A Beginner’s Guide to the Vulture Fund
Sourcing huge returns on investments during an economic recession may appear paradoxical at face value. Particularly pertinent to now, one would assume that a depression would result in most investmen...
29 Heinä 20209min
Professional Industry Insight, Episode 5 - James Ferguson (Founding Partner of MacroStrategy)
This episode will cover: 1. An overview of a 30 year career within finance 2. Advice for people looking to join the financial sector 3. The future of finance 4. How to know if finance is the caree...
27 Heinä 202051min
Hong Kong Security Law - A Threat or Opporunity for Local Markets?
Hong Kong’s status as Asia’s main financial hub is under scrutiny following the imposition of a national security law by Xi Jinping’s Chinese Communist Party. The national security law highlights the ...
20 Heinä 202010min
Portfolio Diversification- “Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket”
Coined by Cervantes in Don Quixote, academically formalised by Markowitz in Portfolio Selection and recently popularised by the show Love Island - the idea, “Don’t Put All your Eggs in One Basket,” ha...
19 Heinä 20208min
What does the future hold for cross-border M&A?
Due to an increase in Protectionism and regulatory scrutiny, Cross border M&A activity has plummeted in recent years, falling by 25% in 2019 and a further 50% in Q1 2020. In this article, we delve int...
19 Heinä 20209min
Coronavirus VS. The S&P 500 Bull
Following the initial outbreak of coronavirus in the US, the S&P 500’s rally and its strong message of optimism represented a large contradiction with the negative economic outlook. This article explo...
16 Heinä 202012min
A Phase-By-Phase Analysis of an M&A Deal
A detailed overview of the process of an M&A transaction alongside contextualised case studies and reasons for successes and failures. Here's a link: https://finfoc.com/2020/07/a-phase-by-phase-analys...
15 Heinä 20208min
Professional Industry Insight, Episode 4 - Kwabena Oteng (Private Wealth Management)
Each weekend Finance Focused has the aim of inviting a working professional in order to share their tips for breaking into the sector. Today we are joined by Kwabena Oteng who is currently a Vice-Pres...
4 Heinä 202028min
