equity – Simon Taylor's Blog

14 Aug 2016

Two key types of capital: debt and equity

There are two generic ways in which a company can raise long term funding, which we call capital: debt and equity. Combinations of these, called hybrid capital, are also possible but rare outside venture capital. Any economic agent, including individuals, … Continued

7 Jun 2015

Too much debt? There is a better way

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Book recommendation, Finance sector, Financial products | 0

Pretty much all financial crises involve too much debt. The global financial crisis was triggered by excessive lending for US property purchase. The slow recovery from the crisis is probably because of too much debt. China’s successful plan to insulate … Continued

Simon is Management Practice Professor of Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School. From 2008-2018 he was the first Director of the University of Cambridge Master of Finance (MFin) degree, and was later the first Director of the University's Global Executive MBA. An economist and former equities analyst at JPMorgan and Citigroup, he teaches on financial markets and institutions, infrastructure finance and the world financial system. He is a Fellow in Management at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he is a member of the investment committee, and a research associate of the Cambridge Energy Policy Research Group, where he specialises in nuclear finance.

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