Algorithms In Crisis
80% of the daily trade volume of some markets is conducted entirely by autonomous trading systems. But what happens when they get it wrong?
Tobias Franks explains.
The Spin on Spinoffs
What are spin-offs and why do companies do them? This is the first part of a series on spin-offs.
Andrew He and Victor Yan introduce us to this more intermediate topic in financial markets.
Shortchanged for Coins? Investigating the USA Coin Shortage
Heard of a coin shortage? Do we just, run out of coins? Most definitely, and it can happen. As we see in the United States now.
Read on as Victor Yan explores this idea, drawing from macroeconomic concepts.
The RBA’s Foray into Quantitative Easing, and what it means for investors
The written piece of Chris Bates, who won the Overall Winner Prize for the UNIT Writing Competition held in the second-half of 2020.
Listen to the Crowd
The written piece of Jack Doughty, who won the Runner Up Prize for the UNIT Writing Competition held in the second-half of 2020.
Celebrities and The Stock Market
The written piece of Annabel Yenson, who won the First-Year Prize for the UNIT Writing Competition held in the second-half of 2020.
Inflation volatility: The war between central banks and COVID-19
The economic bearing of COVID-19 is prevalent through both supply and demand shocks, with a variety of impacts throughout different areas.
The response of central banks has been to inject an unprecedented amount of money. What does this mean for inflation?
Read more from Taha Bhatti, here.
When Should we Worry About Public Debt?
We discuss rising U.S. public debt levels, as a percentage of GDP not seen since the Second World War, and what it holds for the future.
Read more by Charlie McMillan Summons, here.
Introduction to Portfolio Allocation
In UNIT’s final piece in our ‘Introduction to Personal Finance’ series we cover important topics in investing from diversification to portfolio allocation.
Find out why it’s important, from Victor Yan and Henry Yu, here.
The Danger of Passive Investing
The debate of passive vs active has also been brought to the forefront in the current COVID-19 crisis… and while passive investing does provide several benefits to certain investors and more objective advantages to active investors, it is not without it’s disadvantages and its criticisms.
Deal or No Deal: How COVID-19 has affected M&A Markets
A decade-long boom in mergers and acquisitions has been brought to a halt amidst the far-reaching impact the coronavirus has had globally.
Lucinda Chen and Victor Yan discuss why and how M&A markets are changing as the world faces the brunt of COVID-19.
How to Invest
In this article by UNIT UniMelb, we hope to give some tips on how to begin investing after considering your investing goals and personal circumstances.
Charlie McMillan Summons and Anton Mifsud take us through the essentials on the first steps of your investing journey.