Essays about: "role of banks in society"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 essays containing the words role of banks in society.

  1. 11. The business of business is the common good : not-for-profit business and the transition to a sustainable society

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Emma Bergeling; [2021]
    Keywords : not-for-profit business; post-growth economy; sustainable business; sustainability; social enterprises;

    Abstract : New economic theories that seek compatibility with human needs and our planet’s finite resources are emerging within different academic disciplines. For one, there is a growing body of literature considering alternatives to economic growth as potential solutions to the ongoing sustainability crises. READ MORE

  3. 12. Option Pricing using Artificial Neural Networks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Beräkningsbiologi och biologisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Jan Müller; [2021]
    Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Neural networks have an increasingly important role in the financial market, by offering a solution to stationarity and non-linearity whilst also providing robustness and predictive power. Options and option pricing are a fundamental area of interest in the daily activities of investment banks, hedge funds and trading firms in the financial market. READ MORE

  4. 13. A study on dynamics of green financing : A qualitative analysis of supply and demand on green products and future opportunities

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

    Author : Julie Salicath Aasen; Emma Eichhardt; Olivia Steen; [2020]
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    Abstract : Global warming and an increased focus on sustainability has grown in society and in various industries. This study takes an approach in the role of the financial industry with a focus on sustainability from a supply and demand perspective in the Scandinavian banking market. READ MORE

  5. 14. Bankmarknadens praktiska hållbarhetsarbete : en fallstudie på tre banker inom den svenska banksektorn

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Stina Sköld; Edward Svensson; [2019]
    Keywords : hållbar utveckling; bank; transparens; intressenter; hållbara investeringar; risker; miljö; Corporate branding; legitimitet; regelverk;

    Abstract : Klimatförändringarna påverkar oss alla och genom att citera Ban Ki-Moon: “Vi är den första generationen som kan utrota fattigdomen och den sista som kan bekämpa klimatförändringar” (Lunds Universitet, 2018) kan vi sammanfatta det som att drastiska förändringar behöver ske för vårt sätt att leva. I annat fall kommer miljön skadas ännu mer vilket kommer få konsekvenser. READ MORE

  6. 15. Cash is [no longer] king: is an e-krona the answer? : - a de lege ferenda investigation of the Swedish Riksbank's issuing mandate and other legal callenges in relation to economic effects on the payment market

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten; Linköpings universitet/Affärsrätt

    Author : Arnela Imamovic; [2019]
    Keywords : E-crown; e-crown project; central bank digital currency; money; cash; banknotes and coins; physical money; tangibles; currency; legal tender; the Swedish Riksbank Act; commercial bank money; digital money; the Swedish Riksbank; central bank; commercial bank; bank; banking law; law; jurisprudence; monetary policy; safe and efficient payment system; cash-provision; economy; the payment system; digitalization; development of society; fractional reserve banking; bank run; zero lower bound; E-krona; e-kronaprojekt; digital centralbankspeng; pengar; kontanter; sedlar och mynt; fysiska pengar; valuta; lagliga betalningsmedel; affärsbankspengar; digitala pengar; Riksbanken; centralbank; affärsbank; bank; bankrätt; juridik; Lag 1988:1385 om Sveriges riksbank; penningpolitik; säkert och effektivt betalningsväsende; kontantförsörjning; ekonomi; betalningssystemet; digitalisering; samhällsutveckling; fractional reserve banking; bankrusning; zero lower bound;

    Abstract : For the past decades, the Swedish public’s payment habits have changed, where the majority of the public has abandoned the old way of making payments, using cash, and instead opted for more modern payment solutions, digital money. The difference between cash and digital money is that cash is physical and only issued by the Riksbank, whereas digital money is created by and stored on accounts at commercial banks. READ MORE