Essays about: "financial analysts"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 87 essays containing the words financial analysts.

1. 1. Green Numbers in Grey Areas: A study on what methods credit analysts use to integrate incomplete ESG data in the credit rating process

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Erik Voss-Schrader; Gustav Ryhre; [2024]
   Keywords : Credit; Debt; Rating; ESG; Epistemic;

   Abstract : In response to the urgent need to address global warming, this study investigates the efforts of two credit rating agencies (CRAs), Aries and Orion, to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their financial analyses amidst challenges posed by inconsistent and unstandardized data. Based on interviews with nine CRA representatives and Knorr Cetina's theory of epistemic cultures, the present study reveals the difficulties faced by the CRAs with directly linking ESG factors to credit ratings. READ MORE

3. 2. Coverage initiations : an exploratory casestudy

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Lina Ek; Maria Karlsson Osipova; [2023]
   Keywords : Commissioned equity research; Initiation report; Event study; Abnormal return; Trading volume; Uppdragsanalys; Initieringsrapport; Eventstudie; Abnormal avkastning; Handelsvolym;

   Abstract : This master thesis is exploring the influence of coverage initiation reports issued by commissioned equity research analysts on stock prices and trading volumes. Equity research actors, with their expertise and skill, are providing the market with valuable information and filling the knowledge gaps that investors may have. READ MORE

4. 3. A shortcut to success or a detour out of habit?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Frida Krüeger; Isabelle Insulander; [2023]
   Keywords : overwork; motivation; socialization; junior professionals; finance;

   Abstract : This paper explores the professional experiences of junior analysts at nine different investment banks in Stockholm to study the causes of overwork within the investment banking sector. Through the use of a qualitative research method where ten junior analysts were interviewed, we discover that implicit rules embedded in the environment of the investment banks inform the perception of overwork as a short-term sacrifice operating as an effective tool in achieving long-term professional and financial success. READ MORE

5. 4. Is the Swedish Equity Analyst Just an ESG Salesperson?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Smilla Eliasson; Filip Thorsell; [2023]
   Keywords : Environmental Social Governance; ESG Disclosure; Sell-side Analysts; Stakeholder Theory; Legitimacy Theory;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to understand if Swedish sell-side equity analysts evaluate firms' ESG performance and whether they recognize ESG performance as a factor that creates firm value. Data is collected for Swedish companies currently listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (Mic: XSTO) for the years 2008-2022. READ MORE

6. 5. Predicting Equity Fund Returns: The Impact of the Momentum-Factor on Performance

   University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Pontus Hovberger; Hugo Brunlid; [2023]
   Keywords : Equity Funds; Value; Growth; Momentum; Carhart Four-Factor Model; Multifactor Model; Momentum Crashes; Aktiefonder; Värdeaktier; Tillväxtaktier; Momentum; Carhart Four-Factor Model; Multifaktormodell; Momentumkrascher;

   Abstract : Momentum has been a persistent and robust factor in explaining excess future returns, generating great interest from investors and financial analysts. Following the financial crisis of 2008 and the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been instances of significant momentum crashes. READ MORE