Archive for May, 2008

The Collapse of Long Term Capital Management; Hedge Funds and Leverage »

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After watching a short excerpt of a Warren Buffet speech, I thought I may quickly summarise the collapse of the famous Hedge Fund, Long Term Capital Management. But First, Watch this excerpt, it is both funny and informative.
I have […]

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Mergers and Acquisitions Career; What is involved and is it for you? »

Mergers and Acquisitions
To many in the finance industry and the general population, mergers and acquisitions work can seem very glamorous and high profile. The mergers and acquisitions group (known as M&A) provides advice to companies that are buying another company or are themselves being acquired.
At the same time, the work leading up to the headline-grabbing […]

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The Disadvantages of a Company Going Public or ‘Floating’ »

Following on from my post about the advantages of company going public, The following article discusses the disadvantages of a company going public through an IPO; as outlined in IPO and Equity Offerings by Ross Gedes.
The disadvantages brought about through the flotation of a company in an IPO are typically perceived differently by different […]

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The Advantages of a Company Going Public or ‘Floating’ »

Whilst reading IPO and Equity Offerings by Ross Gedes, I came across the following advantages of going public. These will be compared with the disadvantages of a company going public in a later post.
The advantages of going public that will be discussed in this article include:

Liquidity and increased share price,
Management and employee motivation,
Enhanced image/prestige,
Access to […]

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What the media got wrong about the Opes Prime Collapse and Beconwood ruling »

After reading the article Opes client loses court Bid, by Chris Zappone in the SMH and the Age, I had a desire to not only consider a career in popular legal journalism but to write a blog about the ANZ Bank, Beconwood Securities and the rest of the companies and individuals that have been affected […]

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