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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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...
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Bo Becker- Small businesses suffer when bank branches close
2024-05-24 • Swedish • Dagens industri
A research report shows that Swedish small businesses suffer when the big banks close offices in rural areas. "The results are clear, without personal contacts it becomes more difficult for many...
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Roine Vestman and co-authors: The Riksbank raised discretion
2024-05-21 • Swedish • Dagens industri
The evaluation report on Sweden's monetary policy notes that the monetary policy last year was well balanced, during an eventful year with a good final result. However, the Riksbank's communication...
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Alexander Ljungqvist- Why the stockmarket is disappearing
2024-04-18 • International • The Economist
More companies are opting to stay private, impacting the size of stock markets. SHoF Alexander Ljungqvist and Joacim Tåg say this trend may weaken support for business-friendly policies as fewer...
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Paolo Sodini awarded new professorship in finance
2024-04-16 • Swedish • Unknown
The Stockholm School of Economics is establishing a new professorship in Finance, the 25th Anniversary Professor of Finance, to be held by Professor Paolo Sodini. The new chair is made possible by a...
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Prof. Mariassunta Giannetti on supply chains, market power, inflation and liquidity reallocation
2024-04-14 • International • youtube
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof Mariassunta Giannetti is a professor of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics; she is also a CEPR research fellow in the financial economics program and a...
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SSE Professor Alexander Ljungqvist receives grant from the ERC
2024-04-12 • Swedish • Stockholm School of Economics
Professor Alexander Ljungqvist has been awarded the prestigious Advanced Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) as part of its flagship Horizon Europe program. He is the first researcher at SSE...
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SvD: EQT and Nordic ready to leave Sweden
2024-04-04 • Swedish • Svenska Dagbladet
Venture capital giant EQT is considering London. Nordic Capital has been discussing Spain since last autumn. The Tax Agency's assessment of 70 venture capitalists by 1.6 billion has led to concrete...
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How to Make Cryptocurrencies More Stable
2024-04-04 • International • The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Pegging the value of stablecoins to traditional currencies sounds good, but in practice it doesn’t always work.
