The NIC’s April Newsletter is here!
In our Macro Overview section, analysts from both divisions will cover broad macro themes while reviewing major economic news from the past month. In our Deeper Dive section, Madalena Azevedo, our Vice President, elaborates on Chinese inflationary pressures and impact on word prices. Moreover, in our Regional View, Vincent Sardinha Marques, our President, examines the downfall of France through the Covid-19 crisis.
Our Investment Banking Division will guide you through March’s M&A overall activity. Read about AerCap Holdings to acquire GE Capital Aviation Services, Okta to acquire Aut0, and Canadian Pacific Railway to acquire Kansas City Southern. Additionally, get a detailed overview on what happened to Lufthansa and Deere & Co, as well as consider our opinion on regulatory reforms following the Wirecard scandal.
Our Financial Markets Division will present the monthly results of the NIC Fund, an active relative return fund investing across three different asset classes: Equities, Fixed Income, and Commodities. The analysts will also provide commentary on each of the four major asset classes through analysis of the past month’s major market moves. The overall performance of the NIC Fund in March was positive, with a cumulative return of 0.33%. A return that can be mainly attributed to Equities.
On the Hot Topics of this month, Francisco Guimarães examines the private company Stripe, while Antonio de Castilho Lima elaborates on Cryptocurrency. Lastly, on our ESG review in collaboration with Nordea, Francisco Guimarães writes about ESG in Emerging Markets equity.
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