Essays about: "bonds 2015"

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  1. 16. Skogen som alternativ till privat pensionssparande

    University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

    Author : Andreas Werner; [2016]
    Keywords : avkastning; skogsfastighet; investering;

    Abstract : The possibilities of saving money for retirement in banks and insurance companies are plenty. Possibilities of making tax deductions for private retirement savings are from year 2016 gone, which leads common people to look for other ways of saving or invest their money. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Growth of the Swedish Corporate Bond Market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sofie Björhn; Sofie Johnsson; [2015-07-07]
    Keywords : Corporate bonds; Corporate bond market; Swedish corporate bond market; Financial market; Capital market; Credit market; Regulations; Basel Accords; CRD; Capital requirements directive; Central bank rate; Risk; High yield; Investment grade; GDP; Market development; Financial Innovation; Financial crisis;

    Abstract : Abstract: Since the early 2000s the Swedish corporate bond market has experienced a significant growth. This study does, through a quantitative method, research and discuss the factors that are the main drivers of growth in the Swedish corporate bond market and how they are related. READ MORE

  4. 18. Time, organic bonds and silence, a different perspective on a western musical tradition

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : João Pedro Miguel; [2015-06-24]
    Keywords : Japanese aesthetics; music cognition; music composition; music interpretation; music perception; music psychology; orchestral conducting; organic structures; Zen Buddhism;

    Abstract : My investigation explores how a set of Japanese aesthetical conceptions related to Zen Buddhism could influence my perspective about musical interpretation and composition within a Western Art Music context, classical as well contemporary. The first part of the thesis aims at identifying a different art functionalism caused by the analysis of some influences of Japanese thoughts on Western perception of Nature and of physical phenomena, such as time and space. READ MORE

  5. 19. Safe Haven Assets - A long-term and short-term analysis of commodities, currencies and bonds

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Daniel Hniopek; Ilya Kiselev; [2015]
    Keywords : Safe Haven Assets; VAR-GARCH; Stock Market Shocks; Contractions; Bear Markets;

    Abstract : This paper examines a broad range of assets including commodities, currencies and bonds, to test whether they could be classified as safe haven assets, that is, assets which are uncorrelated or negatively correlated with stocks during crisis periods. Using two different methodologies - a VAR-GARCH study focusing on the correlation between the tested assets and stocks, and a negative shock analysis focusing on the performance before and after shocks to the stock market - we find evidence of potential safe haven assets in all tested asset classes. READ MORE

  6. 20. Commodities as a Diversification Instrument: Implications of the Commodity Financialization

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Elin Lundström; Kevin Visvanathar; [2015]
    Keywords : Commodities; Index investment; Diversification; Financialization;

    Abstract : This study examines if potential diversification benefits from adding non- energy commodity indices to a portfolio consisting of stocks and bonds have changed over time. This is examined for two types of investors: one that aims to maximize the risk-adjusted return and one who seeks to minimize the portfolio risk. READ MORE