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Rights Issue of Shares

Rights issue is yet another way using which companies raise additional capital from the public. In a rights issue, the c...

Credit Lending and Risk Management

In this presentation, made at GARP chapter meeting, Prof. Albert Ip provides a risk evaluation framework in credit lendi...

How to Use the Rule of 72 Formula

In finance, rule of 72 is an important approximation rule that is used to quickly estimate the number of years it will t...

How to Calculate the Value of Scrap Gold?

If you have some scrap gold with you then you can surely sell it and make some quick cash. However, as we know, gold is ...

How to Buy a DRIP Stock?

Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs) are an investment option offered by corporates to its shareholders under which the d...

How Credit Card Transaction Processing Works?

This article explains how a credit card transaction is process using the example of VISA. Transaction processing invo...

Knowledge and Skills Needed for Effective Risk Management

This presentation from a chapter meeting at Global Association of Risk Professionals makes an assessment of the knowledg...

What is Shelf Registration?

Shelf registration, also known as shelf offering, is a type of public offering in which a company can use a single prosp...

What is Private Placement of Shares?

Sometimes the companies issue their securities to a small select group of investors via a private placement. So, instead...

What is a Seasoned Security?

When a new stock or a financial instrument is newly issued and starts trading in the secondary market, its price may exh...

A Value Investing Approach to Manage an Equity Portfolio

This presentation by Vincenzo Boin makes the case of a value investing approach to manage an equity portfolio. Such an a...

Closely Held Companies, Distressed Securities and Commoditie...

This video by Arif Irfanullah provides a very clear conceptual understanding of the alternative investments: closely-hel...

Why Do Firms Issue Bonds Abroad?

Corporate bond issuers in emerging economies in Asia have often had a choice between an onshore market and an offshore o...

Understanding Initial Public Offering with an Example

In the previous article we looked at the process of initial public offering. Let’s now take an example to understand how...

What is Initial Public Offering (IPO)?

When a company wants to raise money from the public, it does so by approaching investors in the primary market. The pro...

CFA Level 1 - Venture Capital and Hedge Funds

This video by Arif Irfanullah provides a very clear conceptual understanding of the alternative investments: venture cap...

CFA Level 1 - Real Estate Investments

This video by Arif Irfanullah provides a very clear conceptual understanding of the alternative investments: real estate...

Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds

This video by Arif Irfanullah provides a very clear conceptual understanding of the alternative investments: mutual fund...

Using Texas Instruments BA II Plus Calculator for CFA Exam

In this video Arif Irfanullah explains how to use the Texas Instruments BA II Plus calculator for solving various probl...

Using Pricing Models for Financial Products

Pricing models can either be purchased from vendors or developed internally, and they can be mainframe- or PC-based. Int...

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