by — 10 years ago

C/ Was the Financial Crisis avoidable ?

Was the Financial Crisis of 2008 avoidable ? As the AIG Trial has officially been launched with the Ex US Treasury Timmy Geithner summoned earlier 2 weeks ago my attention is was once again headed toward this Financial Crisis 2008. Ignorance... Read more →
by — 10 years ago

BR/ “naked economics” by Charles Wheelan

From what I was exposed, learning Economics from University isn’t unfortunately the best way to understand it. Sure I was presented with the classical theories of demand and supply, the effects of policy and showed to all sorts of graphs but... Read more →
by — 10 years ago

S/ What is MiFid II ?

MiFid II is a major set of reforms set agreed on last January* on which the expectance is to revolutionize the European market place as we know it. Based upon MiFiD I which was set in 2004, MiFiD II should be incorporated within 2015-16 and... Read more →
by — 10 years ago

S/ Mutual fund benchmark and alpha and beta

Numerous asset management firms offer mutual funds to the general public with different asset sizes, strategies and fees. As of 2013 there is around 1’400 mutual funds under Swiss rule  and are more or less 7’000 mutual funds from the... Read more →