Essays about: "financial crisis uk"

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1. 1. Did Private Equity-Backed Firms Outperform Operationally During Covid-19?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Boris Bojovic; Marvin Stenersen; [2023]
   Keywords : Private equity; Covid-19; Operational improvements; PE-backed;

   Abstract : Do private equity (PE) backed companies perform better operationally in a non-financial crisis? By analyzing PE-backed firms in the UK during Covid-19 using fixed effects difference-in-differences, our findings suggest that private equity-backed companies' performance decreased significantly more at the onset of the crisis and increased their leverage but recovered faster both with greater magnitude and significance. PE-backed companies thus seem to handle an operationally-sided crisis better over time but are more exposed to them initially. READ MORE

3. 2. The Effect of Economic Policy Uncertainty on Swedish Exports during the 2008 Financial Crisis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Andrea Wigert; [2023]
   Keywords : Financial Crisis; Economic Policy Uncertainty; Sweden; Germany; the UK; the Netherlands; Exports; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to answer the research question: To what extent was the increased Economic Policy Uncertainty during the Financial Crisis associated with the decline in Swedish exports from January 2007 to January 2010? During the 2008 Financial Crisis, Swedish trade fell by ten percentage points, slightly more than the world average. The thesis aims to investigate whether the increased EPU at the time affected the decreased exports. READ MORE

4. 3. Defined Benefit Obligations - A Quantitative Study of the Managerial Opportunism within the Accounting of Defined Benefit Obligations

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Anders Dahnér; Martin Hallgren; [2019-08-08]
   Keywords : Defined benefit pension plans; Defined benefit obligations; DBO; DBP; Discount rate incentives; Managerial opportunism; Managerial Discretion; IAS 19; Accounting for pension obligations; Opportunistic accounting choices;

   Abstract : In the aftermath of the financial crisis in 2008 the rates on corporate- and government bonds began to diverge (Runesson et al., 2018). The increased differences in bond rates had a large effect on the Swedish firms. READ MORE

5. 4. Debt Funds : Alternative Financing on the Swedish Real Estate Market

   University essay from KTH/Bank och finans

   Author : Victor Holmen; Linus Svensson; [2019]
   Keywords : Debt funds; Real Estate; Alternative financing options; Swedish Real Estate Market; Skuldfonder; Fastigheter; Alternativa Finansieringslösningar; Svenska Fastighetsmarknaden;

   Abstract : Banks have become increasingly restrictive in their lending towards real estate, a development that is expected to continue due to further regulations, such as the Basel framework, and the emergence of new alternative financing options. As described by interview respondents, companies have shown an increased preference for a mix of capital sources following the financial crisis of 2008, which has led to an increase in demand on the capital and alternative markets. READ MORE

6. 5. What determines CEO compensation in retail banks? : A comparative study in Sweden and the UK following the financial crisis

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Didrik Peterzén; Anja Davidsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Corporate governance; CEO compensation; Financial Crisis; Retail banks.;

   Abstract : Abstract Background: Following the financial crisis in 2008, a debate concerning excessive compensation of CEOs in retail banks arose. Previous studies have examined the association between CEO compensation and different factors namely, firm performance, board characteristics and firm size. READ MORE