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An Evaluation Of Environmental, Social, And Governance Standards On Fund Performance: Comparison Of Esg Funds In The United States And The European Union, Gracie Del Real Apr 2024

An Evaluation Of Environmental, Social, And Governance Standards On Fund Performance: Comparison Of Esg Funds In The United States And The European Union, Gracie Del Real

Scholar Week 2016 - present

The growing importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies in global industries has attracted special attention from investors seeking to evaluate companies beyond traditional financial metrics. This study aims to determine if there is a statistically significant difference in the returns of ESG funds between the United States and the European Union. ESG factors encompass environmental, social and governance standards, with each region exhibiting unique regulatory approaches and implementation levels. The project recognizes the current lack of universal standards in ESG assessment and the prevalence of issues of misinformation, greenwashing and transparency in reported data. By comparing randomly selected …


The Collapse Of Lehman Brothers And The Economic Fallout, Mark Kuykendall, Lauren Leroy Apr 2023

The Collapse Of Lehman Brothers And The Economic Fallout, Mark Kuykendall, Lauren Leroy

ATU Research Symposium

This research paper analyzes the causes and effects of the bankruptcy of the investment banking company, Lehman Brothers. We examined the economic and financial conditions of the business leading up to the collapse, what they truly were and how that differed from what investors were misled to believe. We will also explain the falsified financial statements and show how they deceived investors, along with the accounting ethics and rules that were violated. We also discussed the economy after the collapse and how it affected not only investors, but others outside the company as well.


Financial Wellbeing Of Working Canadians, Michael Ritacco Sep 2022

Financial Wellbeing Of Working Canadians, Michael Ritacco

Undergraduate Student Research Internships Conference

The National Payroll Institute (NPI) conducts an annual survey to measure the financial situation of their members. Using this data, the Financial Wellness Lab (FWL) then analyzes and applies advanced machine learning techniques to gain meaningful insights on the respondents. Of the many areas the FWL investigates regarding this data, the primary focus is identifying similar groups of individuals (clusters), and how these groups differ from one another. Aspects such as financial residency, savings, spending, and debt all play an important role in differentiating between these groups, and also play a role in financial wellbeing. Since this survey has been …


Market Efficiency Of Cryptocurrency: Long Term Memory Effect In Bitcoin Trading, Zartashia Hameed, Saima Wazir Jun 2022

Market Efficiency Of Cryptocurrency: Long Term Memory Effect In Bitcoin Trading, Zartashia Hameed, Saima Wazir

3rd IBA SBS International Conference 2024

Cryptocurrency market has attracted interest of both researchers and investors. It is a comparatively newer mode of transactions; therefore, both the agents are interested in the movement of these currencies in terms of volatility and profit. This research makes an effort to examine these phenomena with the help of long-range memory in the Bitcoin market using Generalized Hurst exponent methodology. For this purpose, the daily dataset spanning from 26th August 2010 to 19th April 2018 is collected, prepared and analyzed. Findings reveal interesting facts that the Hurst exponents for almost every year are above 0.5, and the long-range …


Eagle Aero Sport: Student-Built Aircraft, Rachael Bradshaw, Nick Bartholet Oct 2018

Eagle Aero Sport: Student-Built Aircraft, Rachael Bradshaw, Nick Bartholet

Undergraduate Research Symposium - Prescott

Eagle Aero Sport (EAS) is the first student operated aircraft build team at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Our team allows students to gain hands-on experience in all aspects of aircraft production including: aircraft assembly, design engineering, management of production operations, finance, marketing, and team building skills. Through research, and consulting with the Experimental Aircraft Association, our airplane of choice is the Van’s RV-12. EAS is modifying the airplane to add real time flight test instrumentation for research. These instruments will gather data for aerodynamic, structural, as well as aircraft performance experiments. Presently, EAS is progressing with Build Team 60% complete and …