Sökning: "frontier markets"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 26 uppsatser innehållade orden frontier markets.

1. 11. Corruption and private equity activity: fear and loathing in emerging markets

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

   Författare :Patrick Schachtner; Hendrikus Jacobus Van Nes; [2016]
   Nyckelord :Corruption; Private equity; Emerging markets; Frontier markets;

   Sammanfattning : Analysing 69,518 private equity transactions worldwide, we find that higher perceived corruption levels negatively affect private equity activity, measured as aggregate investment value as well as number of transactions. Investors deliberating investing in a particular country shy away from potential ethical and practical conflicts. LÄS MER

3. 12. Home Biasness & International Diversification : Are The Benefits of International Diversification Starting to Deteriorate?

   Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet

   Författare :Love Mitteregger; [2016]
   Nyckelord :Financial Economics; International Diversification; Home Bias; Efficient Frontier; Finansiell Ekonomi; Internationell Diversifiering; Home Bias; Efficient Frontier;

   Sammanfattning : Is home biasness common among modern investors? To which extent do Swedish investors diversify their investments on an international level? Does home biasness negatively affect the investors performance? To answer these questions, correlation tests of various international indices ranging over four different time periods are conducted, in order to see if correlation between markets are stronger today than before, as stronger correlation would render diversification less useful. To enhance the study, the holdings of the top ten Swedish funds, measured in fund capital according to Morningstar, is reviewed, based on data collected per 2014-12-31 from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Agency (FI). LÄS MER

4. 13. Mean-Variance Portfolio Optimization : Challenging the role of traditional covariance estimation

   Master-uppsats, KTH/Industriell Marknadsföring och Entreprenörskap

   Författare :ZAKARIA MARAKBI; [2016]
   Nyckelord :portfolio allocation; mean-variance optimization; efficient frontier; covariance ma- trix; estimation error; optimization enigma; random matrix theory; shrinking; robust statistics;

   Sammanfattning : Ever since its introduction in 1952, the Mean-Variance (MV) portfolio selection theory has remained a centerpiece within the realm of e_cient asset allocation. However, in scienti_c circles, the theory has stirred controversy. LÄS MER

5. 14. Highway One to Nairobi

   C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Författare :Tobias Paulsson; Eric Åhlberg; [2016]
   Nyckelord :Company Development; Environmental Factors; Frontier Markets; Tech Companies; Foreign Investment;

   Sammanfattning : Frontier markets have had an increased impact on global economy in recent years. The high market growth rate has attracted investors with desire to seize opportunities for successful return on investments, from all over the world. LÄS MER

7. 15. The building of a value based chain : case study of a global, FSC- and Fairtrade certified sawn wood value chain

   Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Författare :Frida Magnusson; [2015]
   Nyckelord :Chile; collaborations; Fairtrade; forest products; FSC; functioning; sawn wood; structure; value based; value chain;

   Sammanfattning : The next frontier of value creation for businesses may lie in finding ways to combine economical, social and environmental sustainability to preserve and protect natural resources. Nowadays, incorporation of sustainability values in core operations is not only seen as a part of sustainable development, but also as a successful strategy for companies. LÄS MER