Research in the spotlight
Explore the latest research from the Swedish House of Finance.
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Material from the Swedish House of Finance FinTech Conference
2017-08-24
A two-day conference that brought together representatives from the finance industry, regulators, and leading academic scholars. The first day featured key-note presentations and panel discussions...
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Will Sweden be the first country to have its own national cryptocurrency?
2017-08-10
Do you want to understand what blockchain and cryptocurrencies are? Professor Campbell R. Harvey is one of four key note-speakers at the Swedish House of Finance FinTech conference 22 – 23 August....
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Anna Felländer om de senaste FinTech-trenderna
2017-08-09
Inför Swedish House of Finance FinTech-konferens 22 – 23 augusti tar vi tempen på branschen. Anna Felländer är Visiting Fellow på Swedish House of Finance och digitaliseringsexpert med uppdrag för...
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Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance
2017-07-28
On 9 – 10 June, Swedish House of Finance hosted a conference on the theme “Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance”. The conference examined aspects such as activism, takeovers, competition,...
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Assessing Sustainability in Nordic Companies
2017-07-27
This summer, as well as in previous summers, a team of graduate students is based in the offices of the Swedish House of Finance. They are working diligently throughout the summer, under the guidance...
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Good for shareholders, bad for consumers – the rise of common ownership
2017-07-09
Does the increase in popularity of index funds mean less competition and higher product prices? Martin C. Schmalz, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, believes it does. On 8 June, he...
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From Swedish House of Finance to the Riksbank – PhD Jieying Li’s new journey
2017-05-19
Congratulations Jieying Li, recent PhD graduate who just started her new job as Economist at the Financial Stability Department at the Riksbank.
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“Sweden has to assert itself more in the EU”
2017-05-15
The timetable is set. But the transition period into a new set of frameworks for cooperation between the UK and the EU is causing nervousness, both in London’s financial district and in Sweden.
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Fintech is making Asset Management more competitive
2017-05-04
An industry under pressure. That was the conclusion at the seminar “Investing in a world with low expected returns: Implications for the Asset Management Industry” with Luis Viceira, visiting from...
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Corporate bonds, credit ratings and the availability of credit in crises – meet professor Bo Becker
2017-05-03
The fun in finding things out – that’s what motivated professor Bo Becker to choose an academic career. His work offers lessons about what makes credit markets deep and resilient to crisis, and he has...
