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Private equity and venture capital both refer to investments by individuals or firms/institutions in companies. However, the scale of the investment and the stage of companies they invest in differ. Private equity You can think of it as equity that is held privately, either by wealthy individuals or firms.
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Non-traditional banks, such as Revolut and Starling, among many others, have disrupted the banking industry. Banking had traditionally been a difficult sector for startups due to the regulations that dictated the establishment and operation of a bank. Following the 2008 financial crisis, regulatory frameworks around the world were significantly overhauled.
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Above: Figure 1: How the buy-side and sell-side bridge the gap between corporates and investors With such a huge focus on the sell-side nowadays (both in terms of career opportunities as well as industry-related news), the other part of the global financial industry, the buy-side, is oftentimes overshadowed and forgotten.
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Above: Figure 1: Your friend who recently scored a full-time offer is buying the next round at the Union What are Investment banks and why should you care? Investment banks are financial institutions that provide two main services; brokerage and corporate advisory. Corporate advisory There are three main services that
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If you’ve flicked past all of the puzzles and literally every other section to get to Investments, well then I know you’re probably a banker w*****. All jokes asides, if any of you have read more than 3 articles on FT or spoke to a Business School student
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Cryptocurrencies are digital assets which are intended to be used as a medium of exchange. Traditionally, the supply currency can be controlled by a central bank or the government, however this is not the case with cryptocurrencies. Within this system, the safety solely lies in the hands of parties called
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The Foreign Exchange market (Forex or FX) is an over-the-counter market in currency-pairs which is the largest and most liquid market in the world. An average of $5.1 trillion is traded every day, compared to $84 billion traded daily in equities’ markets. Like how you might trade in sterling
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Above: Figure 1: The increasing demand for pork belly has led to large gyrations in prices Pork bellies – yes, the pork that comes from the belly of a pig, was an iconic commodity for the futures market’s representation in pop-culture. While it might be surprising that the financial market
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Raising capital is essential to the long-term health of every company and organisation. Fresh capital is required for hiring more personnel, investing in new technologies, and expanding operations, among other purposes. Equity constitutes one way of raising the sum of money necessary. In general, equity is the measure of ownership
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To many of us, a market is where we visit to purchase groceries. However, in the financial application, a financial market is where a transfer of capital from the people who supply it, to the people who demand it takes place. Financial markets play 3 important roles. Firstly, they play
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At the beginning of last year MiFID II was introduced to make the financial industry more transparent. One key aspect of this is the move from bundled to unbundled products brokerage firms provide. Previously, a fund manager buying a security through a broker would pay a hefty commission. This would
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In an economically uncertain environment subject to policy-driven volatility, the underperformers would be high beta stocks such as the technology sector. The friction and tension surrounding the US-China trade war uncertainty has dampened the forecasted earnings of technology companies such as Apple who recently revised their first quarter earnings forecast.