Research in the spotlight
Explore the latest research from the Swedish House of Finance.
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Women in P/E meet at the Swedish House of Finance
2016-08-15
Recruiting and retaining women has been an issue for the Private Equity-industry for a long time. On 8 June the network Women in P/E met at a breakfast meeting at the Swedish House of Finance to share...
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Leading international academics meet in Stockholm to debate corporate governance research
2016-06-15
International academics from the world’s leading universities arrived in Stockholm on June 10 to take part in the 2016 Global Corporate Governance Colloquia (GCGC) conference.
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Climate Risks and Market Efficiency
2016-06-15
Do markets price in climate risks brought on by climate change? That was the question on 18 May when Harrison Hong, Professor of Finance and Economics at Princeton University and Frédéric Samama,...
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Why have compensation levels in Finance risen so much?
2016-06-14
On May 24, Professor Per Strömberg presented the paper ”Since you’re so rich, you must be really smart”: Talent and the Finance Wage Premium at an SNS / SIFR Finanspanel. Sean Cory from Oliver Wyman...
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Sustainability and the financial system
2016-06-09
Harrison Hong, Professor of Finance and Economics at Princeton University and member of the Swedish House of Finance Scientific Advisory Board recently visited Stockholm. He is currently researching...
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Congratulations to our new professor and two new honorary doctors
2016-05-24
On May 21 at Stockholm School of Economics Installation and Conferment Ceremony in the City Hall, Paolo Sodini was installed as new Professor.
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Thumbs up for IFRS, says financial analysts
2016-05-17
IFRS has been a change mostly for the good – at least in the view of financial analysts. That was the conclusion at a seminar arranged by the Swedish House of Finance on April 25.
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The Job Market – or the rite of passage for a PhD student
2016-04-26
Every year in January, each year in a different US city, a very special process for PhD students in Finance is taking place, called the Job Market. PhD students looking for jobs and faculties in...
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How much capital do banks need?
2016-04-26
Swedish banks are well capitalized, in an international perspective but there can still be improvements. That was the agreement of the panelists at a SIFR / SNS Finanspanel on March 9.
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Lively discussions on active shareholder engagement
2016-04-01
”We need to realise the potential we have to influence as owners of companies.” Colin Melvin is CEO of Hermes EOS, a company specializing in helping institutional share owners meeting their fiduciary...
