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- August 20, 2019
How to Differentiate Between Cyclical and Non-Cyclical Stocks
All the investment manuals talk about economic cycles and how different asset classes are affected depending on where in...
- August 13, 2019
A Certain Ratio – Sharpe Ratio
There is a range of measures used in the quantitative analysis of investment performance. In this article, we look...
- July 26, 2019
Friday Five – 26 July – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes
A bit of Friday Fun where we provide you with 5 questions relevant to a mix of CII exams....
- April 2, 2019
Do you know about Yield Curves and Modified Duration?
Analysing the features of bonds is important for anyone thinking of making an investment in this asset class. It...
- January 8, 2019
What is the Balance of Payments?
The following discusses what the balance of payments of a country is, and what the current account and capital...
- June 1, 2018
Friday Five – 1 June – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes
Welcome to this week’s Friday Five – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes Every Friday What’s this all about? It’s...
- March 30, 2018
Friday Five – 30 March – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes
Welcome to this week’s Friday Five – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes Every Friday What’s this all about? It’s...
- March 28, 2018
Updates to CII Study Texts – 8 February through to 6 March 2018
Are you aware that the CII update their study texts throughout the examinable year to either incorporate new legislations,...
- February 9, 2018
Friday Five – 9 February – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes
Welcome to this week’s Friday Five – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes Every Friday What’s this all about? It’s...
- December 22, 2017
Friday Five – 22 December – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes
Welcome to this week’s Friday Five – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes Every Friday What’s this all about? It’s...
- September 28, 2017
Updates to CII Study Texts – 2 August through to 5 September 2017
Are you aware that the CII update their study texts throughout the examinable year to either incorporate new legislations,...
- September 26, 2017
Tracking Passive Investment in the Real World
We need to be mindful of tracking error when assessing passive investment. This article discusses the various ways that...
- September 5, 2017
How to Calculate Redemption and Running Yields on a Bond
If you are sitting a CII investment exam, then we can almost guarantee that you will have to work...
- August 4, 2017
Friday Five – 4 August – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes
Welcome to this week’s Friday Five – 5 Questions in 5 Minutes Every Friday What’s this all about? It’s...
- June 6, 2017
What is an exchange rate and why is it important?
As many of us plan our well-earned summer break in far-flung places or not-so-far-flung, one of the things on...