Essays about: "global equity funds"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words global equity funds.

1. 1. The Sustainable Era - The Excess Return on Swedish Sustainable Global Equity Funds

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Kristoffer Holmgren; Måns Hurtigh; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : Fama-French; ESG; Morningstar; Morningstar Globe Rating; funds; global equity funds; sustainability; excess return;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the relationship between the performance of Swedish global equity funds and the level of sustainability, as measured by the Morningstar Globe Rating, using a Fama-French six-factor model, globe rating categories, and time effects. Treating the Morningstar Globe Rating as a time-invariant variable, a sample of 80 Swedish global equity funds are divided into two sustainability groups, ‘Low’ and ‘High’, grouping funds with 1-3 globes into a reference group. READ MORE

3. 2. A Life Cycle Assessment on the Biodiversity impact of SDG equity funds

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Nils Hendriks; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG; SDG; Sustainable Development Goals; LCA; Life Cycle Assessment; annual species loss; biodiversity; equity funds;

   Abstract : Sustainability, a multidimensional concept, consist of various environmental, social, and economic factors. Its fundamental principle is to fulfill the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. READ MORE

4. 3. Exit vs. Voice

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Marcus Abbestam; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Active ownership; Divestment; Risk-adjusted performance; Funds; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between fund performance and the choice of strategy when an invested asset is reclassified to a fund’s exclusion’s list. The two choices of strategy are divesting the asset or using active ownership methodology by communicating with the asset. READ MORE

5. 4. Performance of Swedish sustainable equity funds during Covid-19 : a comparative study on sustainable and conventional equity funds

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Olle Andersson; [2021]
   Keywords : sustainable funds; sustainable investments; Covid-19; risk-adjusted return; investments; environmental; social; governance; sustainability;

   Abstract : The interest for sustainable equity funds has increased globally and especially in Sweden the last years. The Swedish and Scandinavian fund markets have grown to be seen as frontrunners for sustainable investments. READ MORE

6. 5. Amaranten: a flower worth picking? - a case study on NREP's SEK 1.5 billion acquisition of Hotel Amaranten in the midst of a global pandemic

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Joshua Zippis; Antonio Melani; [2021]
   Keywords : Covid-19; Hotel acquisition; Real estate asset; Transaction process; Valuation analysis;

   Abstract : The thesis analyses the underlying rationales behind the decision of the Real Estate Private Equity firm NREP to acquire Amaranten from Nordic Choice Hotels and the market environment under which the acquisition took place. The Swedish hotel market has during the last decade experienced a record strong growth, and all-time high occupancy rates. READ MORE