This article written by Akshit GUPTA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2019-2022) presents the role and functioning of an Asset management firm. Introduction Asset Management is one of the lucrative fields of the financial industry over the world. As the name suggests, it is essentially handling and management of assets … Read more
In this article, Raphaël ROERO DE CORTANZE (ESSEC Business School, Master in Management, 2018-2022) shares his experience as a Corporate M&A Intern. My internship at Scor In 2020 as an intern, I had the opportunity to join the M&A Team of the French Reinsurer “SCOR” for 6 months. As this internship allowed me to develop … Read more
In this article, Tanmay DAGA (ESSEC Business School, Global Bachelor of Business Administration, 2017-2021) introduces equity research, shares his internship experience at a top sell-side equity research company named Kotak Securities and gives his opinions on what the future holds for the industry. About Kotak Securities Kotak Securities was founded in 1994 as a subsidiary … Read more
In this article, Georges WAUBERT introduces you to bonds. While the bond market is growing fast and is worth about $115,000 billion as of 2021, in the following series of articles we will try to understand what it is all about. It is therefore appropriate here, firstly, to try to define what a bond is. What … Read more
In this article, Bijal Gandhi (ESSEC Business School, Master in Management, 2019-2022) elaborates on the concept of economic indicators. This read will help you understand in detail the types of economic indicators, their impact on stock prices and their use by investors in the financial markets. Economic indicators Economic indicators are statistical data related to … Read more
This article written by Quentin Bonnefond (ESSEC Business School, Master in Strategy & Management of International Business (SMIB), 2020-2021) discusses the case of Palantir. Introduction Founded in 2003 by entrepreneur Peter Thiel, Palantir provides software and data analysis services to help government agencies (CIA, NSA, etc.) and large corporations (among which Merck, Fiat-Chrysler, Ferrari, Crédit … Read more
In this article, Qiuyi Xu (ESSEC Business School, Global Bachelor of Business Administration, 2019-2021) shares her experience as an intern in a securities company in China. Interested in finance, I took the SimTrade course during my study at ESSEC Business School. This course helped me gain knowledge about financial markets as well as served to … Read more
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (ESSEC Business School, Global Bachelor of Business Administration, 2016-2020) talks about his research conducted in the field of investing. As a way of introduction, ETFs have been captivating investors’ attention in the last 20 years since their creation. This financial innovation has shaped how investors place their capital. Definition An … Read more
Foreward A pervasive moral stigma follows the financial sector, which has a dogged reputation for unethical and illegal behaviour. However, the ethical lapses often associated with finance are not always intentional. Instead, a contributing factor is that the teaching of finance and other business disciplines presents the challenge of linking theories and conceptual models to … Read more
This article written by Marie POFF (ESSEC Business School, Global Bachelor of Business Administration, 2020) analyzes the Rogue trader film and explains the related financial concepts. Based on a true story, ‘Rogue Trader’ details how risky trades made by Nick Leeson, an employee of investment banking firm Barings Bank, lead to its insolvency. This film … Read more
This article written by Marie POFF (ESSEC Business School, Global Bachelor of Business Administration, 2020) analyzes the Other People’s Money film. “Other People’s Money” is a film about a near obsolete publicly traded company, the New England Wire and Cable Company, interwoven with romance and community spirit. Issues arise because the original wire and cable … Read more
Warren Buffett – The oracle of Omaha This article written by Akshit Gupta (ESSEC Business School, Master in Management, 2022) presents a portrait of Warren Buffett – The Oracle of Omaha. Introduction Warren Buffett or commonly referred as the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ by global media outlets, was born on August 30, 1930 in the town … Read more
This article written by Akshit GUPTA (ESSEC Business School, Master in Management, 2022) analyzes the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers (2008). Introduction A financial crisis refers to a situation in which financial assets in an economy experience a steep decline in their value triggered mainly by investor panic and irrational behavior resulting in bank runs where … Read more
Analyse du film « Le Grand Retournement » Cet article écrit par Mohamed Dhia KHAIROUNI (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole – Master in Management, 2019-2022) analyse le film « Le Grand Retournement ». Le Grand Retournement est un film français réalisé par Gérard Mordillat en 2013. Résumé Le Grand Retournement est une comédie qui repeint … Read more
Le métier de quant Cet article rédigé par Colombe BOITEUX (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole – Master in Management, 2018-2022) présente le métier de Quant. Que fait un Quant ? Un Quant est un professionnel de la finance qui développe et implémente des modèles mathématiques pour évaluer le prix des dérivés, prédire les mouvements de marché … Read more
Cet article écrit par Mohamed Dhia KHAIROUNI KHAIROUNI (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole -Master in Management, 2019 – 2022) analyse le film Margin Call et explique les concepts financiers sous-jacents. Un film captivant et donnant à réfléchir que je vous invite à regarder ! Le film Margin Call de J. C. Chandor retrace la crise économique … Read more
On April 12, 2016, Giovanni Pagliardi (PhD student at ESSEC Business School) was awarded the first prize of the public for the Comue Paris-Seine at the French national contest “My thesis in 180 seconds”. This contest is organized once per year by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and is open to all … Read more
Bonjour, Quelques mots sur l’équation pédagogique de SimTrade : evaluate progress = assess + grade Désolé d’utiliser des termes anglais, mais comme souvent, il est difficile de trouver des termes précis en français… Dans SimTrade, l’évaluation de la progression d’un SimTrader dans les certificats se fait au travers de deux éléments : assessment (évaluation) et grading … Read more
Note de marchés de Jean-Marie Choffray Il n’est pas interdit de rêver !… Imaginons un système économique présentant les caractéristiques suivantes : L’Etat a la sagesse – pour ne pas dire l’intelligence ! –, de représenter moins de cinquante pour cent de l’activité économique (Produit Intérieur Brut) du système de création et de répartition de … Read more
Bonjour, Le développement de SimTrade en termes de pédagogie et recherche est à rapproché des idées et du modèle proposé par Wilhelm von Humboldt. Page Ma progression La page Ma progression vous donne en temps réel le détail de votre progression dans le certificat par formations, simulations et concours. Elle présente à la fois … Read more
