Download PDF Introduction Stock exchanges are sometimes considered simply as marketplaces where any investor with a brokerage account can participate in transactions with basic financial securities such as stocks or bonds, or more complex ones such as ETFs and derivatives. However, stock exchanges are also businesses that, like any other Read more…
The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) – market cap as of 23/02/2018: USD41.1bn Thomson Reuters Corporation (TSX:TRI) – market cap as of 23/02/2018: CAD35.8bn Introduction On January 30, 2018, Thomson Reuters announced the agreement to sell a 55% stake in its Financial and Risk unit to the US private equity firm Read more…
Venture capital and angel investing have been at the heart of the vibrant entrepreneurial community in the US for decades and have helped create global success stories such as Facebook, Netflix and Tumblr. Growing access to mass communication and fast-paced technological innovation around the world today are spreading the need Read more…