Essays about: "financial firms"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 1096 essays containing the words financial firms.

  1. 21. The Impact of ESG-Scores on Portfolio Performance - A quantitative study on sustainable investments.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Max Ehrnström; Yacob Nehmé; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : ESG investing; Abnormal returns; Sustainable investing and Financial performance;

    Abstract : This report examines the relationship between ESG-scores and portfolio returns using the Fama-French five-factor and Carhart four-factor models. The data is collected from Refinitiv (2023) between 2003 and 2021 and consists of firms listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ stock exchange. READ MORE

  3. 22. The valuation relevance of ESG score in the Nordic market - A study on the effect of ESG score on stock price and financial performance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ossian Malmberg; Daniel Skeppstedt; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between ESG score and ROA and ESG score and stock price. Furthermore, we investigate whether there exists an ESG premium and if this premium is fundamentally established in the firm. Our panel data sample consists of 73 Nordic firms with data between the years of 2015 – 2022. READ MORE

  4. 23. CAViaR and Cross-sectional quantile regression models to assess risk in S&P500 sectors

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Vladyslava Bab’yak; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Value-at-Risk; CAViaR; cross-sectional quantile regression; ; risk;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the performance of different models used in risk management to identify and control risks that may negatively impact company operations due to unpredictable events. More specifically, the object of this paper is the discussion of a cross-sectional quantile regression model (CSQR) and the CAViaR model, which is a time series quantile regression model. READ MORE

  5. 24. Cash Holdings, Secured Debt and Collateral

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Wihlborg; Philip Dahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate Cash Holdings; Secured Debt; Unencumbered Tangibility; Precautionary Motive; Financial Constraints; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the relationship between unencumbered tangibility and cash holdings, and to evaluate if corporations consider them to be substitutable variables of corporate liquidity. The study relies on a panel data set and then employs a firm fixed effect regression model to estimate the strength and direction of the relationship of interest. READ MORE

  6. 25. Textual Attributes of Integrated Reports and Economic Benefits: Evidence from a voluntary setting

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

    Author : Tilde Emilsson; Ebba Kjellberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Integrated Reporting; Textual Attributes; Voluntary Disclosures; IIRF;

    Abstract : This paper examines the economic benefits associated with textual attributes of Integrated Reports. Integrated Reporting is a corporate disclosure combining financial and non-financial information, and has since 2010 been mandatory for firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. READ MORE