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Best Financial Innovation Labs 2025

Global Finance

In 2004, it hosted nearly 15,000 visitors across four hackathons and more than 100 community events. Its DAX[AI]ON event last year brought together industry leaders, innovators, and experts to explore the transformative potential of Gen AI in the financial sector. DAX fosters ties among the tech community.

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Beta Explained: What It Is and How to Calculate It

Valutico

In the world of finance and investing, the concept of beta plays a vital role in assessing an investment’s risk and volatility. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or new to the market, understanding beta can empower you to make informed decisions. What is beta and how do you calculate beta?

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Event-Driven Hedge Funds: The Best Home for Bankers Turned Investors?

Brian DeChesare

Event-driven hedge funds” is one of the more confusing labels in finance. Part of the issue is that many different strategies fall within the “event-driven” category: merger arbitrage , activist investing , distressed investing, special situations, and more. By contrast, an event-driven fund would never bet on such a situation.

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A New Approach to Measuring Shareholder Damages in Securities Class Actions

Reynolds Holding

The Traditional Approach Traditionally, damages in securities class actions are calculated based on the decline in a company’s stock price after a significant event is revealed. My study shows that damages should be calculated based on a combination of realized losses and an increase in the stock’s risk related to beta.

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Data Update 4 for 2022: Risk = Danger + Opportunity!

Musings on Markets

In the first few weeks of 2022, we have had repeated reminders from the market that risk never goes away for good, even in the most buoyant markets, and that when it returns, investors still seem to be surprised that it is there.

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Distressed Debt Hedge Funds: How to Become a Vulture Capitalist

Brian DeChesare

Distressed debt investing offers advantages over other hedge fund strategies , but the marketing often oversells the benefits. Some people can do very well at dedicated distressed funds, but in most cases, you’d be better off pursuing the strategy at a broader credit or event-driven hedge fund : What Are Distressed Debt Hedge Funds?

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The Challenge for Venture Studios

Equidam

For a more detailed look at the various structures and business models employed by venture studios, there are great articles by John Carbrey of FutureSight , and Ben Yoskovitz of Highline Beta which dive deeper into the revenue models, potential returns, fund types, etc. A notoriously difficult challenge in opaque private markets.