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The tough task facing the Australian securities regulator

Bronte Capital

Australia has several jurisdictional issues that make it a haven for corporate criminals. 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. I personally have been a beneficiary. Or he may not have.

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

Mergers and Inquisitions

They may occasionally hire from corporate development and corporate strategy teams, but they would prefer to hire candidates in operational roles at their own portfolio companies. These teams do not seem to recruit many people with a traditional investment banking background, presumably because bankers are clueless operationally.

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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. Around 10% had wealth management experience.

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Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO)

Wall Street Mojo

Collateralized debt obligation (CDO) is a Structured product used by banks to unburden themselves of risk, and this is done by pooling all debt assets (including loans, corporate bonds, and mortgages) to form an investable instrument (slices/trances) which are then sold to investors ready to assume the underlying risk.

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