Private Equity: Five Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis
Up until the 2008 credit crunch, the conventional recipe for success in private equity (PE) was straightforward: Just pour in debt and stir. A generous dose of leverage typically spiced…
Research and Policy Center Three Most Popular Articles of 2023: Data and Technology
Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Applications in Investments, edited by Larry Cao, CFA, is the big winner in 2023. The CFA Institute Research and Policy Center (RPC) focuses on four…
The FX Swap Market: Growing in the Shadows
Introduction The foreign exchange (FX) swap market generates almost $4 trillion in new contracts on any given day. To put that in perspective, imagine global equities had a daily trading…
Research and Policy Center Five Most Popular Articles of 2023: Capital Markets
The “Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index 2023” takes the top spot. The CFA Institute Research and Policy Center (RPC) focuses on four forward-looking research themes to drive content engagement,…
An Answer to “Crypto’s Unanswered Question: At What Price?”
For more on the crypto and blockchain phenomena, read Valuation of Cryptoassets: A Guide for Investment Professionals by Urav Soni and Rhodri Preece, CFA, from CFA Institute Research and Policy Center. A few…
Steve Blank The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates
This post is the latest in the “Secret History Series.” They’ll make much more sense if you watch the video or read some of the earlier posts for context. See the Secret History bibliography for…
Mergers and Acquisitions in Quebec
Quebec — La Belle Province — has experienced a significant uptick in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal activity among small-cap companies since early autumn. To date, private equity firms and…
How Joshua Kushner created a VC powerhouse with Thrive Capital
The OpenAI debacle seems like it happened months ago, but it’s been a little more than two weeks since the groundbreaking startup ousted CEO Sam Altman and then rehired him.…
Let’s Talk Blockchain, Not “Crypto”
Disregard all the hype around crypto in general and bitcoin in particular. Blockchain represents the real opportunity that investors should be talking about. Source link
Research and Policy Center 10 Most Popular Articles of 2023
“Future State of the Investment Industry” resonates. CFA Institute launched its Research and Policy Center (RPC) this year to be a positive influencing force in the global investment industry, transforming…
