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What are the business cycles and how do they affect economy and our life? Business cycles are the fluctuations in economic activity that occur over time. They are characterised by alternating periods of expansion and contraction, which affect various aspects of the economy, such as output, employment, income, prices, and profits. In this post, we will explore the five different stages of a…

René Benko, the founder of Signa, established the company in 1999 at the age of 22. Signa has since grown to become one of the largest privately held real estate conglomerates in Austria, with a portfolio that includes commercial, residential, and hotel properties. However, Signa Holding, which comprised a retail and real estate conglomerate with assets across Austria, Germany, Switzerland, the…

Credit Suisse, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious banks, has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons lately. The Swiss bank has been rocked by a series of scandals and losses that have tarnished its reputation and eroded its capital base. How did Credit Suisse go from being a leading global financial institution to a troubled and struggling one? Early history of Credit…

Financial Options: A Guide to Puts and Calls If you are interested in trading financial options, you need to understand the basics of puts and calls. These are the two types of derivative contracts that give you the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specified price before a certain expiration date. In this article, we will explain how puts and calls work, how…

How the 2008 Financial Crisis Shook the World The 2008 financial crisis was a global economic disaster that had far-reaching consequences for millions of people. It was triggered by a collapse of the US housing market, which exposed the fragility and interconnectedness of the financial system. In this blog post, we will explore what caused the crisis, how it unfolded, and what measures were…

Market stories Binance Binance’s crypto dominance is under threat after the loss of founder and CEO Zhao. Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to breaking US anti-money laundering laws and resigned as the chief executive of Binance. He will pay a $50 million fine and faces a possible prison term. As part of a $4.3 billion deal to resolve a years-long US investigation, Binance has agreed to pay a…

The investing decisions as well as in any life decisions can be compromised by the biases we have. Despite being based on the quantitative data, the investment models and decisions are frequently affected by the individuals’ psychology in form of fears and past decisions. At the high level, the biases are typically divided in two distinct categories: cognitive and emotional. The cognitive biases…

A hedge fund is an investment vehicle that pools together money from a group of investors and uses a variety of investment strategies in an attempt to generate high return, which is very similar to what we have discussed under ‘what are financial funds’ article, however there are certain differences when compared to the traditional funds. First of all, the hedge funds are typically open to a…

In the intricate world of financial markets, efficiency and transparency are paramount and the SEC (US regulatory body) has adopted the rule to shorten the settlement cycle and yet another step to improve the financial markets. The new settlement cycle will be shortened to T+1 effective May 28, 2024, and would apply for all U.S. securities transactions that settle through Depositary Trust…

Commodities trading refers to the buying and selling of raw materials that are either grown (agricultural commodities) or mined (metallic and non-metallic minerals). These materials are traded on specialized markets called commodities exchanges. Some examples of commodities include metals such as gold and copper, energy products such as oil and natural gas, and agricultural products such as…

Fund accounting is one of the most typical services the custodians alongside the safekeeping function. This type of accounting is used by the financial funds on money entrusted to them by donors, grantors, or other external sources. In fund accounting, the organization’s financial resources are classified into separate funds based on the purpose for which they have been donated, and the…

Futures and forwards are financial derivatives that are used to hedge against or speculate on the price movements of an underlying asset. The forwards gave birth to derivative markets and were initially used for various commodities only. With the development of the financial markets and technologies that improve the ease of transactions, equities, bonds, commodities, or various baskets of…

An ETF, or exchange-traded fund, is a type of investment vehicle that holds a diverse portfolio of assets and trades on a stock exchange, similar to a stock. ETFs can hold a wide range of assets, including stocks, bonds, commodities, and other investments. ETFs can be bought and sold on a stock exchange, similar to stocks, which makes them easy to buy and sell. They can also be traded throughout…

The asset management industry is a financial services sector that includes companies and organizations that manage investments on behalf of clients. Asset management firms offer a range of investment products and services, including various funds covering wide range of both public and private investments and using various structures (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)) to help individuals and…

Securities lending is a financial transaction in which an investor lends out securities, such as stocks or bonds, to another party in exchange for a fee. Securities lending is typically used to facilitate various types of financial transactions, such as short selling, which is the practice of selling securities that the seller does not own in the hopes of buying them back at a lower price in the…

Short selling is a trading strategy that involves selling securities that the trader does not own, with the intention of buying them back at a lower price in the future. The trader borrows the securities from someone else, typically a broker, and sells them on the market. If the price of the securities declines, the trader can buy them back at the lower price, return them to the lender, and…