Published Articles
Equity markets plunge in Q1
Most investors have probably had an overdose of articles and reports hitting their screens explaining the dismal performance of equity markets over…
Financing the cost of the pandemic
Governments and economists across the world are trying to predict the approximate cost of the virus-related lockdowns on their own economies. Will…
Surreal
It has taken me days thinking about how and what to write about given that the difference between the time of writing…
Understanding a bond issuer’s obligations
The performances of both the equity and bond markets over the past two weeks reflected the surreal circumstances we are living in…
MGS as a safe haven?
As global equity markets tanked last week marking the end of the 11-year bull market and the worst week for international equities…
It’s a Bear Market!
This article was being penned before the extraordinary events on Monday morning when the international headlines were still dominated by the spreading…
The Power of Retained Earnings
While most active investors and financial analysts were undoubtedly glued to their screens last week as global equity markets sank due to…
HSBC Malta – smaller but stronger
HSBC Bank Malta plc commenced the financial reporting season last week when on Tuesday it published its 2019 financial statements. As a…
The ECB strategy review
On 23 January 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) formally launched a wide-ranging review of its monetary policy strategy for the first…