IDLC VC Fund I invests in Intelligent Machines Limited
Intelligent Machines Limited, our first venture portfolio company, has received venture funding from IDLC Venture Capital Fund I. Congratulations to the founder and management team on this wonderful occasion. EDGE AMC Limited led the seed fundraising round of Intelligent Machines in December 2018 and invested alongside a number of private…
EDGE works hand in hand with BD Ventures Limited
EDGE AMC Limited is glad to lead a consortium of private investors in acquiring a minority stake in Brain Station 23 Limited, Bangladesh’s leading software development and IT outsourcing company. We are excited to be a part of this high-quality company with a strong reputation and track-record both locally and…
The Stock Market Rally | Asif Khan, CFA joins a webinar with Dr. Ahsan H Mansur
Asif Khan, CFA, Managing Partner of EDGE Research & Consulting Ltd joins a webinar with Executive Director of Policy Research Institute Dr. Ahsan H Mansur to discuss the recent rally in the capital market, liquidity conditions in the market, and the post-COVID recovery in the real economy. The session is…
Two investment risks every Bangladeshi should know about
Every investment or saving product has different risk and returns profile. Generally, for higher risk investors demand higher returns. For example, since stocks are riskier than fixed deposits, a rational investor will expect to earn a higher return from stocks compared to fixed deposits. In Bangladesh, there is a tendency…
Reduce your income tax burden in Bangladesh by investing in eligible securities
Don’t you feel great at the very sight of your paycheck at the end of a month of hard work? But that feeling soon subsides when we consider how much income taxes we have to pay on our salaries. Fortunately for us, there are a few investment vehicles that allow…
Calculating portfolio returns in 4 easy steps (Calculation file included)
In our previous post, we discussed the importance of tracking portfolio returns meticulously. In this post, we will go over the actual methodology of calculating portfolio returns. To follow the examples shown in this post it is advisable to download the excel file that we have used.
Banik Barta features Asif Khan, CFA
Here is the article featured by Banik Barta কোম্পানির সূচনা পর্বে বিনিয়োগ: শেয়ারবাজারের বিনিয়োগকারীদের জন্য কিছু চ্যালেঞ্জ এক দশকের বেশি সময় ধরে আমি শেয়ারবাজারের সঙ্গে সম্পৃক্ত। এ সময়ে আমি শিখেছি, অনেক কমন ধারণাই শেষ পর্যন্ত আমাদের বিভ্রান্তির কারণ হয়ে দাঁড়ায়। উদাহরণ হিসেবে সবগুলো ডিম এক ঝুড়িতে না রাখা প্রসঙ্গে ফিন্যান্স…
Portfolio return calculation – ignored and misunderstood
Why do schools have report cards for students at the end of each term? To assess if the material taught was understood by students. For stock markets, the relevant report card is portfolio return (along with relevant risk metrics). Yet, most investors (both institutional and individual) in our country, either…
The best time to invest in mutual funds
What is the best time to invest in mutual funds? Often there are no correct answers. For long term investors, it usually does not matter too much. There is one exception to this rule. If you invest when the market is expensive (like the end of 2010) you will earn…
Four common mistakes you should avoid when investing in mutual funds
Investors in mutual funds can make a few mistakes while investing which will be detrimental to themselves and also the fund manager. Here we have listed a few that all mutual fund investors should know about.