FT Alphaville- FTAV’s further reading: charity edition December 8, 2023Bad company for a good cause
- Game over for DB pensions? December 8, 2023Insert coin to discontinue
- Only rates markets are pricing in recession December 7, 2023It’s fine to ignore the US bond market, right?
- Chinese property is beyond repair. How can creditors delay its collapse? December 7, 2023Patch up the roof, ignore the foundations, feed the hedgies
- Barbie, banks and Beyoncé: The words that defined 2023’s conference calls December 7, 2023When you hear their call, you’ve got to get it under way
- FTAV’s further reading: charity edition December 8, 2023
Category Archives: Choice Debt Equity
What do you do with $ 30 bn cash ?
On October 10th, it was revealed that Google is developing a self-driving car and that it had already tested it over 140,000 miles of public roads. I also learned, reading that article, that Google is sponsoring a prize for landing … Continue reading
The limits of covenants
On October 5th 2010, the Flemish business paper De Tijd published a short article entitled “Banken blijven noodlijdend technologiebedrijf Option steunen” (Banks are obliged to go on supporting the technology company Option). Option is a Belgian company manufacturing mobile modems. … Continue reading
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Conflict between shareholders and lenders: the perfect example
For years, I have been explaining to my students that there is a potential conflict of interest between the owners of a company and the people that lend money to it. Indeed, shareholders have the chance to get an upside on … Continue reading
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