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AIDA Model
Tech & Tools in Finance

AIDA Model

The AIDA Model, which stands for Attention, Interest, Desire, and Action model, is an advertising effect model that identifies the stages that an individual goes through while purchasing a product or service.

Evita Veigas
29 Apr 2023
4 min read
Agile Project Management
Career & Professional Development

Agile Project Management

The Agile Project Management approach arose in the early 2000s when software development teams realised they were unable to quickly and flexibly deliver systems while utilising traditional processes (e.g., waterfall method).

Evita Veigas
29 Apr 2023
4 min read
Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Tech & Tools in Finance

Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Cryptocurrency exchanges are platforms that facilitate the trading of cryptocurrencies for other assets, including digital and fiat currencies.

Evita Veigas
29 Apr 2023
3 min read

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Window Dressing
Financial Management & Investment

Window Dressing

“Window dressing” is commonly used to refer to how a pedestrian facing the window of a retail business is presented to make their goods look most appealing.

Evita Veigas
29 Apr 2023
3 min read
Gold Standard
Risk & Quantitative Finance

Gold Standard

The gold standard is a monetary system that ties a currency’s value directly with gold in the simplest terms. Therefore, the currency can be exchanged for a set amount of gold and is guaranteed by the government.

Evita Veigas
29 Apr 2023
6 min read
REIT
Accounting & Finance Concepts

REIT

A real estate investment trust (REIT) is an investment fund or security that invests in income-generating real estate properties.

Evita Veigas
29 Apr 2023
3 min read

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Leading by Example
Accounting & Finance Concepts

Leading by Example

Leadership is a process in which an individual influences the behaviour and attitudes of other people.

Evita Veigas
29 Apr 2023
6 min read
Risk Governance within Financial Services Organizations
Industry News & Regulation

Risk Governance within Financial Services Organizations

Risk Governance within Financial Services Organizations

Evita Veigas
29 Apr 2023
10 min read
Market risk
Risk & Quantitative Finance

Market risk

One of the major aims of many financial institutions is the generation of profits through investment in global financial markets.

Evita Veigas
29 Apr 2023
11 min read
Black Gold: The Economic Importance of Crude Oil
Accounting & Finance Concepts

Black Gold: The Economic Importance of Crude Oil

Crude oil is a naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbons found underground.

Evita Veigas
29 Apr 2023
3 min read
M&A process
Accounting & Finance Concepts

M&A process

The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) process has many steps and can often take anywhere from 6 months to several years to complete.

Evita Veigas
29 Apr 2023
5 min read
Sovereign Credit Rating, Sovereign Debt and Sovereign Default
Risk & Quantitative Finance

Sovereign Credit Rating, Sovereign Debt and Sovereign Default

A sovereign credit rating is an assessment of a country’s creditworthiness. It shows the level of risk associated with lending to a particular country since it is applied to all bonds issued by the government.

Evita Veigas
29 Apr 2023
12 min read
Domain Knowledge
Accounting & Finance Concepts

Domain Knowledge

In data science, the term domain knowledge refers to the general background knowledge of the field or environment to which the methods of data science are being applied.

Evita Veigas
29 Apr 2023
6 min read

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