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[Investing] Why choose global investment grade corporate bonds instead of cash or short-term investment?

 As major central banks continue to raise interest rates in 2022 and the first half of 2023, deposit interest rates in many mature markets have become more attractive. Hawkish moves by major mature market central banks also pushed bond yields higher. While short-term investments such as term deposits and short-term funds do have their benefits in a portfolio, global investment grade corporate bonds may be preferable for the following reasons: Long-term growth potential:  Yields are currently at ten-year highs, and policy rates in mature markets have reached or are close to peaking, opening up good entry opportunities for investing in global investment-grade corporate bonds. If the global economy remains solid, global investment-grade corporate bonds may generate higher income than U.S. dollar time deposits. Even if policy rates fall, investors may still benefit from price appreciation in addition to coupons, as yields fall as policy rates fall, potentially offsetting ...
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Biggest joke in fund investment: Who doesn’t understand the other’s heart, between fund managers and investors?

 The biggest joke in fund investment: Who doesn’t understand the other’s heart, between fund managers and investors? The popularity of fund investment once made people believe that investing in funds can really make money, but what is the reality? Investors are not just disappointed, but fund managers are relieved. The joke about funds is: Fund managers and fund investors are on the same line of interests, a relationship where both prosper and lose. What is the result? Fund investment losses have been more than 30% or even more than 90%, and fund companies and fund managers have not forgotten to charge management fees. The bigger joke is that the fund manager lost tens of billions, collected billions in management fees, and then resigned and ran away. Faced with losses in fund investments, fund managers, with huge management fees and annual salaries of hundreds of millions, waved away the cloud of losses, leaving only fund investors learning to swim in the water. Fund inve...

A joke only financial insiders understand

 A friend of mine was studying in the United States. When he was selecting courses, he found a course called "Options and Futures" and he chose it decisively, hoping to learn some life experience. However, after class, he found that he had no idea what it was about, so he went to ask an elder for help. The elder looked down at the textbook in his hand, and there was a word "Options and Futures" printed on it. 1 Archimedes: Give me a lever and I can move the earth. Financial person: Here, I’ll lend you this triple leverage. When the market opened the next day, Archimedes had suffered a net loss of two earths. 2 Accountant: You don’t produce, process, or provide core services. How do you make money? Finance: Look, how are you going to sell this basket of rotten apples? Accountant: Sell it at half the original price. Finance: We cut off the rotten ones, make them into fruit plates, and sell them at ten times the original price. ...

The top ten popular positions in the financial industry, come and see which one is suitable for you? 

 If you want to rush into the financial industry now, then your ideas are really following the trend. The leader discovered that major cities are fiercely competing for high-level financial talents, offering money, housing, and account registration. In addition to rich leverage financing experience, excellent knowledge, and excellent liaison skills, CFA learning experience is also valued. The positions with the best benefits in the next six months are also slowly emerging. 1. Analyst, investment bank Investment banking analyst is really a good starting point for a career. Many people want to go there. If financial practitioners were to choose one most popular position every year, it would definitely be an investment banking analyst. The work of investment bank analysts is relatively high-level, including IPO, additional stock issuance, investment and mergers and acquisitions, structured financing, and some consulting services. Just one of these jobs can bring a lot of ...

Top 50 global banks

 The bank rankings are compiled using balance sheet information from the LexisNexis® Bankers Almanac® Counterparty KYC , a query tool that helps KYC due diligence analysts identify counterparties from nearly 200,000 financial institutions and instantly access the comprehensive KYC information needed to conduct risk assessments. Our award-winning financial crime compliance tools can help your business effectively combat global threats through enhanced risk insight. The bank ranking data is as of January 30, 2023. Current ranking Last ranking bank Assets USD (million) + or - (local currency) Capital USD (million) Balance sheet date 1 1 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited 5,518,390.00 +8.02% 111,515.00 31.12.2021 2 2 China Construction Bank Corporation 4,746,849.00 +10.14% 39,227.00 31.12.2021 3 3 Agricultural Bank of China Limited 4,560,950.00 +9.43% 67,448.00 31.12.2021 4 4 Bank of China Limited 4,192,746.00 +12.15% 46,189.00 ...

Chinese names of several foreign financial institutions

 The financial market is a market that requires high professionalism from participants. Some operations of foreign financial institutions are relatively authoritative, but due to some restrictions of domestic and foreign policies, entrepreneurs in the mainland will be more cautious when choosing. What are the characteristics of loans provided by international finance companies? International finance companies mainly provide loans to productive private enterprises of members; generally only provide loans to small and medium-sized enterprises; when providing funds, they often adopt a combination of loans and capital investment. Chinese names of several foreign financial institutions   CFC Seymour Simon Investments   The SJ Seymour Group was founded in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1992. In 1997 , the Group separated its securities trading business from its growing asset management business. In the mid -1990s , the Group expanded into As...

Top 5 career options for finance graduates from American universities

 The reason why so many students choose to apply for the finance major is that in recent years, the financial industry has become a common employment field and the overall industry income is relatively higher. Many parents also hope that their children can enter the financial industry after graduation and support themselves with superior conditions.   This means that most of us who choose finance as our major have a common goal, which is to find a good job after graduation.   Next, we will share with you what industries you can enter after graduating from the finance major. This will help students choose their major and have a clearer idea of ​​their future career path.   The following list mainly lists five types of employment fields that finance graduates can enter, namely: securities, banking, consulting, insurance, Internet and fast-moving consumer goods industries.   ▍Brokerage   Most students would like to join securities firms, which include investment b...