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Nov 6, 2022
3 min

ESG - The New Engine of Finance

This article was written collectively by our ESG Analyst Team (Shabir Torabally, Lewis Coward and Adham Khan) ESG, or Environmental,...

Nov 6, 2022
3 min

Modern Monetary Theory: Lessons for Fiscal Policy

Proponents of the so-called Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), also known as neo-chartalists, build on a chartalist theory of money to present...

Sep 21, 2022
1 min

Wall Street Oasis Resources

Our partner, Wall Street Oasis, has an extensive list of free resources that can help you find your career path and build the skills...

Mar 6, 2022
3 min

Energy Unease: Grok grovels over rejected AGL Energy takeover

Brookfield Asset Management and Grok Ventures’ takeover bid was rejected on February 21st by AGL Energy. The A$4.98 billion cash and...

Mar 6, 2022
5 min

Market Roundup

Spotlight on company - Sberbank Sberbank is a financial services company headquartered in Moscow, Russia and is Russia’s and Eastern...

Mar 6, 2022
3 min

Wars: Economic, Financial and Armed

Everyone knows of the chaos currently unfolding in Eastern Europe. How Russia and its crony country Belarus invaded Ukraine under the...

Mar 6, 2022
4 min

‘Greenwashing’ – Tackling corporations' environmental lies

Multiple companies have recently been exposed for lying about environmental commitments – but how can we combat this going forwards? In...

Mar 6, 2022
2 min

The power of NFTs - Ukraine to issue NFT collection to fund armed forces

The Ukrainian government has announced plans to issue non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to fund its armed forces as they defend against a...

Mar 6, 2022
3 min

The Increasing Cost of Investment in Emerging Markets

Emerging markets have enjoyed an increase in foreign investment activity over the last few decades due to their very nature – they are...

Mar 6, 2022
2 min

Waterstones Plans to Add Blackwell's to its Books

The largest British book retailer, Waterstones, completed the acquisition of its’ independent high street rival, Blackwell’s, on Monday,...

Feb 20, 2022
3 min

Nvidia’s $40bn takeover of Arm collapses

On February 8 2022, SoftBank announced Nvidia’s prospective $40bn takeover of British chip design giant Arm had collapsed. SoftBank, a...

Feb 20, 2022
3 min

A Guide to Corporate Life

Looking for a graduate job this year? Thinking about applying to summer internships? Perhaps considering taking on a placement year? Here...

Feb 20, 2022
3 min

Upside Technology - Empowering a New Type of Retail Investor

Finsights Analyst Amin Abdelwahab reviews Upside, a new investment application that is becoming increasingly popular with students...

Feb 20, 2022
4 min

British households brace themselves against soaring living costs

British households are about to face skyrocketing energy bills and the highest rate of inflation in 30 years while simultaneous increases...

Feb 20, 2022
3 min

Differing ESG Disclosure Regulations Stand to Impact EU vs UK Investments

The difference between UK and EU disclosure regulation on ESG investments could lead to a growing division between domestic and foreign...

Feb 20, 2022
3 min

China and Russia: A Match Made in Ukraine

As Joe Biden and numerous European leaders boycotted the Winter Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing over China’s human rights abuses,...

Feb 20, 2022
2 min

Investment in the Gaming Industry – $12.7bn Acquisition of Zynga

Earlier this month, Zynga Inc which is a social game developer was acquired by Take Two Interactive Software, Inc. The advisor on this...

Feb 6, 2022
3 min

Microsoft’s record-breaking $68.7bn deal to acquire Activision Blizzard

Two weeks ago, on January 18, tech company Microsoft announced that it would be acquiring video game producer Activision Blizzard in an...

Feb 6, 2022
3 min

To the Metaverse and Beyond - Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard

On January 18, Microsoft announced that it will acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. In the announcement, Microsoft clearly...

Feb 6, 2022
3 min

Market Roundup

Company Focus Netflix Inc’s. (NFLX) share price has plunged in January 2022, slipping 36% since the new year. This comes as a contrast to...