In the press
The latest coverage of the Swedish House of Finance in the press, including video, radio, and print media.
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The banks' business lending is facing new competition
2024-09-27 • Swedish • FinansWatch
"The banks have always had a fantastic source of funding in their deposits, but that advantage is shrinking over time," says SHoFs' Bo Becker about the intensifying competition for corporate lending.
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Bo Becker—Experts: US Bankruptcy Protection Could Save Northvolt
2024-09-20 • Swedish • Dagens Nyheter - DN.se
Bo Becker, director of the Swedish House of Finance, told Dagens Nyheter that the U.S. has the most effective bankruptcy process as its Chapter 11 legislation allows businesses that can still thrive...
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Bo Becker- Intense negotiations about Northvolt's future: "Until the end of the month"
2024-09-19 • Swedish • Dagens Nyheter - DN.se
Så sent som i januari beviljades Northvolt ett lånepaket i mångmiljardklassen. Då beskrevs det av vd Peter Carlsson som en ”en milstolpe i ... har sedan uppmanats att rösta om Northvolts senaste...
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Bo Becker- Who'll save Northvolt?
2024-09-19 • International • Sifted
Northvolt — a poster child of European climate tech which has raised €11bn since it was founded in 2016 — has hit troubled waters in recent ... it’s not that easy to do, Bo Becker, head of the finance...
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Roine Vestman- After the inflation shock: This is what the Swedes' economy looks like today
2024-09-18 • Swedish • Sveriges Radio
In the fall of 2022, inflation was around 10 percent, and two years ago, the Riksbank increased the key interest rate by a full percentage point.What do Swedes' personal finances look like today, now...
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Mariassunta Giannetti- Nvidia seals a market regime change
2024-08-29 • International • Financial Times
A paper by SHoF’s Mariassunta Giannetti, University of Lugano’s Francesco Franzoni, and BI Norwegian Business School’s Roberto Tubaldi, was referenced in a Financial Times column. The paper argues...
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Paolo Sodini- When markets crash, action might be key
2024-08-08 • Swedish • Svenska Dagbladet
Not acting when the stock market crashes can be the wrong strategy, according to Paolo Sodini, a researcher at the Swedish House of Finance and professor of financial economics at the Stockholm School...
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Anders Anderson- Billion record for Wallenberg's power company: "A little bit compared to Apple"
2024-07-16 • Swedish • ETC Göteborg
Wallenberg's powerful company Investor is worth more than SEK 900 billion for the first time. It consolidates the power of both the company and the owners in the Swedish economy, says financial...
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SHoF Director Bo Becker pays tribute to Michael Jensen, the pioneer behind modern "shareholder value" and the concept of Alpha.
2024-06-10 • Swedish • Affärsvärlden
Jensen's groundbreaking research introduced "Jensen's alpha," a key measure of portfolio performance, demonstrating that most mutual funds underperform the market after fees. This insight fueled the...
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Roine Vestman- The Riksbank receives criticism - unclear information
2024-05-28 • Swedish • Dagens industri
The Riksbank's interest rate shock in 2023 – from 2.50 to 4.00 percent in key interest rate – is described as "well-balanced" monetary policy decisions, according to an evaluation. But communication...
