Tag: financial alchemy

Awareness Fridays: Financial Alchemy Packaged in an Attractive Presentation is Still Financial Alchemy

Posted Vinaya HS2 CommentsPosted in Finance

The first time I saw this presentation (it was emailed to the administration head at my office), I screamed “WTF mate?” multiple times and in quick succession. Go through this presentation and give me one decent reason for why you would ever want to invest in this attractively packaged recipe for financial alchemy? [slideshare id=855587&doc=returnguaranteefund-1229571730583996-2&w=425] […]

Awareness Fridays: Easy Reading — Mitigating Spillovers and Contagion Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis

Posted Vinaya HS1 CommentPosted in Finance

Today’s topic is an easy to understand and informative read for the weekend. It’s a speech delivered by Dr. D. Subbarao, Governor, Reserve Bank of India at the RBI-BIS Seminar on “Mitigating Spillovers and Contagion – Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis” (click to download) at Hyderabad earlier this month. Of significance is this quote […]