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1. Fundamental Indexation Smart Beta Strategy on the Swedish Market- Enhancing risk-adjusted performance with Fundamental Indexation
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Smart Beta strategies’ ability to combine the benefits of active- and passive investing has caught the attention of the Asset Management industry – propelling a surge in new Smart Beta products. These strategies offer a novel approach to factor investing by not weighting assets according to the typical cap-weighting scheme, instead applying weighting methods such as fundamental indexation, yielding a new dimension to factor-oriented strategies. READ MORE
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2. Performance of Small- and Large-cap stock portfolios- The importance of market anomalies across business cycles
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This Master´s thesis investigated the importance of the market anomalies size (market capitalization), value (Book-to-Market ratio) and momentum (lagged short-term momentum) for equity returns of small- and large-cap composite stock portfolios. The study focused on two contrasting stock markets (NASDAQ OMX and NYSE) across domestic business cycles over the time-period 2006 to 2021. READ MORE
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3. “Smart Money” in a bear market? : Swedish active equity mutual funds’ ability to add value towards investors in the bear market Q1 2020
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : It is well-established by an abundance of previous empirical work presenting evidence that the average active equity mutual fund manager underperforms their benchmark net of expenses persistently over longer time-horizons. Active fund managers have the possibility to invest smart by forecasting the market and change their exposure to the market in regard of macroeconomic events to protect their portfolios violating the theory of an efficient market. READ MORE
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4. Asset and Liability Management: Optimization using Least-Squares Monte Carlo
University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistikAbstract : This thesis aims to examine an efficient asset and liability management method under Solvency II regulations, and to find an optimization framework that takes complex interactions between assets and liabilities into account. The investigated approach consists of a least-squares Monte Carlo method, where least-squares regression is used to obtain a proxy function for future net asset values. READ MORE
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5. Discounts in closed-end investment trusts, a source of abnormal returns?: A study on the British market 2000-2009
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : We investigate if the ratio of net asset value to market value (discount if market value is lower than net asset value, premium if market value is higher than net asset value) is a factor driving abnormal returns in British investment trusts companies (ITC). We control for other factors commonly thought to predict returns above the Capital Asset Pricing Model but still find the size of the contribution from a discount on abnormal returns to be quite substantial. READ MORE
