Essays about: "financial skill"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words financial skill.

1. 1. Do Swedish fund managers create value? A study on the skill of fund managers of actively managed Swedish funds

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

   Author : Charlie Blidén; Christoffer Wielbass; [2024]
   Keywords : Managerial Skill; Mutual Funds; Value Added; Crisis and No-Crisis; Green and Brown Funds;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the performance and skill of fund managers in the Swedish mutual fund industry, challenging the traditional view that actively managed funds underperform the market. Utilizing a novel approach, the study defines skill as 'realized value added', which incorporates gross alpha and assets under management. READ MORE

3. 2. The illiquidity exposure factor: An overlooked driver of mutual fund performance

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Jakob Häger; Tim Hansson; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Illiquidity; liquidity; mutual funds; fund performance; factor models; alpha;

   Abstract : This paper examines if Swedish-focused mutual funds with more illiquid holdings produce higher alpha. By extending the classic Fama and French five-factor model, we pinpoint the effect of illiquidity in underlying holdings on mutual fund alpha generation through a two-step regression model with data between 2019-2022. READ MORE

4. 3. The Moderating Role of Employee Skill on the Relationship between R&D Intensity and Firm Performance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Devansh Sharma; Wanni Arachchige Ishan Asiri Kumara; [2023]
   Keywords : Research Development; Return on Assets; Market Capitalization; Employee Training; Employee Productivity; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the moderating effect of employee skill, as measured by employee productivity and training, on the relationship between R&D spending, measured as R&D intensity, and firm performance, measured as ROA, for the accounting-based standard, and market capitalization, for the market-based standard. The study employs a hierarchical Pooled OLS logistic regression and a Fixed Effects regression model, to account for the structure of the panel data. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. Evaluating the Effect of Meta-Labeling on Equity Market Neutral Strategy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

   Author : Niclas Wölner-Hanssen; [2023]
   Keywords : Meta-Labeling; Probabilistic Sharpe Ratio; Equity Market Neutral; Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to construct an Equity Market Neutral (EMN) strategy framework to predict intraday excess returns of stocks within the S&P 500 index by utilizing machine learning techniques proposed by (López de Prado, 2018). The constructed EMN strategies within the framework utilizes techniques such as Stacked Single Feature Importance (SSFI), sample weighting, Probabilistic Sharpe Ratio (PSR), and meta-labeling. READ MORE