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Feb 7, 20213 min read

A Telecom dilemma: How a merger between titans might affect prices

On 7th May 2020, Liberty Global and Telefonica announced their plans to merge Virgin Media (Virgin) and O2. Initially, the European...

Feb 7, 20213 min read

Why ESG Investing needs to be the New Norm

The global allocation of capital in financial markets is still strongly weighted against global interest. This needs to change; we don’t...

Feb 7, 20214 min read

Burnley FC: From Rags to Riches

A toxic combination of Brexit and COVID have had contractionary effects on the English Premier League, vastly restricting the funds...

Feb 7, 20215 min read

Market Roundup

Spotlight on GameStop (GME) At the heart of the battle between Reddit retail investors and Wall Street, GameStop, a video game retailer,...

Feb 7, 20213 min read

Investing in the future of water

If you’ve seen The Big Short, then you probably remember that it ended with the rather ominous message that Michael Burry, the man who...

Feb 7, 20212 min read

Where is the Profit? How non-profit tech companies have surged in volume

With 2020 firmly in the rear-view mirror, one aspect that has continued into 2021 is the major disconnect between the financial markets...

Jan 25, 20215 min read

Democracy in recession: an economic perspective

This is a guest article written by Hugh Lupson, a former History & Geography student at the University of Leeds Joe Biden is now the...

Jan 20, 20214 min read

Market Roundup

This article refernces the weeks at the end of December leading up to January Spotlight on Tesla Tesla has gone from strength to strength...

Jan 18, 20213 min read

Regulating Big Tech, the New Social Dilemma

In the last decade, the technological sector has grown beyond the scope of imagination and in the process, propelled society forward....

Jan 11, 20214 min read

Wisdom from three financial experts: Generation X vs Y

Andrea Pankhurst is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a small specialist cleaning company, based in Derbyshire, UK. Her husband,...

Jan 11, 20214 min read

History repeats Itself: Could there be yet another bubble inflating?

The South Sea Bubble of the 1720s and the stock market turbulence of the 2020s, what's the difference between them? At first glance, a...

Jan 4, 20213 min read

The participation gap: The role of developing economies in the climate crisis

We are living in a global climate crisis. This is undeniable. For millennia, global carbon dioxide levels had not been above roughly 300...

Jan 4, 20212 min read

Global Investors In Trouble After The Chinese Government Cracks Down On Ant Group

Ant Group and Alibaba, the two titans of Chinese technology founded by Ma Yun (Jack Ma), are being heavily regulated by the Chinese...

Dec 29, 20205 min read

Central Europe Moves Centre Stage

This is a guest article written by Senior Director of EMEA, Nigel Rendell, at Medley Global Advisors, a world-leading independent macro...

Dec 13, 20203 min read

A career in Mergers and Acquisitions: An interview with Paul Mankin, PwC Partner

“It was a fantastic success story for everybody involved,” said Paul Mankin, referring to his work with Aesica Pharmaceuticals. “We liked...

Dec 13, 20202 min read

S&P Global set to acquire rival data firm IHS Markit for $44bn

In what has been a hectic year of M&A, it looks to be finishing strong with the biggest deal waiting until the close of the year to be...

Dec 13, 20203 min read

Edral Exponential: A look into Student-Run Market Analysis

Below this paragraph is an interview with Jay Hughes, a current student at the University of Leeds, and an insight into the market...

Dec 13, 20203 min read

Market Roundup

Spotlight on Airbnb Airbnb debuted on the NASDAQ on Thursday, December 10. This IPO saw the travel company valued at $100 billion by the...

Dec 13, 20203 min read

Asian miracle or investment minefield? The reality of Vietnam’s rapid economic development.

In recent years, the Vietnamese economy has maintained high growth. It is one of the world's fastest growing countries, and many media...

Dec 13, 20202 min read

Turmoil in India: Why farmers are protesting against agriculture laws

Tens of thousands of farmers from northern India have swarmed New Delhi, blocking roads and highways in protest against the three...