Essays about: "emerging market funds"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words emerging market funds.
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1. The Untapped Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa: A case study of the development of private capital and its impact on the last frontier of growth
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : As the market is starting to see an increase in private capital investments in sub-Saharan Africa, questions have been raised as to what has changed from the perspective of investors when it comes to investing in a market that has traditionally been underfunded. Through a case study analysing the risks, challenges, and opportunities of investing in sub-Saharan Africa, we attempt to analyse the reasons for traditional investor hesitancy and better map the risk and reward landscape as it is seen today. READ MORE
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2. Enhancing SMEs to Become More Sustainable
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have recently been identified as high contributors to social and environmental issues globally. Due to this, there has been a high demand for SMEs to become more sustainable, and as such many studies have researched the benefits that accrue to SMEs that implement sustainable practices: serving as a motivation for most SMEs. READ MORE
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3. The New Trade Union Model: A Strategic Action Field Approach to the Trade Union Organization of Umbrella Company Workers in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis analyses a new trade union model for umbrella company workers and the changes in the field of trade unions in Sweden. By conceptualizing trade unions as collective actors within strategic action fields I describe and explain how a small independent trade union and challenger in the field, Säljarnas Riksförbund, has managed to construct a new trade union model for umbrella company workers that differs from the traditional model used by the incumbent Unionen, the largest trade union in Sweden. READ MORE
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4. Skill, Scale and Investor Return in Established and Emerging Markets - An empirical study of equity mutual fund performance between markets with contrasting characteristics
University essay fromAbstract : In this report we empirically analyze the effects of returns to scale for equity mutual funds in the Nordic and Asian regions. We also investigate whether or not funds generate alpha (i.e., have skill). READ MORE
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5. Impact Investing in Venture Capital - Combining Impact with Financial Return: Case Study of Norrsken VC's Investment in Elypta
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how an impact venture capital fund defines and measures impact, incorporates impact assessment in the decision-making process, and mitigates the multitasking problem. We perform an in-depth case study of Norrsken VC and its investment in the early-stage start-up Elypta. READ MORE
