You can now consult the Commentary on the Performance of the NIC Fund so far this month. A brief summary is presented below. Over the period under review, performance translated into a positive total return of 229 basis points, over a standard deviation of 2,38% (non-annualized measures). Positive days accounted for more Read more…
This month the NIC members propose a diversified set of trading strategies, focusing mainly on Emerging Markets and Commodities. Be sure to check out the complete report here. Market Outlook It is a strange world we are living these days, one other major economic bloc (but the Eurozone) is willing to sacrifice future Read more…
Please find the commentary on our fund’s performance for this week in the following link: Performance Commentary – September 20, 2010. Over the period under review, performance was a positive total return of 72 basis points, over a standard deviation of 0.85 (non-annualized measures). These figures reflect a strong decline in Read more…
Today, September 13th, we unveil to the investment community the first NIC fund report, for the month of September, in document and media formats. This month the NIC members, faced with the current outlook, adopted different views on how to take advantage of the expected upcoming market developments. The sentiment was in general bullish, Read more…
As part of the club’s objectives in stimulating students interest in the financial markets, the NIC has its own investment fund. In fact, the club was initially conceived purely as an investment vehicle for the founders. However, legal constraints have considerably hampered the initiative, creating large inflexibilities in the way Read more…
Dear Students, This week’s “Choose Your Finance Electives” will consist of helping Finance Masters’ students to choose their spring semester electives. Our goal is to provide all students with essential information that will guide them to make the correct decision regarding their choices on specialization. Ideally, all Professors responsible for Read more…
Dear Students, This week the Nova Investment Club will organize an explanatory conference about the CFA Program and its importance in the financial world. This event will take place at 17h00, 22nd of November in Room 219 and will count with the participation of Professor Afonso Fuzeta de Eça, who will share with us Read more…
Dear Students, Next week Nova SBE will welcome, on campus, one of the School’s most successful and top placed alumnus: Mr. António Simões – Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Europe and future Chief Executive of HSBC Bank plc, and Head of UK Bank. He will join us at 11h30, 26th of October, Read more…
Dear Students, Next week Nova SBE will welcome, on campus, Mr. José-Maria Cazal-Ribeiro – Portugal Market Leader at Credit Suisse Private Banking and former Director at Banco Espírito Santo and Merrill Lynch. He will join us at 17h00, 25th of October, to share his experience as a private banker and to break the Read more…
Do you want to work in Investment Banking or Strategic Consultancy? Do you want a perspective on Private Equity, one of the most fascinating career tracks you can follow after this stage? Do you like to learn from others’ experience? Then this seminar is for you! Come and meet João Read more…