Being a financial analyst, it’s a given that when ever I’ll meet friends, a discussion on Oil prices will come up. And after several such discussions, I have realized that general public needs to aware of some very basic information about Oil, the industry, and it’s dynamics. That’s the main purpose of this slideshow. While going
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Tax Havens – Key takeaways from the book: Treasure Islands
Let’s start with Starbucks. Starbucks argues that its customers do not buy coffee from Starbucks only for having coffee; they buy it because they want the “Starbucks experience”. The company says that every cup of coffee is sold on back of the “Starbucks” brand, and therefore, a portion of the profit made from every cup
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The Smartest Guys in the Room – Key Takeaways from book
“The smartest guys in the room” is about Enron, a company that filed the biggest bankruptcy case in the history of the United States on December 2nd, 2001. Some of the key takeaways from the book are as follows: Smartest Guys in the room – Key takeaways We focus a lot on the ambitions and
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My article in The Economic Times June 2013 Edition
Pakistan as an investment case Though Pakistan offers a huge potential for international investors, many companies have lately been pulling their operations out of the country primarily due to security and economic concerns. I would like to shed light on some of the important economic indicators which foreign (both direct and indirect) investors keep their
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Volume spikes in ETFs as Dubai stocks surge
On Thursday, the iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF (FM) rose almost 1.5 percent to hit a new all-time high on volume that was over 30 times the daily average. The iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF was not the only frontier markets fund that was home to some unusual volume Thursday. The WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund (GULF), a more concentrated
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Middle east ETFs: More different than you might think
If there is one region of the world where investors can usually agree on the economic fundamentals, it has to be the Middle East. The area is world-famous for its hydrocarbon prowess, relatively high GDP per capita levels, and as of late, its political volatility as well. Given the immense potential that these countries have,
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Industry’s say: Senior Dealer Equities in a Major Bank
We approached a senior equities dealer in a major bank in Pakistan. He is a CFA charterholder and ASA. As part of general comments he told us the following things: Get in the industry before completing all three levels of CFA as this industry is more about experience and skills.” “If given a choice between
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Experience of Conducting Interviews in Lahore: Part 1
Yesterday, I had a privilege to be part of an interview committee in Lahore which was conducted in order to hire Financial Analysts. We are looking to build a local team for research, consultancy and investment banking projects in North Pakistan. Sadly we ended up hiring only 1 candidate from Islamabad and the committee has
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Job requires Experience. Experience requires Job
Owing to the challenging environment, employers are reluctant to spend time on learning curve of freshers and are more inclined than ever to hire experienced people. Owing to this, it has become more difficult for fresh graduates to get into any reputed organization. But how to get the experience when no one is willing to
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