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FalconX goes live with foreign exchange desk

The TRADE

Start-up crypto prime brokerage FalconX has launched a dedicated foreign exchange desk, leveraging the firm’s existing crypto connectivity, which it gained a Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) license for in 2021. The new global team will be under the leadership of Ben Sebley, Richard Usher and Lux Thiagarajah.

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The tough task facing the Australian securities regulator

Bronte Capital

Bluntly - this is the biggest pool of disengaged money on the planet - with large amounts of financial assets held by people of middling to no financial sophistication. Financial institutions in Australia have been fattened on fees from these collected savings. I personally have been a beneficiary.

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Commodity Hedge Funds: The Most Lucrative “Hidden Gem” in Finance?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Commodity trading and investing are appealing for many of the same reasons global macro strategies are appealing: inflation protection, diversification, and potentially higher returns when financial assets perform poorly. If you include family offices, names like Soros, Duquesne, and BlueCrest could also be on this list.

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Convertible Securities

Wall Street Mojo

For issuers, they offer a cost-effective method to raise capital, often with lower interest rates than traditional debt. Convertible Securities vs Warrants Convertible securities and warrants are two components of the capital structure of any company. Convertible securities combine features of both debt and equity instruments.

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Private Equity Value Creation: Equally Viable Alternative to PE Deal Teams?

Mergers and Inquisitions

When interest rates were at ~20% in 1980 and fell substantially over the next few decades, virtually all financial assets benefited: Corporate bonds, equities, and private equity. Private equity firms didn’t have to do much to “buy low and sell high” because they could count on valuation multiples increasing over time.

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Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO)

Wall Street Mojo

Article Link to be Hyperlinked For eg: Source: Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO) (wallstreetmojo.com) The rise and demise Collateralized Debt Obligation assets turned out to be a cyclical process, initially reaching the top because of its inherent benefits, but ultimately collapsing and leading to one of the largest financial crises.

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Business Sale: Prepare to Show Your Financials

IBG

Cleaning Up Your Financials While recasting your financials is a task we perform, “cleaning up” your financials is something that only you can do. As examples: Make sure your inventory and asset records align with what is physically there.

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