Green Investing: The Root of Plum’s Growth?
Rapidly expanding Fintech Plum is leveraging the popular notion of ESG investing to boost its growth. Plum is an FCA-regulated Artificial...
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- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
Two Months into Myanmar’s Coup
The death toll in Myanmar as a result of the ongoing military coup has grown to over 500, confirmed early this week by the Assistance...
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
Deliveroo's IPO: a long road ahead
On 8 March 2021, Deliveroo, a London-based food delivery platform, unveiled its plans to list on the London Stock Exchange. In 2020, the...
- Apr 4, 2021
- 1 min
AeroFarms to go Public in $1.2bn SPAC Merger
Vertical farmers AeroFarms are to go public via a merger with self-proclaimed sustainable SPAC “Spring Valley Acquisition Corporation” —...
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
Covid-19 and the graduate job market
It’s odd to think that companies put so much effort into April Fool’s jokes. They already have a careers page that tricks anyone into...
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
Last week in EM currencies
Turkish Lira At the beginning of last week, the Turkish lira suffered losses after further shakeups in the central bank. On Tuesday the...
- Apr 4, 2021
- 4 min
Market Roundup
Company Spotlight: Deliveroo Dubbed by many as “the worst IPO in London’s history”, Deliveroo’s (ROO.L) debut on the stock market was, to...
- Mar 21, 2021
- 2 min
GameStop Stock halted again following a major plunge
GameStop is a video game and gaming merchandise retailer based in the United States. This is an exciting industry that has become even...
- Mar 21, 2021
- 3 min
Emerging markets may soon sink as sovereign debt crisis lurks in the waters
Developing nations dream about one day holding the same political clout and economic power as their developed world counterparts....
- Mar 21, 2021
- 3 min
Greenwashing: A Threat To Our Future
The integrity of the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investment principles are under threat; they are essential if we are to...
- Mar 21, 2021
- 4 min
Things I would’ve wanted to know before starting my virtual placement year
Picture this: You get a phone call from your employer, and he mentions your internship/placement is going to be virtual. You’re going to...
- Mar 21, 2021
- 3 min
The Apollo and Athene Merger: Another Financial Juggernaut
$11 billion is the staggering cost of the latest merger for finance giants Apollo Global Management and Athene Holding. Founded in 1990,...
- Mar 21, 2021
- 2 min
Stripe Raises a Further $600mn - Valuation Reaches $95bn
Flourishing fintech Stripe recently concluded their most recent round of funding, securing a further $600mn and pushing their valuation...
- Mar 21, 2021
- 4 min
A Token for Your Thoughts
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are digital blockchain-linked assets whose entity, including identification and ownership, are verified within...
- Mar 21, 2021
- 4 min
Market Roundup
Company Spotlight There is a chance that as a Finsights reader, you trade or invest your money with the online stockbroker eToro, a...
- Mar 7, 2021
- 3 min
Sunak's Specials
This is another guest article written by Hugh Lupson, a former History & Geography student at the University of Leeds As politicians go,...
- Mar 7, 2021
- 2 min
Suning’s Debt Crisis: Problems and Challenges
On December 10, 2020, the China National Enterprise Credit Information Publication System disclosed that Suning Holding Group...
- Mar 7, 2021
- 2 min
Another Foot in the Fashion Door: LVMH’s Acquisition of Birkenstock
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the number and value of worldwide mergers and acquisitions has decreased significantly. However,...
- Mar 7, 2021
- 4 min
Regulation or Repression? Controlling Big Tech
One can summarise technology regulation quite simply: privacy and profit. Should tech giants have unchecked access to information and the...
- Mar 7, 2021
- 3 min
Lebanon: An economy on the brink of collapse
This past year, the coronavirus pandemic has hit many countries' economies deeply, one of which is Lebanon. The country and its...
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