Le développement rapide des fonds souverains ces dernières années est un des sujets marquants de l'évolution des marchés financiers. Pourtant, il existe encore peu de recherches scientifiques dans ce domaine, compte tenu du très faible niveau d'information sur ces fonds. L'objet de notre étude est d'une part d'essayer de mieux comprendre les stratégies d'investissement, les déterminants qui expliquent les décisions d'investissement et les performances des fonds souverains. D'autre part, nous analysons l'impact des fonds souverains sur les performances des entreprises dans lesquelles les fonds souverains ont investi, et aussi sur les marchés financiers. Nos résultats indiquent que les fonds souverains présentent généralement des rentabilités satisfaisantes. Pourtant, la crise financière et les difficultés de l'économie ont influencé fortement leurs performances. La performance des fonds souverains est influencée aussi par leurs stratégies d'investissement. Nous constatons que les déterminants de l'allocation d'investissement des fonds souverains changent selon les périodes et selon les fonds souverains. Les résultats de notre étude indiquent que l'impact de l'investissement des fonds souverains sur la performance des entreprises est positif. Ils mettent en avant que le niveau de transparence des fonds souverains influence les réactions positives du prix des actions aux annonces des investissements de ces fonds. Plus le niveau de transparence des fonds souverains est élevé, plus la réaction positive est forte. Notre étude permet de mieux comprendre la stratégie et le comportement d'investissement des fonds souverains. En évaluant l'impact des fonds souverains sur les marchés financiers et sur la performance des firmes dans lesquelles ils investissent, elle contribue à mieux comprendre les performances des fonds souverains et des entreprises qui attirent les investissements des fonds souverains. / The rapid growth of sovereign wealth funds in recent years is one of the prominent subjects of the financial markets evolution. Yet, there has been very little academic research in this domain, taking in account the very low level of information on these funds. The purpose of our study is to understand the investment strategies, the determinants that explain the investment decisions and the evolution of the SWFs performance. On the other hand, we try to shed some light at the impact of SWFs on the performance of companies in which they invested, and on the financial markets. Our results indicate that the SWFs' returns are generally satisfactory. However, the financial crisis and the difficulties of the economies have greatly influenced their performance. The performance of SWFs is also influenced by the investment strategies. We find that the determinants of investment allocation of SWFs change over the time and in accordance to SWFs. The results of our study show that the impact of SWF investments on the performance of the companies is positive. They also indicate that the level of transparency of SWFs influence the positive reaction of stock prices to the announcements of investments by these funds. The greater the level of transparency of SWFs, the positive reaction is stronger. Our study provides a better understanding of strategies and investment behaviors of SWFs. By evaluating the impact of SWFs on the financial markets and on the performance of firms in which they invest, it contributes to enhance current understanding on the performance of SWFs and of the companies that attract SWF investments.

Effective investment strategies help companies form dynamic core organizational capabilities allowing them to adapt and survive in today's rapidly changing knowledge-based economy. This dissertation investigates three valuation issues that challenge managers with respect to developing business-critical investment strategies that can have significant impacts on firm performance and growth in the competitive, information-orientated business environment. Using firm-level data collected from Taiwan, this dissertation examines specific valuation issues that are vital in shaping not only firm performance but also competitive advantages in current knowledge-based economy: (1) investments in information technology (IT), (2) human capital, and (3) corporate governance. To address these three major managerial challenges relating to firm investment strategies, this dissertation focuses on investigating the impact of three sources of business value creation, including IT investment, workforce education, and Chief Audit Executive (CAE) turnover. The results of investigating service infrastructure in the banking industry support the idea that in today's complex, fast moving multichannel business environment, evaluation of the strategic value of IT must consider both the direct impact of individual channels and the complementary relationships between IT-based channels and the traditional branch channel while constructing an effective business strategy to align IT use with firm strategic objectives. The interdependence between channels found in this study has a significant effect on firms' short term profitability and long term market competition capability, suggesting that the true value of IT will be fully realized only when coupled with complementary investments in organizational resources. Second, results of examining investments in workforce and research and development (R&D) activities in IT industries indicate that firms with more highly educated workforces have, on average, better performance. Investment in R&D for improving innovation capability is positively associated with firm performance. More importantly, higher levels of workforce education moderate the impact of R&D investment on firm performance, confirming the hypothesized interdependency between workforce education and firm innovation capabilities. In other words, firms benefit more from investment in R&D activities when they have a higher level of educated workforce. An important strategic implication from the DuPont Analysis is that the complementarity between workforce education and R&D capital reinforces a firm's differentiation strategy. Finally, the results of analyzing CAE turnover in Taiwan public companies show that CAE turnover is positively correlated with executive turnover (Chief Executive Officer [CEO] and Chief Financial Officer [CFO]) and financial restatements, which are commonly viewed as a signal of a troubled business or failure. The study also shows that CAE turnover has a negative impact on contemporaneous and future firm performance, suggesting that, to some extent, changing the head of the internal audit function conveys a negative signal to the market regarding a firm's performance. Given that the CAE monitors and assesses enterprise risk practices, the findings of this study suggest that CAE turnover could be used as an indicator of business volatility and potential business risk. The passage of the governance law which improves the quality of a firm's internal control system is found to reinforce the signaling role of CAE turnover and improve firm performance. The results of this dissertation provide important strategic insights regarding the factors managers should consider when making investment choices that are expected to align with a firm's long term development and performance. This dissertation complements literature in managerial accounting and information systems, particularly contributing to business value of IT investment, human capital, and internal audit research streams. It also addresses regulatory implications for policy makers such as regulating relevant disclosures of company information for interested parties and developing a regulatory environment that minimizes regulatory barriers which can suppress businesses and economy growth. / Business Administration/Interdisciplinary

Modern society is faced with the complex and intractable challenge of global warming, along with other environmental issues that could potentially alter our way of life if not managed properly. Is it possible that financial markets and equity investors could have a huge part to play in the transformation towards a greener and more sustainable world? Previous studies about investment strategies regarding sustainability have for the most part been centered around possibly less objective ESG-scores or around carbon and GHG-emissions only, with little or no consideration for water usage and waste management. This thesis aims to amend to the previous work on carbon reducing strategies and ESG-investing with the addition of water usage and waste management, especically using raw data of these measures instead of ESG-ratings. Index replicating portfolios have become more and more popular as it proves harder and harder to beat the index, offering good returns along with cheap and uncomplicated portfolio construction and management. In a trending market, the fear of missing out and the demand for market return can make an index replicating strategy a way for investors to have market exposure but still remain diversied and without confusion about which horses to bet on. This thesis studies the relationship between tracking-error and the increase of sustainability in a portfolio through reduction of the intensity of carbon emissions, water usages and poor waste management. To be able to make a fair comparison, these measures are normalized by dividing each measure by the reported annual revenue. These three obtained intensities are then implemented individually, as well as all together into index replicating portfolios in order to study the effect from decreasing them. First and foremost we study the effect on the tracking-error, but also the effects on returns and volatility. We also study the effect on liquidity and turnover in the portfolios to show that it is possible to implement extensive sustainability increasing methods into an index replication equity portfolio. We follow the UCITS-directory to avoid overweightin specic companies and only allow the portfolios to overweight a sector with maximum 2%, in order to avoid an unwanted exposure to sectors with naturally lower intensities. The portfolios are obtained by using a multi-factor risk model to predict the expected statistical behaviour in relation to the chosen factors. Followed by applying Markowitz Modern Portfolio Theory through a convex optimization problem with the objective function to minimize tracking-error. All displayed portfolios had stable and convex optimization and were compliant with the UCITS-directory. We limited our study to only North American stocks and chose the index "MCSI NA" to replicate. Only stocks that were a part of the index were allowed to invest in and we did not allow negative weights for any stocks. The portfolios were constructed and backtested for the period 2014-12-01 until 2019-03-01 with rebalancing quarterly at the same points in time that the index is rebalanced by MCSI. We found that it was possible to implement extensive sustainability considerations into the portfolios and still keep a high correlation with the index whilst keeping low tracking-errors. We believe that most index replicating investors should be able to implement reductions of above mentioned intensities of about 40-60% without compromising tracking-errors,returns and volatility too much. We found evidence that during this time and in this market our low-intensities portfolios would have overperformed the index. We also found that returns increased and volatility decreased as we increased the reduction of each individual measure and all three collectively. Reducing carbon intensity seemed to drive positive returns and lower volatility the most, but we also observed apositive effect from reduction of all intensities. Our belief before conducting this study was that sustainability should have a negative effect on returns due to the limitation of the feasible area of investing. This motivated us to build portfolios with intent to makeup for these lesser returns and hopefully "beat the index". This failed in almost all cases and the only way we were able to beat the index were through implementing sustainability in our portfolios.

Bakgrund: Målet med de flesta investeringar är att nå en hög avkastning till låg risk. Tidigare forskning har identifierat möjligheter till att överträffa marknaden vilket motsäger hypotesen om den effektiva marknaden. Investeringar i småbolag har blivit alltmer attraktivt de senaste åren vilket lyfter frågan angående hur en investering i dessa aktier kan genomföras på ett framgångsrikt sätt. Småbolagsaktier, och framförallt de allra minsta aktierna sett till marknadsvärde, förknippas ofta med högre risk. Detta medför att det är av relevans att undersöka huruvida en riskjusterad överavkastning är möjlig vid en applicering av dessa med befintliga investeringsstrategier. Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att analysera huruvida det existerar en småbolagseffekt på den svenska aktiemarknaden mellan 2007-2019. Studien syftar även till att undersöka om det går att generera riskjusterad överavkastning vid investeringar i småbolagsaktier genom att kombinera dessa med alternativa investeringsstrategier som momentumeffekten samt relativvärdering i form av bolag med låga EV/EBITDA- multiplar. Metod: Studien har genomförts med en kvantitativ metod och en deduktiv ansats. Nio portföljer har konstruerats utefter olika bolagsstorlekar samt olika investeringsstrategier under tidsperioden 2007-2019 på den svenska aktiemarknaden. Dessa portföljer har sedan utvärderats sett till både avkastning samt riskjusterad avkastning för att slutligen testas statistiskt genom parata t-test. Slutsats: En småbolagseffekt kunde inte observeras på den svenska aktiemarknaden under den studerade tidsperioden. De portföljer som baserades på bolagen med lägst marknadsvärde presterade en signifikant lägre avkastning än jämförelseindexet. Vid en applicering av momentumeffekten samt låga EV/EBITDA- multiplar på småbolag kunde däremot fyra av fyra portföljer observeras generera en riskjusterad överavkastning relativt jämförelseindexet. Denna överavkastning kunde dock inte säkerställas statistiskt och skulle därmed kunna vara slumpmässig. / Background: The goal of most investments is to achieve a high return at a low risk. Previous research has identified opportunities to exceed the market, which contradicts the efficient-market hypothesis. Investments in small enterprises have become increasingly popular in recent years, which raises the question of how an investment on these markets can be done successfully. Small company shares, and especially the smallest shares in terms of market value, are often associated with higher risk. This means that a study that investigates whether a risk-adjusted excess return is possible with the application of existing investment strategies is of relevance. Purpose: The aim of this study is to analyze whether there exists a small firm effect on the Swedish stock market between the years 2007-2019. The study also aims to investigate whether it is possible to generate risk-adjusted excess returns when investing in small companies and combine these investments with alternative strategies such as the momentum effect and relative valuation in terms of companies with low EV / EBITDA multiples. Methodology: The study was conducted with a quantitative methodology and a deductive design. Nine portfolios were designed with different company sizes and based on different investment strategies during the period 2007-2019 on the Swedish stock market. These portfolios have then been evaluated in terms of both returns and risk-adjusted returns and the results were then finally statistically tested through the implement of parwise t-tests. Conclusion: A small firm effect could not be observed on the Swedish stock market during the examined time period. The portfolios based on the companies with the lowest market value generated a significantly lower return than the benchmark index. Meanwhile, when applying the momentum effect and the strategy of low EV/EBITDA multiples on small companies, four out of four portfolios were found to generate a risk-adjusted excess return relative to the benchmark index. However, this excess return could not be statistically proven and could thus be the result of randomness.

The study examines how the investment strategy Magic Formula (Greenblatt, 2006) has performed on the Swedish stock market. It is also investigated how the performance is affected when the strategy is combined with momentum. Since the expected pension for future generations is expected to decline it is important to have private savings with as high return as possible. Therefore, it is relevant to investigate if simple investment strategies can be used to achieve higher return. The purpose with this study is to find out if the investment strategies Magic Formula and Magic Formula combined with momentum has had a higher risk-adjusted return than the benchmark index OMX30. The results show that both Magic Formula and Magic Formula combined with momentum yielded a higher risk-adjusted return than the benchmark index. The results also showed that Magic Formula yielded an even better risk-adjusted return when it was combined with momentum. We wish that the result that was found in this study will give inspiration to private investors in order to achieve a higher return in their savings and a more satisfactory pension in the future

隨著兩岸金融政策的開放，國內銀行將會面臨新的局勢。中國大陸經濟崛起是台灣銀行業者的發展契機，同時因為兩岸在經濟與金融發展脈絡上的不同，亦會造成雙邊交流的阻礙，在機會與困境的新局中，國內銀行要如何找出因應之道將會格外重要。 本文透過文獻回顧、SWOT與個案分析的方式描繪出，未來可能出現的交流新貌。首先在文獻回顧上，台灣目前面臨銀行家數過多的問題，雖然歷經多次改革但是成效仍舊相對有限，未來銀行在中國大陸拓展事業版圖後，有機會改善國內的金融環境。 其次在SWOT分析中，台灣銀行產業發展得較早，所以培養出不少優秀的人才，而且銀行也擁有成熟的金融技術，此為國內銀行交流的優勢，不過國內銀行面對大陸銀行的競爭，規模與營業據點不足卻是發展上的劣勢。 最後在個案分析中，外資金融機構赴大陸發展，其業務經營方向越來越偏向當地市場，不僅各國逐漸轉型為獨資外資銀行，而且也開始經營本地業務，未來國內銀行也應該把目光從台商轉到大陸市場。 兩岸金融談判持續進行，期盼雙方可以透過了解降低雙邊交流可能造成的摩擦，更希望兩岸在互信互利的基礎下，共同創造出繁榮的大中華經濟圈。 / Open cross-strait financial policy has led to domestic banks are facing a new situation. China market is an opportunity for banks in Taiwan,but different financial environment will result in communication barriers. In this situation, how to find the solution is an important issue. We have gone through ‘Literature Review’,’ SWOT analysis’,’ Case Studies’ and reached conclusion. In the literature review, Taiwan faces overbanking problems in recent years. Although domestic reform several times but the effect is relatively limited. Banks enter the Chinese mainland market, overbanking will be improved. In the SWOT analysis. talent and technology is the development advantages.Industry of bank started early, so the country has many excellent financial professionals. Taiwan has also been leading in the financial technology. It’s the bank's strength. However, domestic banks face competition from mainland banks, lack of scale and business units are the disadvantages of the development. In the case studies, foreign financial institutions enter the Chinese market, more and more close to the local business direction. Foreign Capital Bank not only transformed into wholly foreign funded commercial bank, but also operating a local business. Domestic banks should also target customers from Taiwan enterprises into local enterprises in the future. In the ECFA framework, the Government will continue to conduct financial negotiations. Hope that through exchanges across the Taiwan Strait to reduce cross-strait friction. Taiwan and China Construction China Economic Circle.

Flera tidigare studier har visat att det går att generera överavkastning genom att investera i aktier baserat på olika nyckeltal. Genom relativvärdering ställs företag i relation mot varandra för hitta indikationer på under- eller övervärdering. För att bidra ytterligare till den redan existerande forskningen fokuserar författarna till studien på en specifik bransch, industribranschen. Genom en branschindelning bör jämförbarheten öka mellan nyckeltal. Syftet med studien är att undersöka huruvida det är möjligt att generera överavkastning genom att investera i undervärderade aktier i industribranschen enligt nyckeltalen P/E, DY och P/BV. Resultatet kommer att härledas till och diskuteras utifrån teorier inom Behavioral Finance, för att förstå och förklara resultatet. Undersökningen baseras på en kvantitativ metod där tre nyckeltal har undersökts. Fem portföljer har skapats för respektive nyckeltal under tidsperioden 2001-2010. Vidare har allmänt publicerade rekommendationer samt förändringar i nyckeltalen i extremportföljerna undersökts för att bidra till en underliggande förklaring av resultatet. Studiens resultat stödjer tidigare forskning och vi kan visa att samtliga värdeportföljer presterar bättre än motsvarande tillväxtportföljer för de tre nyckeltalen. Störst överavkastning ger portföljer baserat på ett lågt P/BV. Vi har kunnat statistiskt säkerställa överavkastning mellan värde- och tillväxtportfölj för nyckeltalen P/E och P/BV. Effekten existerar alltså även i en specifik bransch och industribranschen visade upp en starkare effekt än tidigare studier där hela marknaden har undersökts. Vidare drar vi slutsatsen att överoptimistiska analyser leder till för höga förväntningar och i kombination med ett flockbeteende bland investerare är detta en förklarande faktor till studiens resultat. / Previous studies have shown the possibility to generate excess returns through investing in stocks based on multiples. A strategy called relative valuation, where companies are compared to one another, aims to find signs of under- or overvaluation. To support existing research, the authors of this study focus on a specific sector, the industrial sector. Supposedly by focusing on one sector the comparability improves. The purpose of the study is to investigate whether it’s possible to generate excess return through investing in undervalued stocks in the industrial sector, according to the multiples P/E, DY and P/BV. Theories from Behavioral Finance will be used to explain, and understand, the result. The study is based on a quantitative method to examine three multiples. During the period 2001-2010 five portfolios were created for each multiple. Publically published recommendations and the change in multiples for the outlying portfolios have been examined to support the explanation for the results. This study supports previous research and shows that, according to the three used multiples, value portfolios perform better than corresponding growth portfolios. The portfolio based on a low P/BV achieves the highest excess return. We can statistically prove that the value portfolios for P/E and P/BV achieve excess returns over their corresponding growth portfolios. The anomaly also exists in a specific sector and the industrial sector proved to have a stronger effect compared to previous studies with a full market research. We can also see that the analyses are overly optimistic and that this leads to high expectations. This in combination with the behavior of herding is a factor explaining the result of the study.

nÃo hà / O presente trabalho buscou verificar se a utilizaÃÃo do indicador fundamentalista dividend yield como critÃrio para a seleÃÃo de ativos à uma estratÃgia eficiente para se obter essa maximizaÃÃo do retorno de um investimento. Para isso, foi usada a tÃcnica de formaÃÃo de carteiras, criando a carteira alvo da pesquisa, composta por aÃÃes de alto dividend yield, e tambÃm uma carteira de controle, compostas por aÃÃes de baixo dividend yield, sendo ambas comparadas à carteira de mercado. Como objetivos secundÃrios, buscou-se incluir na pesquisa uma anÃlise de risco dessas carteiras e outra de desempenho por unidade de risco. Foi concluÃdo nÃo haver evidÃncias estatisticamente significantes da garantia de que uma carteira composta por aÃÃes de alto dividend yield possa superar o mercado, mas foram verificadas evidÃncias que essa carteira possui menor volatilidade que o mercado, podendo ser uma opÃÃo de investimento mais defensiva em momento de cenÃrio macroeconÃmico desfavorÃvel / This study sought to determine whether the use of the indicator fundamentalist dividend yield as a criterion for yield as a criterion for selection of assets is an effective strategy to achieve that maximization of the return on an investment. For this, we used the technique of formation of portfolios, creating the target portfolio of the research, consisting of stocks of high dividend yield, and also a control portfolio, consisting of low dividend yield stocks, and being both compared to the market portfolio. As a secondary objective, we sought to include in the research a risk analysis study of these portfolios and portfolio and other of performance per unit of risk. It was concluded that there was no statistically significant evidences of assurance that a portfolio consisting of high dividend yield stocks can outperform the market, but evidences were found that this portfolio has less volatility than the market, may be a more defensive investment option in times of unfavorable macroeconomic scenario

Bakgrund: Ett växande intresse för aktiemarknaden har lett till utvecklandet av ett flertalinvesteringsstrategier för att generera överavkastning gentemot marknaden. Att observeraolika multiplar eller bolags marknadsvärde har blivit två populära tillvägagångssätt vidinvesteringsbeslut. Tidigare studier har främst fokuserat på antingen småbolagseffekteneller olika multiplar. Det finns således ett intresse att kombinera två olika strategier ochundersöka småbolagsaktier med låga och höga EV/EBITDA- samt EV/Sales-multiplar. Syfte: Studiens syfte är att analysera huruvida det är möjligt att generera riskjusteradöveravkastning genom investeringar baserade på EV/EBITDA- samt EV/Sales-multiplari bolag som är noterade på OMX Stockholm Small Cap. Vidare ämnar studien analyserainvesteringsstrategiernas historiska prestationer i relation till olikamarknadsförhållanden. Genomförande: Studien har genomförts med en kvantitativ metod och en deduktivansats. Fyra portföljer har konstruerats utefter bolag med låga och höga multiplar som ärnoterade på OMX Stockholm Small Cap under tidsperioden 2007–2020. Både verkligoch ackumulerad avkastning har beräknats för portföljerna för att därefter kunna testatsstatistiskt med parade t-test. Vidare har portföljernas riskjusterade avkastning beräknatsgenom Sharpekvot, Jensens alfa och Treynorkvot. Resultat: Tre av fyra portföljer genererade högre ackumulerad avkastning änjämförelseindex, dock hindrar svag statistisk evidens möjligheten att säkerställaöveravkastningen över tid. Portföljerna med höga EV/EBITDA- och EV/Sales-multiplarpresterade betydligt bättre än portföljerna med låga multiplar. Trots att alla portföljergenererade högre värden än jämförelseindex i Sharpekvot, Jensens alfa och Treynorkvot,kunde inte riskjusterad överavkastning säkerställas för någon portfölj. / Background: A growing interest in the stock market had led to the development ofmultiple investment strategies with the purpose of achieving excess return. Two popularapproaches of investing are choosing companies based on different multiples or based oncompanies’ market capitalization. Previous studies have mainly focused on either thesmall firm effect or different multiples. Therefore, by combining two strategies andinvesting in Small Cap stocks with low and high EV/Sales and EV/EBITDA multiples, anew investment strategy may emerge. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze whether is it possible to achieve riskadjusted excess return by investing in companies that are listed on OMX Stockholm SmallCap based on EV/EBITDA and EV/Sales multiples. Furthermore, the study aims toanalyze the historical performance of the investment strategy during different marketconditions. Method: This study was conducted with a quantitative method and a deductive design.Four portfolios were designed based on companies listed on OMX Stockholm Small Capwith low and high multiples between the years 2007-2020. Both real and cumulativereturn have been calculated for the portfolios in order for them to be statistically testedwith paired t-tests. Furthermore, risk-adjusted return has been calculated for the portfoliosby using the Sharpe Ratio, Jensen’s Alpha and Treynor Ratio. Result: Three out of four portfolios generated higher levels of cumulative return than thechosen stock index. However, because of weak statistical evidence, excess return overtime could not be concluded. The portfolios with high EV/EBITDA and EV/Salesmultiples performed better than the portfolios with low multiples. Despite that all theportfolios generated higher values of Sharpe Ratio, Jensen’s alpha, and Treynor Ratiothan the chosen stock index, the risk-adjusted return could not be statistically proven.

Die vorliegende Arbeit behandelt die Anlage von Pensionsvermögen im Rahmen von Contractual Trust Arrangements. Es wird untersucht, welche Anlagestrategien sich unter Berücksichtigung bilanzieller, verpflichtungs- und vermögensseitiger Rahmenbedingungen zur Anlage von Pensionsvermögen eignen. Anhand eines geeigneten Anlagemodells für Pensionsvermögen und der Durchführung einer stochastischen Simulation wird analysiert, welchen Einfluss unterschiedliche Anlagestrategien auf die Entwicklung des Pensionsvermögens haben. Die Arbeit geht zunächst den Hintergrund der betrieblichen Altersversorgung und Contractual Trust Arrangements in Deutschland ein. Zur Abbildung der Verpflichtungsseite und der Mitarbeiterstruktur des Unternehmens wird unter Einbezug aktuarischer Ansätze ein Mitarbeitermodell entwickelt. Das in der Arbeit entwickelte Portfoliomodell integriert die Verpflichtungs- und Vermögensseite und zeigt, wie das Vermögen zur Deckung leistungsorientierter Zusagen zur betrieblichen Altersversorgung unter Einbezug der Unternehmensperspektive mit Hilfe dynamischer Risikonebenbedingungen geeignet angelegt werden kann.