In this paper, we examine a 30-year period to find whether vice (defined as operations in the alcohol, tobacco, gambling, adult services, and weapons and defense industries) plays a role in determining returns of individual ...

There is a lack of uniformity throughout the literature regarding the effects of socially responsible investing. By implementing a Fama-MacBeth style regression with the Fama French three factors and the momentum factor, ...

This thesis explores the Swedish interbank-market, with empirical material from a sample bank, by conducting a qualitative interview as well as modelling probabilities of defaults in the sample bank bond portfolio. From ...

This paper aims to explain why the few issuers of preferred stock in Sweden have chosen to issue this historically unpopular instrument. We examine characteristics of the issuers of preferred stock related to two possible ...

This thesis investigates if investing in a sustainable index yields higher risk-adjusted returns than investing in an ordinary index. Return data from the Swedish stock index OMXS30 was collected, spanning the period ...

Globalization causes domestic markets to become increasingly correlated, making it harder for investors to find instruments for diversification. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that has shown spectacular returns and drawn great ...

Bakgrund: Tryck från omvärlden har bidragit till ökat fokus hos banksektorn i fråga om mångfald och jämställdhet. Efterfrågan på information har lett till att publiceringen av hållbarhetsrapporter har eskalerat. Banker ...

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the four Swedish public pension funds AP1-4 contribute to the stability of the pension system by evaluating their mandate as formulated in the law. The thesis contributes ...

This thesis investigates the relationship between environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and firm performance on the Swedish stock market over the years 2013-2017. Using the traditional Carhart’s four-factor ...

The novelty, the rapid growth rate and the high volatility of cryptocurrencies have led to great uncertainty without any consensus on whether cryptocurrency is a medium of exchange or a speculative investment. This uncertainty ...