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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Vstup společnosti Partners na rumunský trh / The expansion of the company Partners to the Romanian market

Kičmerová, Lada January 2009 (has links)
Subject of the thesis is "The expansion of the company Partners to the Romanian market." It analyses each step of this financial advisory firm that it took while preparing the expansion abroad. The thesis consists of four chapters: the first summarises the theory concerning the expansion abroad and the composition of the entrepreneurial plan of expansion. The second chapter analyses the romanian market. It includes both macro- and micro-analysis specializing on the sector of financial services. The analyses PEST follows. The third chapter states basic information about the company Partners For Life Planning, including economic results and the composition of product portfolio. Last chapter looks at each practical step that the company had to deal with while getting ready for the expansion: choice of legal form, budget and the composition of entrepreneurial plan. The thesis is suppose to serve as both theoretical and practical guide to the expansion of a Czech company to an eastern European market.
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Framtidens finansiella rådgivare : Människor, robotar eller hybrider? / Financial advisors of the future: Humans, robots or hybrids?

Černeckis, Gvidas, Rogefors, Edvin January 2018 (has links)
BAKGRUND: Robotrådgivning kan något förenklat definieras som en digital plattform som förser kunder med en automatiserad finansiell rådgivning. Många nya aktörer har börjat tillhandahålla robotrådgivningstjänster och robotrådgivning anses ha potential att förbättra marknaden för finansiell rådgivning. Ur ett konsumentperspektiv leder robotrådgivningen till bland annat sänkta direkta kostnader i form av lägre förvaltningsavgifter. Trots sänkta direkta kostnader och övriga konsumentfördelar har kapitalinflödet till robotrådgivningstjänster inte varit omfattande. Enligt ekonomiska teorier om transaktionskostnader, väljer köpare att inte genomföra köpet av en tjänst om uppfattade transaktionskostnader förenade med själva transaktionen upplevs för höga. Därmed är det av intresse att undersöka hur konsumenter uppfattar transaktionskostnader förenade med robotrådgivningen samt hur detta påverkar intention att använda tjänsten. SYFTE: Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur direkta kostnader respektive indirekta transaktionskostnader påverkar konsumenters intention att använda sig av robotrådgivning. Vidare är syftet att undersöka huruvida respondenter med en liknande intention att använda robotrådgivningstjänster delar några gemensamma drag. GENOMFÖRANDE: Data till studien har samlats in med hjälp av enkätundersökning. Enkäten har besvarats av 77 personer. För att analysera statistiska samband mellan de olika oberoende variablerna och den beroende variabeln intention har vi genomfört en multipel regressionsanalys. För att vidare analysera den insamlade datan och få ännu djupare insikter i hur respondenterna ställer sig i förhållande till robotrådgivningen har vi genomfört klusteranalys. SLUTSATS: Enligt vår studie har variablerna förtroende och mänsklig kontakt ett statistiskt signifikant samband med intentionen att använda robotrådgivning. Enligt klusteranalysen kan dessutom två konsumentprofiler urskiljas med utgångspunkt i intention att använda robotrådgivning. Direkta kostnader, vilka har undersökts med hjälp av variabeln kostnad, har inte visats ha något större inverkan på konsumenternas inställning till robotrådgivning, varför hybridlösningar enligt vår mening skulle kunna vara en möjlig lösning för att minska konsumenternas uppfattade transaktionskostnader och på det sättet öka intentionen att använda robotrådgivningstjänster. / BACKGROUND: Robo-advisory can be defined as a platform which provides customers with an automated financial advisory. A large number of new and already existing financial institutions have started providing robo-advisory services and robo-advisors are considered to have the potential to improve the market of financial services. Among other things, robo- advisory leads to decreased direct costs for consumers in terms of lower management fees. Despite the reduced direct costs and other consumer benefits, the capital inflow to robo- adivosory services has not been substantial yet. According to the economic theories in the field of transaction costs, a buyer is not going to conduct a purchase of a service if perceived transaction costs associated with the transaction itself are too high. Thus, it is essential to examine how consumers perceive transaction costs associated with robo-advisory and how that affects consumers intention to use robo-advisory-services. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to examine how direct costs and indirect transaction costs affect consumers intention to use robo-advisory. Furthermore, the purpose of this study is to examine whether consumers with a similar intention to use robo-advisory services, share any other characteristics. IMPLEMENTATION: Data for our study has been collected via survey. The survey has been answered by 77 people. To analyze possible statistical relationships between the dependent variables and the independent variable intention, we have conducted a multiple regression analysis. In order to further analyze the collected data and gain even deeper insights into how respondents stand in relation to robo-advisory, cluster analysis has been conducted. CONCLUSION: According to our results, only variables trust and human contact have a significant statistic relationship with the intention to use robo-advisory. Furthermore, by means of cluster analysis we have been able to distinguish two consumer profiles based on the dependent variable intention. Direct costs, in terms of the variable cost, have not been shown to have any substantial impact on consumers attitude towards robo-advisory. Hence, hybrid- solutions could, in our opinion, be a possible solution in order to reduce consumers perceived transaction costs, and further increase the intention to use robo-advisory.
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Regulace finančního poradenství v České republice / Regulation of Financial Advisory in the Czech Republic

Klofáč, Michal January 2013 (has links)
Consulting one's personal finance with a financial advisor should allow even the less financially educated to optimize their financial portfolio. The client-advisor relationship is however a strong case of information asymmetry, which can result in harm being made to the client by the advisor, either knowingly (when the advisor attempts to maximize their own utility, even at the client's cost) or unknowingly (e.g. when the advisor is inadequately qualified in the field). One of the ways to reduce such risks is a proper regulatory framework, which is the core subject of the thesis. At first, the thesis analyzes the current state of financial advisory in the Czech Republic (how it is performed, what part of the population benefits from it, what the main problems are etc.) and shows how the client-advisor interaction ought to be performed. The main part of the thesis describes what the main problems and risks for the client are and which legal measures exist that can reduce these negative effects. The current legal framework in the Czech Republic is then thoroughly analyzed and compared with best-practice of select EU states. Finally, legal measures which are currently being discussed or passed as laws are mentioned. In the very end, other measures which could help make the field of financial advisory in the Czech Republic more efficient are suggested. The aim of the thesis is to provide a compact overview of the regulatory measures currently affecting financial advisory in the Czech Republic, show them in the international context and test the hypothesis that the Czech market of financial advisory is still relatively immature and that further appropriate regulation would improve its effectiveness resulting in higher protection of clients.
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Spotřební chování na trhu finančního poradenství se zaměřením na společnost OVB Allfinanz, a.s. / Consumer behaviour in the market of financial advisory focused on the company OVB Allfinanz, a.s.

Látalová, Jana January 2015 (has links)
The goal of this master's thesis is, through marketing research in the field of financial advisory, to gain knowledge of the three research areas, which are consumer behaviour on the financial market, consumer attitude to financial advisory services and consumer knowledge of the company OVB Allfinanz, a.s. and their experience with company's consultants. The thesis is divided into two main parts. The theoretical part describes general knowledge of the topic and focuses on consumer behaviour, marketing of services, marketing communication, marketing research and financial advisory market in the Czech Republic. In the beginning of the practical part, there are introduced the company OVB Allfinanz and their main competitors on the market. The main part covers quantitative research, where are analysed data obtained from a questionnaire survey. These data are then evaluated and based on them some recommendations are suggested to the company OVB Allfinanz.
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Analýza trhu finančního poradenství se zaměřením na společnost Partners Financial Services, a.s. / Financial advisory market analysis with focus on Partners Financial Services a.s.

Prošvicová, Soňa January 2014 (has links)
The aim of the thesis is to carry out marketing research and to conduct an analysis of the financial advisory market followed by a brand study of the company Partners. The first part of the thesis is theoretical, and it is devoted to general information about marketing, marketing communication, marketing research, consumer behavior, and financial advisory. The beginning of the practical part is dedicated to the presentation of the company Partners, followed by the actual marketing research, whose results are further examined. Based on the results, the study then answers the main research questions. The practical benefit of this thesis are data to be used by the company Partners for planning of future marketing campaigns and for working with prospective as well as current clients.
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Patience, the feminine virtue of investing : A mixed-methods approach to studying gender-based investment behaviours and the investment gap.

Eriksson, Agnes, Leijon, Elsa January 2023 (has links)
Background – This study discusses gender-based differences in investment behaviour and its economic consequences. Despite significant advancements in gender equality, inequalities such as the gender wealth gap exist. This paper explores the difference in investment behaviour and factors that influence said behaviour. These behavioural factors include risk, overconfidence, financial literacy, as well as hindrances based on bias and stereotypes. Financial advisory as a tool can aid in bridging the gap between men and women when it comes to risk assessment, confidence levels, and hindrances. This paper argues that patience, a traditionally feminine virtue, is a key factor in rational investing and encourages breaking gender-based stereotypes within finance to bridge the gender-based investment gap.   Purpose – This paper aims to investigate gender-based differences in investment behaviour to explain the investment gap. By combining several sources, this paper seeks to understand the foundations of investment behaviour and identify tactics to address wealth disparity. The research gap the report aims to address is the lack of a comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted issue of investment behaviour. Overall, the paper seeks to identify gender-based investment differences and investigate the factors behind the cycle of wealth inequality.   Method – A mixed-methods approach is used, which includes two sources of quantitative data. These consist of a survey and secondary data, where the survey is founded on semi-structural interviews. For the survey, a convenience sample is used, and descriptive statistics, t-tests, and univariate ANOVA make up data analysis.   Conclusion – This thesis highlights the casual acceptance of investment behaviour between genders and the adverse effects of the existing disparities in investments. The statistical tests, interviews, and secondary data show that women tend to view investments differently than men, start long-term investments earlier, and exhibit patience in their investment style. However, women lack confidence and willingness to try, which can be overcome with tools such as education and financial advisory.
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Lita på en robot? : En kvalitativ studie om individers förtroende till robotrådgivning / Trusting a robo-advisor?

Christensson, Daniel, Hermansson, Sebastian January 2022 (has links)
BAKGRUND: Den automatiserade ekonomiska rådgivningen i form av robotrådgivning är ett nytt fenomen som funnits på den svenska marknaden i knappt 15 år. Den tidigare populära traditionella rådgivningen har i takt med robotrådgivningens framfart fått ett konkurrenskraftigt alternativ. Förtroende anses vara en av de viktigaste aspekterna för individen när det kommer till valet av ekonomisk rådgivare, men trots att flera studier gjorts inom förtroendeområdet vid ekonomisk rådgivning saknas det fortfarande kunskap om vilka faktorer som förklarar förtroendet till robotrådgivning. Således finns incitament för att täcka den kunskapslucka som idag finns gällande individer som ej aktivt använder sig av robotrådgivare.    SYFTE: Syftet med studien är att skapa förståelse kring vilka faktorer som förklarar svenska individers förtroende till robotrådgivning utifrån ett icke-användande perspektiv, samt hur dessa faktorer främjar eller hämmar förtroendet till tjänsten.   GENOMFÖRANDE: Studien har genomförts med en kvalitativ metod genom semi-strukturerade intervjuer med individer som ej aktivt använder robotrådgivning men som ändå besitter kunskap om hur tjänsten fungerar. Respondenterna fick genom intervjuerna besvara fördjupande frågor om specifika förtroendefaktorer samt hur de uppfattar förtroendet till robotrådgivning.   SLUTSATS: Studiens resultat utifrån den insamlade empirin visade att respondenterna har ett högt förtroende till robotrådgivning där kompetens och följdriktighet visade sig vara de främst främjande faktorerna till förtroendet. Kommunikation var delvis främjande, delvis hämmande, medan medkänslan i och med sin avsaknad vid robot-rådgivning framhävdes som en svagt främjande faktor. Anseende, bemötande, kostnad och transparens lyftes också som förklarande förtroendefaktorer till robotrådgivning. / BACKGROUND: The automated financial advisor in the form of robo-advisors is a new phenomenon that has existed in the Swedish market for almost 15 years. The already popular traditional financial advisory has, in step with the progress of robo-advisory, been given a competitive alternative. Trust is considered as one of the most important aspects for the individual when it comes to choosing financial advisors, but despite several studies done in the area of ​​trust in financial advisory, there is still a lack of knowledge about which factors are explaining trust in robo-advisory. Thus, there are incentives to cover the knowledge gap that currently exists for individuals who do not actively use robo-advisory.   AIM: The aim with this thesis is to gain knowledge about which factors are explaining individuals’ trust in robo-advisors from a non-user perspective, as well as to investigate in what way these factors might enable or disable the trust in the service.    COMPLETION: To fulfill the aim of this study, a qualitative method has been implemented through semi-structured interviews with individuals that do not actively use a robo-advisor. Through the interviews, the respondents were asked to answer in-depth questions about specific trust factors and how they perceive the trust in robo-advisory.   CONCLUSION: The overall results of the study based on the collected empirical data showed that the respondents have a high level of trust in robo-advisory, where competence and consistency proved to be the main enabling factors for trust. Communication was partly enabling, partly disabling, while compassion, due to its lack within robo-advisory, was emphasized as a vague promoting factor. Reputation, treatment, cost and transparency were also highlighted as explanatory factors of trust in robo-advisory.
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Uplatňování principů řízení ve vybrané organizaci / Applying the principles of management in the selected organization

MARHOUNOVÁ, Iveta January 2019 (has links)
The aim of this thesis is to analyze selected principles of management of Bata company and to compare it with current principles of management in selected company. Based on the analysis, there are introduced suggestions for improvement of the principles of management applied so far in order to improve business performance in selected areas, which are retail and human resources.
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Dokumentation av finansiell rådgivning : ett förbättringsprojekt inom Skandiabanken / Documentation of financial advice : an improvement projekt within Skandiabanken

Hagenmalm, Pia January 2011 (has links)
I ett modernt företag som Skandiabanken, vars ambition är att tillhöra de främsta inom sin bransch och som har en vision som säger att företaget ska ”ha sparmarknadens nöjdaste kunder”, ställs stora krav på effektivitet i alla led. För att möta kraven från kunder att producera varor och tjänster som motsvarar, eller helst överträffar kundernas förväntningar, samt för att möta organisationens egenintresse i att producera varor och tjänster på ett kostnadseffektivt och inkomstbringande sätt för att på så sätt säkra lönsamheten och konkurrenskraften på lång sikt, behöver företaget ständigt se över och utveckla verksamheten. D.v.s. för att överleva på en konkurrensutsatt marknad är ett strategiskt och hållbart kvalitetsarbete, och att snabbt kunna anpassa och utveckla verksamheten, av allra största vikt. Det finns inget utrymme för uppenbara kvalitetsbrister varken i verksamheten eller i produkter och tjänster som denna åstadkommer. Den snabba utvecklingen på finansmarknaderna, i kombination med att de finansiella produkter som erbjuds idag kan vara komplexa och svårbedömda, innebär att de finansiella rådgivarna under de senaste åren har fått en allt större betydelse för både privatpersoner och juridiska personer. Till grund för detta förbättringsprojekt ligger konstaterade kvalitetsbrister i den dokumentation som enligt lag ska upprättas vid all finansiell rådgivning. Syftet med förbättringsprojektet var att besvara nedan frågeställningar: Vad är de bakomliggande orsakerna till de konstaterade kvalitetsbristerna i dokumentationen av den finansiella rådgivningen? Vilka förändringar behöver genomföras för att kvaliteten ska bli bättre? Att notera här är att en bristfälligt eller utelämnad dokumentation inte per automatik behöver innebära att dåliga råd har lämnats. Metoder som använts för att utreda de bakomliggande orsakerna till kvalitetsbristerna har varit processkartläggning, orsaks-verkan-diagram, relationsdiagram, enkät, personliga intervjuer samt dokumentgranskningar. Förbättringsarbetet har, utifrån konstaterade huvudorsaker, fokuserat på förbättring av verktyg och dokument. Detta har inneburit ett tydliggörande av dokumentationspliktens innebörd vilket genererat i ett framtagande av riktlinjer samt en förbättrad dokumentationsblankett.  En reflektion efter projektets avslut är att kvalitetsförbättrande punktinsatser självklart är bra men att det inte är tillräckligt. Den viktigaste slutsatsen är därmed att avsaknaden av synliggjorda ledningsprocesser, en helhetssyn på verksamheten och ett systematiskt processorienterat arbete i kombination med återkommande omorganisationer är den troliga orsaken till att de beskrivna problemen uppstått. Därför är författarens förbättringsförslag, att som ett led i Total Quality Management, starta ett arbete i enlighet med ISO 9001:2008. För att uppnå ett hållbart långsiktigt kvalitetsarbete krävs en helhetssyn och ett systematiskt och ständigt pågående förbättringsarbete. Ett arbete med 9001:2008, i enlighet med TQM och tillsammans med de faktaunderlag som de facto redan finns tillgängliga, såsom policys, riktlinjer, rutinbeskrivningar, kundundersökningar mm, kommer att generera i förbättrad effektivitet, minskad resursåtgång, förbättrad möjlighet till verksamhetsstyrning, högre kvalitet i affären, högre kundnöjdhet, nöjda medarbetare och ägare, samt att ett långsiktigt bra ekonomiskt resultat uppnås. Dessutom blir verksamheten snabbare och mer flexibel inför framtida förändringar. / In a modern company like Skandia who wants to be in the forefront of its business and with a vision to have “the most satisfied clients in the savings market” there is high demand on efficiency in all aspects of the business. To meet the demand from customers to produce products and services that meets or even better exceeds the customers’ expectations, and to meet the organization self interest in I producing products and services in a cost efficient way and with revenues to secure profitability, and competitive long term, the company at all times needs to evaluate the strategic and sustainable quality work, and that swiftly have the ability to develop the company is of extreme importance. There is no room for obvious quality deficiencies in either the product or services that the deficiency creates. The fast development in financial market in combination with the financial products that today is more complex and harder to understand the implication is that the financial advisors during the last years have a larger influence for both private persons and legal entities. The foundation for this improvement project has been to answer the questions; What are the underlying reasons for the lack of quality in the documentation of the financial advice meeting? What has to be done to improve the quality? Note that a poor or total lack of customer documentation dose not mean that bad advice has been given to the client. Methods which has been used to investigate the underlying reasons for the lack of quality has been process mapping, reason-effect diagram, relations diagram, survey, personal interviews , and examining of documents.  The improvement work has, with the fact based main reasons, focused on improving the tools and documents, which have made it clearer, make people understand the reasons for the documentation regulation and the production of a new guideline and an improved document for the financial advisor.  The most imported conclusion is that a lack of clear management processes, a holistic view of the business and a systematic process oriented work, in combination with a lot at reorganizations is the reason for the described problem. That is the reason for the author’s improvement suggestion, as a step in Total Quality Management, start of a work according to ISO 9001:2008. A reflection after the project was finished I that ad hoc quality improvement is of course good but not good enough. To reach a sustainable long-term quality work there is a need for a holistic view and a constant improvement focus. A work with 9001:2008 in accordance with TQM that together with fact based approach that already Is there like policy’s, guidelines, routine manuals, customer surveys among others will lead to better efficiency, less use of resources, improved opportunity lead the business, higher quality in the business, increased customer satisfaction, more pleased staff and owners, and a long term financial result will be accomplished. Further the business will be faster on more flexible for future changes.
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Hur påverkas kapitalförvaltning och finansiell rådgivning av Artificiell Intelligens? : En studie om de möjligheter dagens aktörer står inför / How does Artificial Intelligence affect asset management and financial advisory? : A study about the opportunities today’s players are facing

Hedman, Tobias, Pettersson, Gustav January 2018 (has links)
Bakgrund: Artificiell Intelligens (AI) och maskininlärning implementeras i allt större grad på de finansiella marknaderna världen över. Syftet med implementeringen av AI inom finanssektorn innefattar bland annat kostnadsminimering, effektivisering, reducering av mänsklig bias samt ökning av intäkter för företagens verksamheter. Inom finansiell rådgivning och kapitalförvaltning finns brister gällande oberoende, kostnader, bias samt effektivisering varför det är relevant att undersöka hur dessa områden kan effektiviseras och förbättras med hjälp av AI. Vidare är det av intresse att undersöka hur människans roll kan komma att påverkas. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att analysera hur kapitalförvaltning och finansiell rådgivning kan påverkas av implementeringen av AI och hur synen på AI är inom dessa två områden. Metod: Studien är utformad utifrån en kvalitativ flerfallstudiedesign. Studiens empiriska material har samlats in från respondenter i två olika urvalsgrupper: kapitalförvaltare och finansiella rådgivare. Data har insamlats genom sju semistrukturerade intervjuer. Slutsats: Studiens resultat visar att AI har stor potential att reducera inslag av bias inom rådgivning och kapitalförvaltning. Styrkan i AI-lösningar återfinns i kombinationen av mänsklig intelligens och Artificiell Intelligens. Vidare står det klart att implementering av AI kan bidra till effektivare datahantering, kostnadshantering samt stordriftsfördelar. Implementeringen skapar möjligheter till ökad kundnytta samt en utökad kundgrupp. Vidare visar studiens resultat att AI har potential att minska intressekonflikter i form av Agency Theory. Slutligen visar studiens resultat att den framtida rådgivningen och kapitalförvaltningen sannolikt kommer ha inslag av cyborg finance, en samverkan mellan Artificiell Intelligens och mänsklig intelligens i form av hybridtjänster där de bästa egenskaperna från bådadera förenas. Nyckelord: Artificiell Intelligens, kapitalförvaltning, finansiell rådgivning, maskininlärning, djupinlärning, automatisering, psykologisk bias. / Background: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are increasingly being implemented within the financial markets. The purpose of Artificial Iintelligence is to reduce costs, increase profits as well as efficiency and also reduce human bias. Within finacial advisory and asset management there are problems with independence, costs, bias and efficiency. Our study aims to analyse how these areas can be improved and become more efficient with AI. In addition, it is interesting to study what role the human is likely to take on as AI is increasingly being implemented. Aim: The purpose of this study is to analyse how AI can affect asset management and financial advisory, and also to study the public opinion of this transformation. Methodology:  This study has been designed by a qualitative research strategy. The empirical data derives from two different respondent groups: asset management and financial advisory. The data has been collected through seven semi-structured interviews.                                                                                                                                                  Conclusion: The result of this study indicates that AI has the potential to reduce biases within financial advisory and asset management. The strength of AI-solutions lies in the combination between Artificial Intelligence and human intelligence. Furthermore, an implementation of AI contributes to a higher efficiency when it comes to data handling, cost efficiency as well as economies of scale. This creates opportunities to reach a higher customer benefit and a wider customer group. Moreover, the study indicates that AI has the potential of reducing conflicts of interest and agency problems. Lastly, this study indicates that the future of financial advisory and asset management is likely to consist of cyborg finance. In other words, cooperation between Artificial Intelligence and human intelligence is likely to become commonplace, in the shape of hybrid services where the best attributes of humans and AI work together. Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, asset management, financial advisory, machine learning, deep learning, automation, psychological bias

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