Unfamiliar to many, Norwegian municipalities manage substantial investment portfolios totaling 35 billion NOK (3.7B USD). In this thesis we investigate what characterizes Norwegian municipalities' investments in capital markets as well as how they have performed in equity markets. We start by establishing a general overview consisting of assets under management and asset allocation for all municipalities. We observe that total investments in capital markets have increase by 30% since 2003, whereas the largest growth has been in stocks and shares. This paper reveals that investments in stocks and shares have doubled in the last 10 years. From a sample of 37 municipalities, we find that the most prominent drivers of municipal investment in ca...
This thesis examines whether an investor could generate net returns above the Morgan Stanley Country...
Business investment in mainland Norway has been relatively weak since the financial crisis, even tho...
Master's thesis in Applied FinanceUsing a survivorship bias–free dataset, we investigate the perform...
This paper deals with financial sustainability within public financial management. The study examine...
This paper investigates monthly capital inflows, outflows and net flows for Norwegian mutual funds. ...
This thesis presents an analysis of equity return predictability in the stock markets of Norway, Sw...
Whether mutual fund investors act rationally when making capital allocation decision has for long t...
This dissertation examines investors’ performance and trading behavior on the Norwegian stock market...
Master's thesis in Economic analysisMany cities/municipalities in Norway make financial investments,...
This master thesis examines the performance of listed and unlisted real estate investments in Norway...
This thesis analyzes risk – adjusted returns for a sample of sustainable and conventional funds in t...
Thesis: S.M. in Management Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Managemen...
This paper studies whether mutual fund managers have skill to pick up stocks by applying the measure...
While evidence of smooth international interest rate arbitrage suggests that financial centers in va...
This thesis examines determinants of the risky financial assets of Norwegian firms in the period of...
This thesis examines whether an investor could generate net returns above the Morgan Stanley Country...
Business investment in mainland Norway has been relatively weak since the financial crisis, even tho...
Master's thesis in Applied FinanceUsing a survivorship bias–free dataset, we investigate the perform...
This paper deals with financial sustainability within public financial management. The study examine...
This paper investigates monthly capital inflows, outflows and net flows for Norwegian mutual funds. ...
This thesis presents an analysis of equity return predictability in the stock markets of Norway, Sw...
Whether mutual fund investors act rationally when making capital allocation decision has for long t...
This dissertation examines investors’ performance and trading behavior on the Norwegian stock market...
Master's thesis in Economic analysisMany cities/municipalities in Norway make financial investments,...
This master thesis examines the performance of listed and unlisted real estate investments in Norway...
This thesis analyzes risk – adjusted returns for a sample of sustainable and conventional funds in t...
Thesis: S.M. in Management Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Managemen...
This paper studies whether mutual fund managers have skill to pick up stocks by applying the measure...
While evidence of smooth international interest rate arbitrage suggests that financial centers in va...
This thesis examines determinants of the risky financial assets of Norwegian firms in the period of...
This thesis examines whether an investor could generate net returns above the Morgan Stanley Country...
Business investment in mainland Norway has been relatively weak since the financial crisis, even tho...
Master's thesis in Applied FinanceUsing a survivorship bias–free dataset, we investigate the perform...