<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 05:46:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/cityu/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Story on CityU in Hongkong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi all, I'd like to share my stories on Southeast Asia here. As a South Korean, I stayed in two countries in the region for about 5 years. They are Singapore and Indonesia. From education, economy to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hongkong/@junghwan/story-on-city-u-in-hongkong</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hongkong/@junghwan/story-on-city-u-in-hongkong</guid><category><![CDATA[hongkong]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[junghwan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:50:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WNt5NRakdBhrXAzdKaZwUQVt4awpBmNYUdQtsqYCwfZGsgsJFR6YFhxdzi9RuH7hh2ASKQp6VbkfqQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Record of Success: Evidence From Acquisitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this lecture, we are going to look at M&A from the perspective of financial economists rather than investment bankers. We have been heavily focused on getting the right price for the target firm.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@shenje/the-record-of-success-evidence-from-acquisitions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@shenje/the-record-of-success-evidence-from-acquisitions</guid><category><![CDATA[finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shenje]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 03:38:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Takeover Defenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[So far in this course, we have been heavily focused on merger strategies from the perspective of the acquiring or bidding firms. In most cases in which the merger or acquisition is friendly, the strategy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@shenje/takeover-defenses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@shenje/takeover-defenses</guid><category><![CDATA[finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shenje]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 03:13:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate Determination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let us review the two exchange rate models that we have learned so far. The covered interest parity gives an understanding on how forward exchange rates should be determined. Any interest rate differentials]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/currency/@shenje/monetary-policy-and-exchange-rate-determination</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/currency/@shenje/monetary-policy-and-exchange-rate-determination</guid><category><![CDATA[currency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shenje]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:33:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Structuring Acquisition Transactions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assuming we have our maximum willingness to pay or warranted value conditional on beliefs about the future growth of the target firm, how do we actually implement the deal? For example, how should we finance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@shenje/structuring-acquisition-transactions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@shenje/structuring-acquisition-transactions</guid><category><![CDATA[finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shenje]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 01:57:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Asset Approach to the Exchange Rate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asset Returns, Risk and Liquidity From last week’s homework, what you should realize is that the covered interest parity is really a model to derive the implied forward exchange rate. We take the domestic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/currency/@shenje/an-asset-approach-to-the-exchange-rate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/currency/@shenje/an-asset-approach-to-the-exchange-rate</guid><category><![CDATA[currency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shenje]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 01:52:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acquisition Valuation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The purpose of this lecture is to discuss further the flexibility of the DCF method and to provide you with additional robustness checks to make sure the number you arrived using this method is not crazy.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@shenje/acquisition-valuation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@shenje/acquisition-valuation</guid><category><![CDATA[finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shenje]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 01:49:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exchange Rates and Foreign Exchange Markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investment Implications from Global Events The goal of today’s lecture is twofold. First, I want to introduce to you some quote conventions used in the foreign exchange or Forex markets. Second, I want]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/currency/@shenje/exchange-rates-and-foreign-exchange-markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/currency/@shenje/exchange-rates-and-foreign-exchange-markets</guid><category><![CDATA[currency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shenje]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 15:32:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discounted Cash Flow Analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Possible Alternatives to DCF The goal of today’s lecture is to introduce a valuation method that is general and thus flexible that you can adapt to value almost any type of firm and transaction. Corporate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@shenje/discounted-cash-flow-analysis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@shenje/discounted-cash-flow-analysis</guid><category><![CDATA[finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shenje]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 14:56:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overview of Mergers and Acquisitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The purpose of these blog posts is to provide commentary for my lecture slides. Lecture slides will only be provided through the university website. If you have any questions or comments, please write]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@shenje/overview-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-lecture-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@shenje/overview-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-lecture-1</guid><category><![CDATA[finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shenje]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:05:30 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>