmus Paulson; [2022]
   Keywords : corporate income tax; leverage; banks; debt bias; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper studies the impact of corporate income taxation on leverage ratios (debts as a share of total assets) in the banking sector across 102 countries for the period 2012-2021, aiming to replicate the 2013 IMF paper ‘Taxation, Bank Leverage, and Financial Crises’ by Keen, De Mooij and Orihara. With a sample of 5,829 banks, a system GMM is used, together with a fixed effects model to compare the two estimators and enable comparison with previous studies. READ MORE

6. 5. Smart Contracts, Insurtechs and the Future of Insurance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

   Author : John Scherrer; Abtin Salahshor; [2020]
   Keywords : Smart contracts; Blockchain; Insurance; Insurtech; Diffusion theory; Adoption barriers; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The insurance industry is notoriously conservative and has seen comparably few technological improvements in the last fifty years. A wave of new technology- driven insurance firms, or insurtechs, is changing that. READ MORE