Musings on Markets

JANUARY 31, 2025

For those of you who have been tracking the market, the AI segment in the market has held its own since September, but even before the last weekend, there were signs that investors were sobering up on not only how big the payoff to AI would be, but how long they would have to wait to get there.

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The conversation followed up on our discussion last year of the exit of some foreign banks from African markets and the new emphasis this places on the expansion of domestic banks, including pan-African institutions. How is this playing out in your markets? But were still sitting at the 3% levels. We need foreign savings.

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CFO News

JUNE 20, 2025

ANI Published On Jun 20, 2025 at 02:39 PM IST Copy Link Share on WhatsApp Share on Linkedin Share on X Share on Telegram Share on Facebook New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): According to a report by Jefferies , the Indian stock market is once again facing concerns around high valuations , particularly in the midcap segment.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 19, 2024

In fact, the business life cycle has become an integral part of the corporate finance, valuation and investing classes that I teach, and in many of the posts that I have written on this blog. Tech companies age in dog years, and the consequences for how we manage, value and invest in them are profound.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 10, 2025

In corporate finance and investing, which are areas that I work in, I find myself doing double takes as I listen to politicians, market experts and economists making statements about company and market behavior that are fairy tales, and data is often my weapon for discerning the truth.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 17, 2025

In my last post , I noted that the US has extended its dominance of global equities in recent years, increasing its share of market capitalization from 42% in at the start of 2023 to 44% at the start of 2024 to 49% at the start of 2025.

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Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 9, 2024

 ATM: Valuation is an exercise in faith with Aswath Damodaran. How much faith do you have that any stock or market will eventually return to its intrinsic value? He has written numerous books on valuation and finance. His latest book is “ The Corporate Life Cycle: Business Investment and Management Implications.”

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Future CFO

JUNE 10, 2025

A number of well-followed ESG-themed stock indices have been outperforming their conventional benchmarks since 2022, presenting potentially attractive investment opportunities in Southeast Asia. The post ESG-themed stock indices pose attractive investment opportunities in Southeast Asia appeared first on FutureCFO.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

I wrote about my most recent valuation of Tesla just over a week ago , and as has always been the case when I value this company, I have heard from both sides of the Tesla divide. Based at least on the reactions, I have realized that some may be misreading my story and valuation, ore reacting just to a picture in a tweet.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

TCV's investments include Netflix, RELEX, Spotify and WorldRemit. . The deal raises the valuation of Mambu and its software banking platform to more than €1.7 TCV led the latest round of financing, with Tiger Global and Arena Holdings contributing additional dollars. billion ($2 billion), the company said in a press release.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In my first two posts on Facebook, I noted that its most recent earnings report, and the market reaction to it, offers an opportunity for us to talk about bigger issues. As someone who has spent the last four decades talking, teaching and doing valuation that we have lost our way in valuation.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Starting in late January 2023, I will be back in the classroom, teaching valuation and corporate finance to the MBAs and valuation to the undergraduates, and these classes will continue through May 2023. It is ironic, and perhaps telling, that our understanding of statistics seems to have hit rock bottom in the age of big data.

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Global Finance

AUGUST 1, 2024

In a prepared statement on X.com, Ackman posted: “While we have received enormous investor interest in PSUS, one principal question has remained: Would investors be better served waiting to invest in the aftermarket than in the IPO? It’s tough to pinpoint the perfect valuation,” he added, skeptical that it was indicative of a trend. “It’s

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CFO News

JULY 19, 2024

Further, how does it impact investment decisions, market valuations, ease of doing business, and foreign investment?

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 15, 2023

On some measures of user engagement and influence, it has performed better than expected, but in the operating numbers measuring its success as a business, it has lagged, and the market has responded accordingly. Like Twitter, Snapchat had a rousing debut in the market, rising 40% to hit $24.48 The Twitter Story. Corporate governance.

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CFO News

MARCH 17, 2025

Manish Sonthalia of Emkay Investment Managers highlights the impact of macroeconomic changes on India's market, particularly regarding de-dollarisation and fiscal policies. Additionally, he emphasizes valuation concerns in capex stocks despite government initiatives.

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CFA Institute

AUGUST 10, 2023

Prior to joining Northern Trust, he was a research analyst at Nuveen Investments where he co-managed two income funds and worked on asset valuation and asset allocation research. Fang has worked in quantitative finance since 2009 and specializes in quantitative research, portfolio management, and risk modeling.

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CFA Institute

APRIL 3, 2025

Cathy Scott is a director of Research Product and Services and the editor of Enterprising Investor at CFA Institute.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

In the first five posts, I have looked at the macro numbers that drive global markets, from interest rates to risk premiums, but it is not my preferred habitat. A key tool in both endeavors is a hurdle rate a rate of return that you determine as your required return for business and investment decisions.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

I was planning to finish my last two data updates for 2024, but decided to take a break and look at the seven stocks (Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla) which carried the market in 2023. In terms of dollar value added, Microsoft and Apple each added a trillion dollars to their market capitalizations, during the year.

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Global Finance

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The European banking sector is experiencing a wave of consolidation as institutions seek to bolster their market position, expand their asset base, and improve returns. Dutch lender ING has also signaled its intent to acquire rival banks in major European markets. Ultimately the key issue is valuation. that gathered $5.4

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

I have been writing about, and valuing, Tesla for most of its lifetime in public markets, and while it remains a company that draws strong reactions, it is also one that I truly enjoy valuing. If you are interested, you can see my valuations from 2014 , 2016 and 2017.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 25, 2023

For much of the last two years, rather than teach my classes in a classroom, I taught my classes from my home office, making a few low-cost, low-tech investments to improve my set up. My classroom teaching at Stern has been mostly corporate finance and valuation, to both MBAs and undergraduates.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

In this environment, CFOs must prioritise cybersecurity investments that deliver a tangible return on investment. One of the main challenges in securing cybersecurity investments lies in the nature of cybersecurity itself. How can we maximise the return on these investments while achieving our security goals?"

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Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

The global mergers and acquistions (M&A) market might not have fulfilled every dealmakers fantasy of a roaring comeback in 2024. The top five IPOs by valuation in 2024 were Lineage on the Nasdaq ($5.1 The listed bond market is one place where RMB dominates, having arranged $1.9 IPOs, however, are enjoying a surge.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Real estate investing can be intimidating to new investors – you must search for the right property, obtain financing, purchase the property, and then find tenants. Real estate investing takes work and can be risky, and many don’t have the time or risk tolerance to commit. You can also find tenant-occupied investment properties here.

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Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Last Wednesday (August 28), the market waited with bated breath for Nvidia’s earning call, scheduled for after the market closed. This dance between companies and investors, playing out in expected and actual earnings, is a feature of every earnings season, especially so in the United States, and it has always fascinated me.

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Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

 At the Money: Stock Picking vs. Value Investing with Jeremy Schwartz, Wisdom Tree. Should value investing be part of that strategy? TRANSCRIPT: Jeremy Schwartz Value Investing Barry Ritholtz : How much you pay for your stocks has a giant impact on how well they perform. What Is value investing?

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 4, 2023

That recovery notwithstanding, uncertainties about inflation and the economy remained unresolved, and those uncertainties became part of the market story in the third quarter of 2023. The Markets in the Third Quarter Coming off a year of rising rates in 2022, interest rates have continued to command center stage in 2023.

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Global Finance

APRIL 5, 2025

In the TMT sector, the UKs Competition and Markets Authority approved a $19 billion merger between telecommunication companies Vodafone UK and Three UK, creating a mobile network provider with more than 27 million customers. billion in 121 projects across six countries, nearly double the amount it invested in 2023.

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CFA Institute

MAY 14, 2025

Dan Philps, PhD, CFA, is the head of Rothko Investment Strategies, where he leads an AI-driven systematic equities investment business that has delivered strong, fundamentally-driven alpha for institutional investors since its inception in 2013. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of the UK.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

I wrote about my most recent valuation of Tesla just over a week ago , and as has always been the case when I value this company, I have heard from both sides of the Tesla divide. Based at least on the reactions, I have realized that some may be misreading my story and valuation, ore reacting just to a picture in a tweet.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 6, 2024

Financial advisors often discuss how futile it is to try and predict what will happen in the stock market, and yet the reality is that a core component of creating a financial plan involves making a prediction for how markets will behave, at least in the long run. Read More.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 7, 2023

Data: Trickle to a Flood! It is perhaps a reflection of my age that I remember when getting data to do corporate financial analysis or valuation was a chore. That said, to use mean reversion in analysis or investing, you need to know what these averages are, either over time or across companies, and data can help in that pursuit. .

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Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Full transcript below. ~~~ About this week’s guest: Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management discusses the best ways to responsibly manage crypto assets. I’m Barry Ritholtz, and on today’s edition of At the Money , we’re going to discuss how retail investors can responsibly invest in crypto.

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CFO News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

India's stock market is experiencing a decline as foreign investors withdraw record funds due to concerns about the slowing post-pandemic economic boom. Despite domestic investments preventing a larger downturn, waning consumer spending and high valuations are causing anxieties.

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Musings on Markets

APRIL 21, 2022

billion I estimated in 2021 (year 8 in my IPO valuation) as revenues in my IPO valuation of the company in November 2013, and its operating margin, even with generous assumptions on R&D, was 19.02% in 2021, still below my estimate of 19.76% in that year. billion, well below the $9.6 billion, with a value per share of $10.91.

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