Essays about: "investment and corporate finance"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 48 essays containing the words investment and corporate finance.

1. 26. Environmental, Social and Governance Aspects Impact on Financial Performance : An event study on ESG improvement

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi; Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Economics, Finance and Statistics

   Author : Alexander Vigren; [2015]
   Keywords : ESG; Asset Manager; Sustainable Investment; Long-Term Investors; Event Study; Non-Parametric; Buy-and-Hold Abnormal Return;

   Abstract : During the past decade, corporate transparency has become a fundamental value and strong signifier in today’s business environment. Today, companies must reveal more Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) information about their operations than ever. READ MORE

3. 27. Corporate Governance: Growth and Investment. A Case of Selected Central and Eastern European Countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Corina Budianschi; Ljupco Kocarev; [2014]
   Keywords : Corporate; Finance; OLS; Econometrics; CEE; GDP; Investment; Corporate governance indicators; Privatization; Agency Theory; effectiveness; extensiveness; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The main purpose of this paper is to eliminate the gap between theory and practice about corporate governance in selected countries in Eastern and Central Europe, which have transitioned from a socialist to a market economy. Method: We collect the necessary data for 28 European Countries from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). READ MORE

4. 28. Investing Responsibly - Benefits for the Ethical Investor

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Robin Ringkvist; Emir Borovac; [2014]
   Keywords : Finance; ESG; CSR; Emerging markets; Portfolio evaluation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses whether Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can affect a company’s, and consequently a portfolio’s, stock market performance. The study presupposes the regular assumptions drawn from CAPM. READ MORE

5. 29. Credit Rating - An essential tool for SwedishReal Estate Companies on a growing CapitalMarket for Real Estate Bonds?

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Oscar Hägglund; Hampus Ållemark; [2014]
   Keywords : Capital market; corporate bonds; financial system; credit rating; real estate financing; shadow rating; investment grade; credit risk; Kapitalmarknaden; företagsobligationer; fastighetsobligationer; kreditvärdering; kreditrating; fastighetsfinansiering; skuggrating; investment grade; kreditrisk;

   Abstract : The capital market, with financial instruments such as corporate bonds, has over the last years emerged as an alternative financing source for Swedish real estate companies. A seemingly unexplored market which given the real estate companies the possibility to diversify their loan stock and limit their exposure towards the bank. READ MORE

6. 30. Allowance for Corporate Equity - A solution to the debt equity bias in Sweden?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Natasha Hillenius; [2014]
   Keywords : Allowance for Corporate Equity; ACE; Debt Equity Bias; Capital structure; Notional interest rate; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The debt equity bias refers to the discrimination between debt and equity finance. This discrimination is problematic since it distorts companies’ decisions and increases systemic risk. READ MORE