Essays about: "funds and flows"

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1. 1. Market Value Implications of Increasing Passive Investing

   University essay from

   Author : Andreas Gegerfelt; Elsa Olsson; [2023-07-07]
   Keywords : Passive investing; passive investment bubble; active investing; price-to-earnings ratio; Swedish equity market;

   Abstract : This study examines if recent years’ popularity and large inflow of money to passive index funds have led to inflated prices in the Swedish equity market. The problem was investigated by studying the net fund flows to passive funds and comparing them to active funds over time to measure to what extent they affect the market price-to-earnings ratio. READ MORE

3. 2. The Journey of Discovering the European Landscape of Passive Index Investing: A Cross-Country Horse Race

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Filippa Hegardt; Gaurav Yashvardhan; [2023]
   Keywords : Passive Investing; Index Funds; Market Index; Sustainability; Europe;

   Abstract : The European financial markets have witnessed two erupting trends in the last decade: passive index investing and sustainable investing. This research builds a unique data set that maps out the capital flows toward passive index investments over the last decade for six European countries. READ MORE

4. 3. Fragile Market: The impact of mutual funds on the corporate bond market

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Noah Tvelin; [2023]
   Keywords : Corporate Bonds; Mutual Funds; Fire Sale; Liquidity; Covid-19;

   Abstract : This master's thesis investigates whether mutual funds can induce fire sales on the Swedish corporate bond market between August 2019 and August 2020 to determine whether mutual funds aggravated the COVID-19 crash, and if their solution to temporarily freeze withdrawals were a viable remedy. Moreover, the thesis addresses this question using a panel-data framework that includes mutual fund-specific variables, control variables suggested by previous literature, entity, and time-fixed effects, allowing the thesis to capture divergences between corporate bonds and months. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring the Issues with ESG assessments in Investment Decision-Making : Insights from the Swedish Fund Market

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

   Author : Victoria Engström Kindmark; Ellen Surtevall; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG assessment; ESG rating; issues; challenges; sustainable investing; investment decision; mutual funds; ESG-bedömning; ESG betyg; utmaningar; svårigheter; hållbara investeringar; investeringsbeslut; fonder;

   Abstract : Sustainable investing has seen a significant increase in the past years and is continuing to gain momentum with the constant rise of awareness and concern of the climate crisis. It is necessary for modern mutual fund companies to conduct ESG assessments as it provides a comprehensive understanding of a firm's sustainability performance, and identifies potential risks and opportunities which lay ground for investment decisions. READ MORE

6. 5. Run to the -sustainable- hills? An exploration of ESG fund flows in the US market in response to Flight-To-Safety periods

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jonathan Rolon Acevedo; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Finance; Fund Flows; Flight-To-Safety; Safe Haven Assets; ESG; VIX; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Funds flowing into Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Non-ESG, and Precious Metal funds (as a proxy to a safe haven asset) are analyzed for 440 such funds in the United States during Flight-To-Safety (FTS) episodes to determine if investors perceive safe-haven-like properties in ESG funds by shifting funds into this group. FTS episodes represent brief rotations of funds into safer assets to preserve capital during burst of market volatility. READ MORE