September is almost over and Y2s are getting acquainted with financial instruments and exchange markets, whereas Y1 rush to complete their EBP projects and are preparing for their first exam in Mathematics. Lots to do, isn’t it? Well, nobody has told that life at SSER gonna be easy, but everybody deserves some good rest. So distract a little bit from the hard studies and enjoy already the 4th Newsletter of  [ Read More ]

Almost every person with deep knowledge or interest in finance has heard about the great story of Nick Leeson, the first rogue trader who had been put into light after unauthorized derivative trading in the mid-nineties. Although many cheaters then learned the lesson that fraud is punishable, there have still been numerous (even more grand) cases of when one person can „make a difference” by distorting financial markets and accumulating  [ Read More ]

Yesterday a guest lecture by the previous chairman of Investment Fund Vadims Pikarevskis took place, where he elaborated on his summer internship in London as well as gave insightful information about the application process as wel as several tricks of how to outperform others in order to get in. We hope the presentation was truly inspirational and will motivate Y2 students to apply and try their luck in Investment Banking  [ Read More ]

Dear Friends, It has been a while since the last time when we bothered you with a Newsletter. However time keeps rolling and new developments in the area of our common interests are occurring. This newsletter is somewhat a bit delayed, but still have a little rest and learn about the latest occurrences in the financial world. For starters there is a short overview of Italy, which has a certain  [ Read More ]

Dear Mates, As time passes by and you are getting deeper and deeper into matters of Math and Entrepreneurship as well Y2s discover comparative advantages in IE, we, nevertheless, suggest you take a pause and rest your eyes on fresh news from another area. This week we place our focus on Greece and its prospects of further recovery from the debt crisis, and Yahoo, the company that has experienced several  [ Read More ]

Dear current and new members, The academic year has kicked off so its high time you got introduced the Investment Fund newsletters, which will deal with the latest topics in the fields ranging from macroeconomics to financial markets and trading. This year we have completely refreshed the visual appearance of the newsletter (so we hope you will like it), and additionially we will post news form the organization, weekly portfolio  [ Read More ]

The first two weeks of studies have almost passed (or to say, rushed at a fast pace), the iFund board is working actively on attracting sponsors and working out several ways of how to renew our portfolio this year. Regardless of that, we have presented our organization to Y1 students, and as soon as the sign-up process is finished, we will carry on active cooperation with the newly members not  [ Read More ]