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Growth Equity: The Child Prodigy of Private Equity and Venture Capital, or an Artifact of Easy Money?

Brian DeChesare

Over the past few decades, growth equity (GE) has gone from an afterthought to a major asset class for huge investment firms. Some argue that GE offers the best of both worlds: the opportunity to fund innovation and growth – as in venture capital – plus the ability to limit downside risk and invest in proven companies – as in private equity.

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The Front Office, Middle Office, and Back Office: How Banks Organize Their Dungeons

Brian DeChesare

Yes, if you’re working at a large bank, it’s generally best to be in a “front office” (client-facing) role. First, note that these terms apply only to investment banks and related finance firms (private equity firms, hedge funds, etc.).

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Long/Short Equity: Full Guide to the Most Accessible Hedge Fund Strategy

Brian DeChesare

They all think they can make a fortune buying and selling stocks; in other words, they’re fans of the long/short equity strategy. When the average person thinks of hedge funds, long/short equity is often the first thing that comes to mind. Probably 90% of hedge fund stock pitches use long/short equity or related strategies.

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Convertible Arbitrage Hedge Funds: The Perfect Combination of Investment Banking and Sales & Trading?

Brian DeChesare

Traditionally, if someone asked the “ sales & trading vs. investment banking ” question, the response was easy: “Do banking unless you really, really like trading and could not imagine doing anything else.”. Convertibles do not create immediate dilution , unlike a traditional IPO or follow-on equity offering.

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Morrison & Foerster Discusses Proposed Revisions to Capital Framework for Large Banking Organizations

Reynolds Holding

On July 27, the three federal banking agencies (the Agencies) [1] jointly proposed changes to the regulatory capital framework applicable to large banks and bank holding companies (the Proposal). adaptation of the 2017 revisions to the Basel III capital regime promulgated by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

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Discount Rate—Explanation, Definition and Examples

Valutico

For central banks like the Federal Reserve, it helps control the economy. They set this rate to affect how much money moves through banks and influences short-term interest rates. The discount rate effectively encapsulates the risk associated with an investment; riskier investments attract a higher discount rate.

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Review the concept of WACC

Andrew Stolz

A firm uses a mix of equity and debt to minimize the cost of capital. In general, the cost of debt is lower than the cost of equity due to the tax advantage of debt. A firm borrows from banks or bondholders and it has to pay the interest. The popular method to find the cost of equity is the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).

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