Brian DeChesare

APRIL 5, 2023

The pitch is that you do a mix of high-level “macro” work and occasional “micro” work, such as direct investments, you may get to live in exotic locations and pay less in taxes, and you work much more normal hours than in other finance jobs. Some SWFs operate like long-only asset managers (i.e.,

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Brian DeChesare

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The first thing to understand about investment banking in Hong Kong is that it’s unlikely you’ll ever be able to work in investment banking in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is still an important financial center, but banks there now focus almost exclusively on mainland China in terms of deals, clients, and new hires.

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Benzinga

JANUARY 5, 2023

Digi provides FaaS across Digital wallets, Utility Bill Payments, Banking-As-A-Service (BaaS), Supply Chain Payments, Remittances and Working Capital Loans to Merchants. Strong strategic partnerships validate investment potential. NEW YORK, Jan.

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Brian DeChesare

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Just look at the financial markets, the crypto meltdown, deal volume at banks, inflation, energy prices, Russia/Ukraine, supply chains, and the hiring environment in tech and finance. But let’s start with my favorite topic: “ranking” banks, schools, and maybe a TV series or three. Bank, School, Dragon, and TV Rankings.

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Accountancy Today

JUNE 2, 2023

VesselsValue employs 230 people, has 2,500 users and works with more than 600 global companies including major banks, leasing companies, shipowners, investment funds, hedge funds, lawyers, advisors and government regulators. Wilsons Solicitors LLP also advised VesselsValue on the sale.

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Brian DeChesare

JANUARY 19, 2022

FSG Investment Banking: What the Financial Sponsors Group Does The Financial Sponsors Group vs. the Financial Institutions Group The Financial Sponsors Group vs. Leveraged Finance vs. Debt Capital Markets Recruiting: Who Gets Into the Financial Sponsors Group? Table Of Contents. So what’s the difference?”.

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Benzinga

AUGUST 17, 2023

The acquisition is expected to complement GoLogiq's existing fintech ecosystem, which encompasses a range of financial services, from payroll services to retirement investing. They are from the Swedish-Vietnamese investment group Fram Skandinavien (NASDAQ First North: FRAM B). Lazada Group was sold to Alibaba for US$3.5

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 7, 2024

The European Union , the United Kingdom , Singapore , Japan , and New Zealand are among those that are incorporating Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and/or International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) frameworks into the required financial disclosures regulations for listed companies. Some jurisdictions—e.g.,

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

A strongly growing India needs massive investments in infrastructure to succeed, and the Adani Group seemed uniquely qualified because of its perceived capacity to deliver on its promises, as well as its political connections. I describe myself as a dabbler, and it does get in the way of my best laid plans.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 15, 2023

In every introductory finance class, you begin with the notion of a risk-free investment, and the rate on that investment becomes the base on which you build, to get to expected returns on risky assets and investments. What is a risk free investment?

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Equilest

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

If you're curious about what en bloc value is and how it affects properties, sit back and relax as we take you through a comprehensive journey into the intricacies of this concept. En bloc essentially refers to the collective sale of a property, where a group of owners collectively sell their individual units to a developer.

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Brian DeChesare

MAY 17, 2023

And just as tech and TMT investment banking have become the most desirable groups on the sell-side, tech private equity has reached a similar status on the buy-side. If they did invest at all, they stuck to areas like hardware/semiconductors and services since they were seen as “less risky” than software.

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Brian DeChesare

MAY 18, 2022

Global Macro Definition: Global macro is an investment strategy in which hedge funds aim to profit from broad market moves rather than from specific stocks or bonds; they invest in currencies, commodities, futures, forwards, swaps, and more, and they analyze fiscal, monetary, trade, and geopolitical trends to make decisions.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 13, 2022

Consequently, it affects investors’ decisions to invest or refrain from investing in a company incorporated in a jurisdiction with superior or inferior corporate law. What makes the corporate laws of some jurisdictions more attractive for entrepreneurs and investors than others in the global arena? Does corporate law matter?

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I have the pleasure of serving as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General, or DAAG, in the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division. In this role, I’m responsible for overseeing the more than 200 prosecutors in the division’s Fraud Section and Appellate Section – both of which play a critical role in the department’s fight against economic crimes.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 18, 2023

Zaring (University of Pennsylvania), on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 Tags: administrative law , Banks , Capital markets , corporate law , Financial institutions , Financial regulation , Monetary policy 2023 Proxy Season in Review Posted by William D. Darby, Rick S. Horvath, and Matthew F. Regner and Marisa K.

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Musings on Markets

JULY 25, 2023

To the extent that divide is not just descriptive, but also drives real world investment, both companies and investors may be misallocating their capital, and I will argue for finer delineations of risk. I have looked at country risk, in all its dimensions, towards the middle of each year, for the last decade, for many reasons.

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