Razorpay

AUGUST 9, 2023

Regular individuals have retail banks. Huge corporations have investment banks. The answer: Merchant banks. Merchant banks are a very important part of the financial ecosystem, since they support the largest chunk of businesses – the mid-sized ones. What is a Merchant Bank?

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Peak Frameworks

MAY 17, 2023

Consider you have ten potential investment opportunities, and you want to diversify your portfolio by selecting three. Using the combination formula , you can calculate the number of different possible portfolios as follows: 10! / (3!(10 10 - 3)!) = 120 different portfolios.

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The TRADE

JULY 31, 2023

Prior to joining Invesco in 2016, Taitz spent two and a half years at RBC Capital Markets in a fixed income role and 10 and a half years at UBS Investment Bank as an executive vice president. Goldman Sachs veteran, Christopher Daur, left the investment bank to head up buy-side sales and relationships at AccessFintech.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 8, 2024

Jefferies’ managing director and head of US equity distribution in Europe, Guy Trust, left the bank after nearly a decade to join Daiwa Capital Markets Europe. He began his career as a junior portfolio manager at RSA covering US equities.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The multi-manager hedge fund model is simple: Raise $10-20 billion, borrow at the fund level to take this to $50-$100 billion, and then allocate this capital to dozens of internal teams. Beta-Neutral Portfolios: For example, if the S&P 500 goes up or down by 5%, your team’s portfolio should move by ~0%.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

She has been with State Street since 2000, beginning as a relationship manager. As head of State Street Global Advisors Europe – her current role – she is responsible for the firm’s EU-based portfolio management, distribution, product development, fund management and operations.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Value at Risk , commonly referred to as VaR, seeks to quantify the maximum potential loss an investment portfolio could face over a specified period for a given confidence interval. Understanding the Basics Definition VaR determines the potential loss an investment might encounter over a specific timeframe at a given confidence level.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Looking at the specifics of where data is set to facilitate development, 48% of executives confirmed that they expect emerging data analytics to be of most benefit in ‘trading, investment analysis and portfolio management’ within their businesses over the next five years.

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Razorpay

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Exclusive Investment Opportunities Private banking clients gain access to investment products and opportunities not available to the general public, such as: Private equity and hedge funds. Alternative investments, including real estate, commodities, and luxury assets. Flexible credit lines for liquidity needs.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 31, 2024

Here’s a quick run-down of the other differences: Performance Targets: Like all hedge funds, single-manager funds aim for high absolute returns (e.g., Portfolio Structure: Unlike MM portfolios, SM portfolios do not have to be market–neutral or based on pair trades; many SM funds also tend to run much more concentrated portfolios (e.g.,

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 24, 2023

If you're interested in breaking into finance, check out our Private Equity Course and Investment Banking Course , which help thousands of candidates land top jobs every year. For example, Uber’s app-based distribution connects drivers (service providers) directly with riders (consumers).

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 17, 2024

As this metric outlines potential returns, the cut off rate in portfolio management is a useful benchmark. Firms, as well as investors, mark the point as the minimum return they would receive on investments made in projects. What is the cut off rate in optimal portfolio construction?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 24, 2023

5) Portfolio Concentration – Many special situations and distressed funds run concentrated portfolios (e.g., If you do not start working at a hedge fund out of undergrad, you are best off working in investment banking if you want to join an event-driven fund. Recruiting: Who Wins Offers at Event-Driven Hedge Funds?

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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Joining us is Richie Seaberry, Vice president of Business development and Enterprise Portfolio Manager at decisely. And so what we can track is when they come to us and then how they grow their employee benefits portfolio that they’re offering. And we’re double digit increase on all lines.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

If a portfolio manager wants to execute a trade days after such an event, they need to understand that liquidity may be reduced, and they must be confident in their strategy if they’re willing to pay more in the bid-offer spread.” This context is crucial for our day-to-day operations.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2024

According to Coalition Greenwich, the top dozen investment banks offering prime services saw revenues rise to a record $20.4 The bank also highlights to us how “as a global multi-asset class prime broker, we are structured to deliver the widest range of services regardless of strategy type or product complexity”. “At

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

One good example is the NZ Super Fund in New Zealand , which invests based on “diversifying risk” rather than a traditional asset allocation. The firm uses passive and active strategies, often deviating from its reference portfolio based on the macro environment. and supporting your Portfolio Manager ’s ideas and requests.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 3, 2024

The banking giant hired Ian Power from Newton Investment Management a year ago, alongside Paul Christophorou, who previously spent 19 years as a senior global trader for Odey Asset Management and Gozde Yildiz, a multi-asset trader focusing on fixed income, equities and derivatives trading. The list goes on.

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 17, 2024

The interest rate swap works as an amazing portfolio management tool. In the case of fund managers who want to work on a long-duration strategy, the long-dated interest rate swaps help increase the portfolio’s overall duration. This was when many fixed-income players started actively participating in the market.

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Peak Frameworks

JULY 20, 2023

At the heart of financial management and investing lies a crucial question: " How can we maximize returns while minimizing risk?" This question paved the way for the birth of the Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) , introduced by economist Harry Markowitz in the 1950s.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

These systems touch upon all elements of the trading lifecycle throughout the front-to-middle-to-back-office including execution, order, risk and portfolio management. Portfolio trading Next up is portfolio trading. Portfolio trades have historically helped many institutions to move big blocks of risk.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

During her tenure at Morgan Stanley, Goldie most recently served as a trader, a position she held for over a year, having previously worked as a portfolio management associate. Elsewhere in her career, Goldie held various portfolio management-related roles at Eaton Vance.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 5, 2025

2) Portfolio Concentration The average biotech hedge fund has a concentrated portfolio because it takes significant time and resources to monitor each position. Finally, there are also newer/startup biotech hedge funds, often spun off from existing multi-managers.

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