1 januari 2018 infördes en ny redovisningsstandard för reglering av finansiella instrument, IFRS 9, som ersatte föregångaren IAS 39. Finansiella instrument är ett område som varit diskuterat under många års tid och blev ännu mer i fokus efter finanskrisen 2008. IAS 39 var länge kritiserad för att vara komplex, innefatta flera problem och ett av de mestomdiskuterade områden var bland annat hur kreditförluster redovisades. Införandet av den nya standarden medförde skillnader i hur finansiella instrument klassificeras, värderas och hur nedskrivning tillämpas. Alla svenska börsnoterade bolag ska använda IFRS vid upprättande av sin koncernredovisning, men de som främst kom att påverkas av standardbytet var dockfinansiella bolag. Införandet av IFRS 9 kom att leda till förändringar i bolagens finansiella rapportering och då standarden endast varit i kraft under ett års tid fanns få studier om vilka effekter standardbytet faktiskt har haft. Med grund i detta avser denna studie att bidra tillforskningen genom att undersöka vilka övergångseffekter IFRS 9 har haft på svenska bankersfinansiella redovisning. Studien genomförs med hjälp av en dokumentanalys med komparativa inslag av tre svenskabankers finansiella rapporter. Empirin sammanställs i tabeller och text för att sedan mynna ut i ett konsoliderat undersökningsresultat. Därefter analyseras empirin för att belysa skillnader som uppkommit i hur bankerna tillämpar redovisning av sina finansiella tillgångar efterinförandet av IFRS 9. Utöver detta syftar studien även till att analysera förändringen ur ett intressentperspektiv. De största skillnaderna som IFRS 9 medfört ligger i hur de finansiella tillgångarna klassificeras och hur nedskrivning tillämpas. Den nya nedskrivningsmodellen utgår frånförväntade kreditförluster till skillnad från föregångaren i IAS 39 där en tillgång endast skrevsned till följd av en faktisk förlusthändelse. Studien visar att de nya klassificeringskategorierna under IFRS 9 lett till en minskning i tillgångarnas redovisade värde till följd av omklassificering och nedskrivning i alla studerade fall. Den nya nedskrivningsmodellen har resulterat i en markant ökning av bankernas kreditförlustreserver och de förändradeklassificeringarna och nedskrivningen har lett till en minskning i bankernas egna kapital. IFRS 9 har fått en positiv inverkan på bankernas finansiella rapporter sett ur ett intressentperspektiv. Detta eftersom standardbytet haft en positiv effekt på flera av de kvalitativa egenskaperna i redovisningen. Studien visar på övergångseffekter som bytet från IAS 39 till IFRS 9 har inneburit. Vid studiens genomförande befinner sig ekonomin i en högkonjunktur vilket kan ha påverkat utfallet, vid övergången till en lågkonjunktur kan ytterligare väsentliga effekter uppkomma. / On January 1, 2018, a new accounting standard became effective for the regulation of financial instruments, IFRS 9, which replaced the predecessor IAS 39. Financial instruments are a subject that has been discussed frequently for many years and became even more in focus after the financial crisis in 2008. IAS 39 have been criticized for being complex, include several problems and one of the most controversial areas was how credit losses were reported. The introduction of the new standard resulted in differences in how financial instruments are classified, valued and how impairment is applied. All public companies in Sweden must use IFRS when preparing their consolidated financial statements, but those that primarily was affected by the standard replacement was financial companies. The introduction of IFRS 9 led to changes in the financial reporting and since the standard only has been effective for a year, few studies have been made on what effects the standard change has brought. Based on this, the study aims to contribute to the research area by examining which transition effects IFRS 9has implied to the financial statements of Swedish banks. This study is using a document analysis with comparative elements on the financial reports of three Swedish banks. The empirical data is compiled in tables and text, and then a consolidated result is made. Subsequently, the empirical data is analyzed to illustrate differences that have arisen in the accounting of financial assets after the introduction of IFRS9. In addition, this study aims to investigate how stakeholders’ perception of the financial reports is affected by the new standard, this is done with regard to their decision making. The main differences that IFRS 9 entails is how the financial assets are classified and how impairment is applied. The new impairment model is based on expected credit losses, unlike the predecessor in IAS 39, where impairment only were applied as a result of an actual loss event. This study shows that the new classification categories under IFRS 9 led to a decrease in the reported value of the assets as a result of reclassification and impairment. The new impairment model has resulted in an increase in the reserve for expected credit losses and the result of the new classification categories and the impairments was a decrease in equity. IFRS9 has had a positive impact on the stakeholders' perception of the financial reports and opportunities to make decisions. This is because the standard change had a positive effect on several of the qualitative characteristics of accounting. This study shows the transition effects that the change from IAS 39 to IFRS 9 has entailed. During this study, the economy is in a boom, which may have affected the outcome. When the economy transitions to a recession, further significant effects can arise. This paper is written in Swedish.

Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world, with most of its population living in rural areas. The study analysed the impact of trade liberalization on peasant farmers involved in fruit production in Marera in Central Mozambique and measured their benefits and life improvements as compared with the decade of the 1990s. It found that 73.3% of peasant farmers assess their life as little better than 10-15 years ago and only 5.6% have experienced substantial improvements. It was discovered that better knowledge and access to productive resources play a role in improving benefits from fruit production and trade. Therefore, the study concluded that although trade liberalization can bring benefits, when appropriate conditions are met, peasant farmers in Marera are not different from their counterparts around the world and benefit little from trade liberalization. / Development Studies / M.A. (Development Studies)

Topic of the master thesis is the Financial Instruments in Bank Accounting. The master thesis looks at bookkeeping and accounting of financial instruments in international financial reporting standards context. The main reporting standards which are discussed in the paper are: IAS 32, IAS 39, IFRS 7 and IFRS 9. In the first part, the reporting standards impact on banks as commercial subjects, legislation of bank operations, financial instruments and accounting in both a national and international context are presented. The focus of master thesis is examined in the second and third sections where financial instruments are discussed in detail and their characteristics, initial recognition, subsequent measurement and accounting are also examined. The next topic is the issue of the reclassification of financial instruments and their impairment is discussed. The forth part of the thesis examines IFRS 7. The standard has claims on the disclosure of financial instruments in both the statement of financial position and statement of comprehensive income. IFRS 7 also has claims on related areas including disclosure of credit, liquidity and market risk. The last part deals with news in the examined area where the main focus is IFRS 9.

This research project endeavors to frame a methodology that can be used to categorize firm value strategies (production logics) and choices of factor inputs (tangible and intangible assets), which are used to fuel production cycles for goods and services outputs. A secondary goal of the research is to attempt to determine what asset group combinations (resources) are combined by various classes of firms to produce sustainable outcomes for the A/E/C firms in the survey. The National Bureau of Economic Research recently issued a system of national accounts (acknowledging both tangible and intangible assets) that reflects the macro-economy but at the same juncture, lamented the fact that a firm-level micro-economic schema did not exist to mirror the national system. This study makes an effort to redress that void by investigating how such a system of accounts - measured on the input side of the ledger -- could begin to fill in a gap in information and understanding as pointed out by participants in the National Academy of Sciences symposium of 2009 entitled "Intangible Assets: Measuring and Enhancing Their Contribution to Corporate Value and Growth." In brief, the research represents an effort to make a contribution to a growing body of knowledge about intangible assets by solidifying a framework within which both tangible and intangible assets may be more appropriately conceptualized and more adequately measured for purposes of current and future investigations. The research also provides a methodology for beginning to understand how some design and construction industry firms rely on specific asset categories for operating success, corporate stock value and business continuity. It is conceivable that managers would use a variation of the methodology to better balance ongoing investments in their firm's portfolio of tangible and intangible resources. The mixed methods used in this research support the following conclusions: 1) In terms of rank order of asset deployment categories by firms, intangible assets appear to have a modest edge over tangible assets for deployment by value shop firms (architecctural and engineering design firms), but these emphases are not consistent among value chain-oriented (construction) firms. 2) Although pronounced differences were expected, there was little evidence of differences in rank order of asset category accumulation and deployment by firms (according to the Delphi panel) regardless of whether the firm was focused on continuity and longevity or (alternatively) short-term profit maximization. 3) Because of their ambidexterity in production logic, the expert panel had difficulty placing EPC (Engineer - Procure - Construct), design-build and integrated services firms in a single Stabell - Fjeldstad value logic category, and a new composite category was posited based on Delphi panel feedback.

Efter den globala finanskrisen år 2008 riktades en stor kritik mot standarden IAS 39 Finansiella instrument: Redovisning och värdering. Denna kritik grundade sig i att standarden var allt för komplicerad. Detta påpekades redan vid dess publicering år 1999. Som svar på denna kritik började IASB att ta fram en ny standard, IFRS 9 Finansiella Instrument, som blev obligatorisk att tillämpa från och med 1 januari år 2018. Vid tillämpning av IFRS 9 kommer företag ges bättre förutsättningar för att utforma en redovisning som tillhandahåller en mer rättvisande bild av hur risker med finansiella instrument hanteras. Motsvarande standard i K3 finns i regelverkets kapitel 11 respektive kapitel 12. Vid tillämpning av kapitel 11 redovisas tillgångar enligt anskaffningsvärdet och vid tillämpning av kapitel 12 används verkligt värde. Vilket kapitel som ska följas är upp till användarna av regelverket. K3 bygger i grunden på ”IFRS for SMEs”. Onoterade svenska moderbolag har möjlighet att välja om de vill tillämpa K3 eller IFRS. Detta val har på senare år blivit ett strategiskt val för bolagen. Denna uppsats är en kvalitativ studie som bygger på en abduktiv ansats. I studien presenteras en komparativ analys som med hjälp av typfall utreder skillnader som kan uppkomma om svenska onoterade moderbolag väljer att frivilligt tillämpa IFRS eller tillämpar K3. Skillnaderna mellan de olika standarderna som undersöks är begränsade till klassificering, värdering och nedskrivning. Typfallen är konstruerade för att tydligt visa de skillnader som uppstår i redovisningen av just dessa områden och hur de påverkar moderbolagens finansiella ställning ur ett intressentperspektiv. I denna studie har en avgränsning gjorts att endast behandla de primära intressenterna, aktieägare och långivare. I analysen belyses de mest väsentliga skillnader som uppstår vid redovisningen och som påverkar moderbolagens finansiella ställning. De skillnader som framkommit i typfallen har analyserats utifrån de valda intressenternas perspektiv. Detta för att se vilken tillämpning som är mest fördelaktig. Både aktieägare och långivare efterfrågar sådan information som kan påverka deras beslutsfattande. I analysen granskas också hur väl de båda regelverken tillämpar sina kvalitativa egenskaper. Syftet med studien är att visa hur ett svenskt onoterat aktiebolags val av regelverk påverkar redovisningen av deras finansiella tillgångar. Genom att belysa de mest väsentliga skillnaderna mellan IFRS 9 och K3s kapitel 11 syftar studien vidare på att tillföra kunskap om de distinktioner som förekommer mellan regelverken. Denna kunskap kommer i sin tur att visa hur valet av regelverk påverkar den finansiella informationen utifrån ett intressentperspektiv. Resultatet av studien utmynnar i att det förekommer skillnader mellan regelverken gällande redovisning av finansiella tillgångar. De främsta skillnaderna uppstår vid de olika regelverkens grad av försiktighet, speciellt avseende nedskrivning. Slutsatsen är att finansiella tillgångar redovisade i enlighet med IFRS 9 beskriver den ekonomiska verkligheten bättre ur ett intressentperspektiv. På så vis kan aktieägare och långivare få bättre underlag för ekonomiska beslut. / Following the global financial crisis in 2008, a major criticism was made of the standard IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. This criticism was based on the fact that the standard was all too complicated. This was already pointed out at the time of its publication in 1999. In response to this criticism, the IASB began to produce a new standard, IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, which became mandatory from January 1, 2018. When applying IFRS 9, companies will be given better prerequisites for to design an account that provides a more accurate picture of how risks with financial instruments are managed. Corresponding standards in K3 are contained in chapter 11 and chapter 12 of the regulation. For the application of Chapter 11, assets are reported at purchase value and, in applying Chapter 12, fair value is used. Which chapter to be followed is up to the users of the regulation. K3 is basically based on "IFRS for SMEs". Unlisted Swedish parent companies have the option to choose whether to apply K3 or IFRS. In recent years, this choice has become a strategic choice for the companies. This essay is a qualitative study based on an abductive approach. The study presents a comparative analysis that, by typing, investigates differences that may occur if Swedish unlisted parent companies choose to voluntarily apply IFRS or apply K3. The differences between the different standards examined are limited to classification, valuation and impairment. Types are designed to clearly show the differences that arise in the accounting of these areas and how they affect the parent company's financial position from a stakeholder perspective. In this study, a delimitation has been made to treat only primary stakeholders, shareholders and lenders. The analysis highlights the most significant differences that arise in the accounts and affect the parent company's financial position. The differences found in the cases have been analyzed from the perspective of the primary stakeholders. This to see which application is most beneficial. Both shareholders and lenders demand information that may affect their decision making. The analysis also examines how well the two regulations apply their qualitative properties. The purpose of the study is to show how a Swedish unlisted company's choice of regulatory framework affects the accounting of their financial assets. By highlighting the most significant differences between Chapter 11 of K3 and IFRS 9, the study aims at providing knowledge about III the distinctions that occur between the regulations. This knowledge, in turn, will show how the choice of regulatory framework affects financial information from an interest perspective. The result of the study suggests that there are differences between the rules governing accounting for financial assets. The main differences arise from the degree of caution of the various regulations, especially regarding impairment. The conclusion is that financial assets reported in accordance with IFRS 9 describes the economic reality better from a stakeholder perspective. In this way, shareholders and lenders can get better basis for financial decisions. This paper is written in Swedish.

Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world, with most of its population living in rural areas. The study analysed the impact of trade liberalization on peasant farmers involved in fruit production in Marera in Central Mozambique and measured their benefits and life improvements as compared with the decade of the 1990s. It found that 73.3% of peasant farmers assess their life as little better than 10-15 years ago and only 5.6% have experienced substantial improvements. It was discovered that better knowledge and access to productive resources play a role in improving benefits from fruit production and trade. Therefore, the study concluded that although trade liberalization can bring benefits, when appropriate conditions are met, peasant farmers in Marera are not different from their counterparts around the world and benefit little from trade liberalization. / Development Studies / M.A. (Development Studies)

I början av 2018 började den nya standarden IFRS 9, framtagen av IASB, gälla. Standarden ersätter den tidigare IAS 39 som behandlar finansiella instrument och är framtagen efter den stora finanskrisen under 2000-talet. I samband med implementeringen av IFRS 9 kan ett företags klassificerings, omklassificerings, redovisning och värdering samt nedskrivning av finansiella tillgångar påverkas annorlunda. Till följd av detta kommer det uppstå större skillnader mellan det svenska regelverket K3, som grundats på IFRS, och den nya standarden i IFRS beträffande finansiella tillgångar. Studien är en komparativ analys med typfall där tre fiktiva företag jämförs för att se vilka skillnader som finns mellan K3 och RFR 2/IFRS i hanteringen av finansiella tillgångar. De delar som belyses i studien är klassificering, omklassificering, redovisning och värdering samt nedskrivning. Skillnaderna som uppstår analyseras främst ur ett modifierat intressentperspektivmed inslag av positiv redovisningsteori och möjligheter till utdelning för investerare. Analysen i studien utgår till stor del från de kvalitativa egenskaperna som anges i IASB:s föreställningsram och i Bokföringsnämndens (BFN) vägledning för K3. De kvalitativa egenskaperna analyseras utifrån ett modifierat intressentperspektiv med investerare och företagsledare i fokus. Investerare har ett ekonomiskt intresse i företag och efterfrågarekonomisk information från företag som kan påverka deras prognoser och beslutstagande. Företagsledare använder den ekonomiska informationen för att kunna fatta viktiga beslut iföretaget. Det är även viktigt för företagsledaren att se om ett av regelverken har en större positiv effekt på redovisningen och därför är att föredra. Studiens syfte är att belysa de mest väsentliga skillnaderna angående finansiella tillgångar och deras förfarande och hur dessa skillnader påverkar investerare och företagsledare samtutdelningsmöjligheterna i ett företag. En redogörelse av de båda redovisningsstandarderna görs i början av studien för en lättare läsförståelse och för att ge läsaren en förståelse av de bådaregelverken. Analysen gällande de kvalitativa egenskaperna utifrån intressentteorin hjälper till att belysa de mest signifikanta skillnaderna mellan K3 och RFR 2/IFRS 9.Resultatet från studien visar att skillnaderna mellan regelverken främst är redovisningsteknisk i hur den finansiella informationen presenteras. Samtidigt som den största skillnaden mellanK3 och RFR 2/IFRS 9 gällande nedskrivningar inte har någon effekt på ekonomin i företaget på lång sikt. Slutsatserna från studien är att ett företag som väljer att tillämpa RFR 2/IFRS framför K3 kommer en del av de kvalitativa egenskaperna stärkas sett ur studiens intressentperspektiv. Väljer ett företag istället att tillämpa K3 kommer deras utdelningsmöjligheter upplevas starkare i ett tidigare skede på grund av periodiseringseffekterna. Vidare har studien praktiskt bidragit till att visa hur företag i praktiken kan tillämpa standarderna K3 och RFR 2/IFRS 9. Detta hjälper ett företag att välja vilken standard de ska välja när de står i ett vägval mellan vilken av standarderna de ska tillämpa. / At the beginning of 2018, the new International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS 9) developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), began to be valid. The standard replaces the previous International Accounting Standard (IAS) 39, which deals with financial instruments, and is developed after the major financial crisis during the 2000s. In correlation to the implementation of IFRS 9, a company's classification, reclassification, recognition and valuation and impairment of financial assets may be affected differently. As a result, there can be major differences between the Swedish regulatory framework K3, that is based on IFRS, and the new IFRS standard for financial assets. This study is a comparative analysis with hypothetical cases where three fictitious companies are compared to highlight the differences that exist between K3 and Rådet för finansiell rapportering (RFR) 2/IFRS in the management of financial assets. The parts that are brought up in the study are classification, reclassification, accounting and valuation as well as impairment. The differences that arise are mainly analyzed from a modified stakeholder perspective with elements of positive accounting theory and opportunities for dividend. The analysis in this study is largely based on the qualitative characteristics stated in the IASB Performance Framework and in the Accounting Board's guidance for K3. The qualitative characteristics are analyzed based on a stakeholder perspective with investors and business leaders in focus. Investors have a financial interest in companies and request financial information from companies that may affect their forecasts and decision making. Business executives use the financial information to make important decisions in the company. It is also important for the business manager to see if one of the standards has a positive effect on the accounting and is therefore preferable. The purpose of this study is to highlight the most significant differences regarding financial assets, their procedures and how these differences affect investors and business managers but also the dividend opportunities of a company. A presentation of the two regulations is made at the beginning of the study for an easier reading comprehension and to give the reader an understanding of the two accounting standards. The analysis of stakeholder theory helps to highlight the differences in K3 and RFR 2/IFRS 9 for the analysis of the qualitative characteristics of the report. The results in this study shows that the differences between the regulations are primarily accounting techniques in how the financial information is presented. At the same time the main difference between K3 and RFR 2/IFRS 9 regarding impairment does not affect the long-term economy of the company. The conclusions from the study shows that some of the companies qualitative characteristics will be strengthened if they choose to apply RFR 2/IFRS instead ofK3, seen from the perspective of the stakeholders in the study. If a company chooses to applyK3 instead, their dividend opportunities will be a lot bigger in an earlier stage due to the accrual effects. In addition, the study has practically contributed to demonstrate how companies effectively can apply the standards K3 and RFR 2/IFRS 9, that determine which of the standards will suit them best when choosing between them.

The subject of my thesis is "Comparison of development of depreciation methods of long-term assets and their influence on the tax base". The aim of this study was to capture the development of methods of depreciation, amortization of transferring these methods into the numerical expression and assess the impact of the development of depreciation to the tax base. This work does not cover only the current depreciation issues, but focuses on the development of depreciation for the period from 1995 to 2010. Development of income taxes, depreciation rates and coefficients from 1995 - 2010 was favorable for taxpayers. The tax rate was decreasing. Depreciation rates have increased and rates fell, which provoked a reduction of the minimum period of depreciation.

Выпускная квалификационная работа (магистерская диссертация) посвящена оценке эффективности политики управления оборотным капиталом предприятия. Необходимость научного исследования заключается в выработке наиболее рациональной политики управления оборотным капиталом и разработке мер по повышению эффективности использования оборотных активов на предприятиях оптовой торговли. Актуальность работы обусловлена тем, что ограниченность в оборотных средствах и неэффективное управление ими, приводит к снижению ликвидности и платежеспособности предприятия, сокращению его прибыльности. И, в конечном итоге, влияет на финансовую устойчивость фирмы. / Final qualification work (master thesis) on the assessment of the effectiveness of policies of working capital management of the enterprise. The need for research is to formulate the most rational policy of working capital management and the development of measures on increase of efficiency of use of circulating assets at the enterprises of wholesale trade. The relevance of the work due to the fact that limited working capital and inefficient management, reduce liquidity and solvency of the company, reducing its profitability. And, ultimately, affect the financial stability of the company.

A stochastic model for the dynamics of a limit order book is evaluated and tested on empirical data. Arrival of limit, market and cancellation orders are described in terms of a Markovian queuing system with exponentially distributed occurrences. In this model, several key quantities can be analytically calculated, such as the distribution of times between price moves, price volatility and the probability of an upward price move, all conditional on the state of the order book. We show that the exponential distribution poorly fits the occurrences of order book events and further show that little resemblance exists between the analytical formulas in this model and the empirical data. The log-normal and Weibull distribution are suggested as replacements as they appear to fit the empirical data better.