Research in the spotlight
Explore the latest research from the Swedish House of Finance.
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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...
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Swedish household debt biggest threat to financial stability
2017-04-05
Longer interest rate periods are needed to stabilize household debts and the market needs a push if we want to change it, argued Martin Flodén at the seminar “Do households and banks take too big...
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PhD Fatemeh Hosseini, researcher in entrepreneurial finance, recruited by Tilburg University
2017-03-28
Fatemeh Hosseini, graduating PhD student and visiting scholar at Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, has been appointed assistant professor in Finance at Tilburg University, the Netherlands....
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Blockchain – disruptive technology or a hype?
2017-03-13
Blockchain – will it be the death of banks, or is it just a hype? Though that question can not yet be answered, one thing is for sure: the interest for blockchain is growing.
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The Finance Panel: Innovative lending program to mitigate the effects of financial crises
2017-03-07
An innovative approach to supply credit during the financial crisis that is recommended to be a part of the tool kit when combating future crises. That’s the summary of researcher Gustav Martinsson’s...
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Preventing fire sales and market freezes is about putting liquidity in the right hands
2017-02-28
Why do banks’ liquidity problems lead to fire sales of assets, and sometimes also a market freeze? Swedish House of Finance’s Jungsuk Han has explored the topic in a recent paper, coming up with some...
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Swedish House of Finance joins network to promote Stockholm as financial center
2017-02-08
The network for promoting Stockholm as a financial center has a new member: Swedish House of Finance has joined the Stockholm International Financial Initiative, SIFI.“A good financial center needs...
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Basel III – good for stability, or a blow to Swedish banks?
2017-01-31
The Basel III negotiations are in their final phase – but what will the new regulations mean for Swedish banks? The Swedish House of Finance and SNS gathered a panel representing policy makers and...
