With more than one trillion dollars in corporate cash and short-term investment being held overseas, it’s no wonder that off-shore accounting has been a hot topic as of late. Many corporations find themselves wondering if this practice is worth looking into, and what the legalities are. In this post we will explore the reasoning behind […]
Over the last few years, many of the largest companies in America have been keeping their large cash reserves on the sidelines due to the economic uncertainty of the modern market. Estimates place the amount of sidelined cash at anywhere from $1.5 trillion to $2.8 trillion, a considerably large sum being stockpiled due to a […]
Institutions and endowments have used exotic or alternative investment for decades. During the last boom years, more wealthy individuals and corporations added these instruments to get more diversification and earn hefty returns. The financial crisis of 2008 propelled alternative investments into the limelight. In the aftermaths of the meltdown, many investors grew wary of these […]