Sökning: "Financial instability"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 78 uppsatser innehållade orden Financial instability.

  1. 1. Beyond the Crisis: A Safe Haven Analysis : Empirical Insights into the Divergence of Gold and Bonds for Portfolio Hedging

    Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Författare :Anthony Baugi; Eugene Zhang; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Gold; Bonds; Safe Haven; Hedging; US Treasury; Volatility; Covid; Portfolio Theory; Asset Dynamics; Fiscal Policy; Monetary Policy; Financial Crisis; Asset Management; Risk Management; Portfolio Risk;

    Sammanfattning : Purpose: This thesis investigates the relationship concerning traditional safe haven assets, gold and US 10-year treasury bonds during periods of market instability, specifically during the economic concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. It assesses the hedging and safe haven properties of these assets and their dynamic nature throughout two periods of unconventional monetary and fiscal policy measures by the Federal Reserve & US Congress respectively. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Do Swedish fund managers create value? A study on the skill of fund managers of actively managed Swedish funds

    C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Författare :Charlie Blidén; Christoffer Wielbass; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Managerial Skill; Mutual Funds; Value Added; Crisis and No-Crisis; Green and Brown Funds;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the performance and skill of fund managers in the Swedish mutual fund industry, challenging the traditional view that actively managed funds underperform the market. Utilizing a novel approach, the study defines skill as 'realized value added', which incorporates gross alpha and assets under management. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Correlation and causality between the S&P 500 and Bitcoin: A comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Författare :Jalmar Andersson; Kevin Fankl; [2023-06-29]
    Nyckelord :S P 500; Bitcoin; Cryptocurrency; Pearson s correlation coefficient; Granger causality test; Covid-19; Stock market;

    Sammanfattning : This undergraduate dissertation examines the correlation and causality between the S&P 500 and Bitcoin, both prior to and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this research is to offer novel perspectives on the interaction between these two financial instruments during the unprecedented economic instability triggered by the pandemic and to assess how their association has evolved throughout this time. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Ekonomiska risker med ägarlägenheter : Ägarlägenheter, en möjlighet under ekonomisk nedgång?

    Kandidat-uppsats, KTH/Lantmäteri – fastighetsvetenskap och geodesi

    Författare :Sarah Creutzer; Clara Lönnheim; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Condominium Ownership; Financial Risk; Profitability; Recession; Ägarlägenhet; Ekonomisk risk; Lönsamhet; Ekonomisk nedgång;

    Sammanfattning : Ägarlägenheter är en upplåtelseform som bygger på tredimensionell fastighetsindelning. Denmöjliggjordes i svensk lagstiftning år 2009 med syftet att bidra till en mångfaldig bostadsmarknad,samt erbjuda fastighetsägaren större frihet att förfoga över den egna bostaden. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Private Equity: The Secret Sauce for Pandemic-Proof Performance or Just Another Quarantine Regret? How PE-backed companies performed during COVID-19 pandemic compared to non-PE-backed companies

    C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Författare :Anna Muizniece; Gabriela Lenerte; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Private equity; COVID-19 crisis; Capital investment; Financial crisis; Financial fragility;

    Sammanfattning : This study utilizes a dataset comprising 99 private equity-backed firms and 317 non-private equity-backed firms in Sweden to investigate whether private equity-backed firms were more resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to similar firms using difference-in-differences method. Our findings indicate that private equity-backed firms experienced a significant increase in investment, credit, and equity inflows, and exhibited better operational performance when compared to similar firms in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. LÄS MER