Musings on Markets
JANUARY 28, 2024
Third, by making investing a choice between good (higher returns) and bad (higher risk), a message is sent, perhaps unwittingly, that risk is something to be avoided or hedged. micro uncertainties, into discount rates, and in the process, they end up incorporating risk that investors can eliminate, often at no cost.
Sun Acquisitions
MARCH 22, 2024
Ensure all records are up-to-date, accurate, and compliant with relevant laws and regulations. Risk Assessment: Identify and evaluate potential risks associated with the target company. This includes financial risks, legal liabilities, market risks, and operational risks.
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Brian DeChesare
MARCH 13, 2024
Most of these firms started out doing early-stage VC deals and still invest across all company stages. The main risk factor in deals is executing the growth plan, not default risk due to debt (PE) or product/market risk (VC). based firms. What accounts for the difference?
Audit Board
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Financial risk is the likelihood that the organization will lose money on a business investment or other decision, including loss of capital. Below are six types of risks that fall into the financial sphere, including operational risk, credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, legal risk, and foreign exchange risk.
Brian DeChesare
JUNE 15, 2022
If you look online, you’ll find many threads, articles, and blog posts saying that back office (BO) and middle office (MO) jobs are “the worst” and that if you end up there, your career is over. Example Jobs at a Bank: Risk management, treasury, some legal/in-house counsel roles, counterparty credit, and some types of quant jobs.
Brian DeChesare
AUGUST 31, 2022
But before delving into the best candidates for these roles, typical trades, careers, and more, let’s start with the basic definitions: What is a Convertible Arbitrage Hedge Fund? If the stock price goes up or down by 10%, but the volatility stays the same, you might not earn or lose anything on the trade.
Musings on Markets
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
In this post, I will start by looking at the role that hurdle rates play in running a business, with the consequences of setting them too high or too low, and then look at the fundamentals that should cause hurdle rates to vary across companies.
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