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The Rise of Hedge Funds: Exploring Their Impact on Financial Markets

OfficeHours

Hedge funds are significant players in financial markets given the size of their capital bases and the frequency of their trading. as of the end of 2020, hedge funds managed approximately $3.6 One widely cited estimate is that hedge funds account for around 5-6% of total equity trading volume in the US.

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Unpacking the 20 most impact financial regulations from the last 20 years

The TRADE

Over the past two decades, several critical financial market regulations have been implemented globally, particularly in response to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The years following 2008’s GFC experienced continued financial regulatory reform.

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People Moves Monday: RBC, Tourmaline Partners, BlueX and more…

The TRADE

Elsewhere in his career, Chalkley served as a European government bond, inflation and absolute return fund manager at BlackRock. Tourmaline Partners hired three new seasoned financial markets executives as managing directors to help strengthen its global trading capabilities.

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FX hedging behaviours shifting as firms take an ever more proactive approach to risk

The TRADE

Speaking to The TRADE, Oksana Pidkuyko, managing director, head of client analytics, financial markets at Standard Chartered stressed the potential positives of this increased volatility, stating that – if handled correctly – the changing landscape could bring potential benefits.

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Replicating Portfolio

Wall Street Mojo

Dynamic hedging requires them to track the market constantly. Though these portfolios consider risks and liabilities, they usually do not account for non-financial risks that companies/stocks may carry—operational, reputational, and strategic. The replicating portfolio concept is widely used in financial markets.

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Elevating Expertise: Senior Advisor Spotlight, Bob Bicksler

Focus Investment Banking

The role of a senior advisor at FOCUS Investing Banking is to provide strategic advice and guidance to clients on various financial transactions. Senior advisors play a key role in client relationship management, strategic advisory, market research, networking, team collaboration and risk management.

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The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: The Start of Great Financial Crisis 2.0?

Mergers and Inquisitions

government bonds: In doing so, however, the bank and its “risk managers” made two key mistakes: Long-Term vs. Short-Term – Rather than putting these funds in shorter-term bonds that are less affected by interest rates , SVB invested mostly in longer-term, 10-year bonds whose prices drop significantly when interest rates rise.

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