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ESG investing, is it really worth it?

Global Warming. Corruption. War. Poverty. These are all problems every human on the face of the earth must deal with, and it is something everyone should be tackling. The financial industry has decided to combat these problems with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing. It is investing standards that indicates

By Tom Alston Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com9 Nov 2018 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read

Dark Pools: Evil place or a market place?

Dark pools. The words invoke an atmosphere of secrecy and evil, harkening back to myths of murky waters and ancient terrors that lurk within. Throw in the modern element of trading and most imagine clandestine deals involving dubious characters straight out of The Godfather. The reality is less intimidating. Dark

By Xerxes Chong Xian Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com9 Nov 2018 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com5 min read

Rising Fed rates puts pressure on markets

Since the fiscal stimulus of tax cuts that the Trump administration has implemented this year, the US economy on the surface has been doing great. It has notched a 4.1% annualized growth rate for Q2, which is considerably faster than the 2% growth rate that has been standard since

By Tom Alston Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com26 Oct 2018 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 min read

Investment banks relish in hawkish environment

It is a well-known fact that when interest rates are hiked, investment banks increase their profitability due to their massive cash holdings. Increasing the interest rates directly increases the yield on the cash it holds, and the proceeds go directly into the income statement. Furthermore, interest rate hikes tend

By Tom Alston Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com26 Oct 2018 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read

A Country’s Piggy Bank

We’ve all heard the age-old advice; save up for a rainy day, spend a little less, invest that money and have enough to retire. Your favourite car, that house in the countryside, that trip to the Maldives you’ve been planning since the days of eating lunch at

By Xerxes Chong Xian Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com12 Oct 2018 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com4 min read

Venture Capital & Startups in Southeast Asia

Despite the ongoing trade war tensions in Asia, there is large growth potential for startups as venture capital firms eye up the region.

By Ryan Tham Ju Rong Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com5 Oct 2018 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com1 min read

The Rise of Private Equity

Before the financial crisis, private equity investors followed closely the “buyout” manual pioneered by Henry Kravis and George Roberts when they founded the firm KKR in the 1970’s. Essentially, they would acquire companies whole, then they would cut costs and load them with low interest rate debt. For a

By Tom Alston Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com5 Oct 2018 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com4 min read

U.S. Yield Curve Analysis

A new analysis predicts that the U.S. Treasury two-year bond yield is set to overcome the U.S. Treasury ten-year bond yield between the beginning of November 2018 and the end of January 2019 - most likely in December 2018. This analysis suggests that, with a 95% confidence

By Pierre Moutounet-Cartan Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com28 Sep 2018 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read

Commercial Cannabis: Bitcoin Bubble?

On Tuesday 18th September, the US Drug Enforcement Agency gave the Canadian cannabis producer Tilray permission to export its cannabis to the United States for medical research. The next day Tilray Inc. shares were halted five times from trading in less than one hour as the market neared its close.

By Tom Alston Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com28 Sep 2018 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read

Last orders as craft beer steals market share

Will a mega-merger in the brewing industry save big beer?

By Alastair Heffernan Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com23 Oct 2015 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com4 min read

Old dog, new tricks?

Can Twitter’s recently re-instated CEO, Jack Dorsey, do better this time?

By Alastair Heffernan Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com16 Oct 2015 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com4 min read

Become a property owner in London

Are you thinking of buying property in South Kensington?

By James Tsim Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 Dec 2013 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 min read
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