9 types of financial markets for capital raising
I am currently making my way through the Five Minute MBA in Corporate Finance, which is likely to take about a month at the rate i am going (its 657 pages). Anyway, Having found a particularly good...
View ArticleSix different types of public and proprietary companies
Following on from my blog on company characteristics, I thought I would write a quick blog on the different types of companies that are common today. Companies are classified according to liability,...
View ArticleWhat is involved in a career in investment banking ?
After reading The Accidental Investment Banker by Jonathan Cree, I decided my first blog on investment banking and corporate finance was due. From my understanding of investment banking, many people...
View ArticleBuying stock through margin lending; leverage and margin calls
Buying stocks through margin lending Margin transactions involve buying securities with borrowed money. Brokerage firms can lend their customers money to purchase securities and keep the securities as...
View ArticleThe Advantages of a Company Going Public or ‘Floating’
Whilst reading IPO and Equity Offerings by Ross Gedes, I came across the following advantages of going public. These will be compared with the disadvantages of a company going public in a later post....
View ArticleThe Disadvantages of a Company Going Public or ‘Floating’
Following on from my post about the advantages of company going public, The following article discusses the disadvantages of a company going public through an IPO; as outlined in IPO and Equity...
View ArticleMergers and Acquisitions Career; What is involved and is it for you?
Mergers and Acquisitions To many in the finance industry and the general population, mergers and acquisitions work can seem very glamorous and high profile. The mergers and acquisitions group (known...
View ArticleInvestment Banking Interview Questions and Tips
Practising investment banking / finance interview questions will be crucial in order to distinguish yourself from the next commerce / law graduate with first class honours who probably has a very...
View ArticleGlossary Of Frequently Used Symbols in Corporate Finance
Whilst this is again not one of my more substantive posts, I thought the following glossary of frequently used symbols in corporate finance may be of some interest: ANk Annuity factor for N years and...
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