Author name: Mohammed Abrar Asif

Mohammed Abrar Asif is a Partner at Asif Yahiya Sukri, an Investment Bank with offices in India, USA and the EMEIA region. He is an Investment Banking Professional with experience from top tier consulting and investment banking firms. " I am very proud of the work we do at Asif Yahiya Sukri as it allows me to be a part of the active conversation in building better businesses across the world." To understand the startup landscape, he joined a niche lending FinTech startup. Went on to build 3 lending products. Also, proactively stepped into strategy consulting role which resulted in a 6X higher revenue ceasing the need for further fundraising. He have also worked as a venture capitalist with a mid size fund based in India.

Adam Neumann: A saga of lies and Fraud

Billions of Dollars in Capital. Record high valuations. The sweetheart of Wall street and Silicon Valley. Read the story of how this 6 and a half ft tall man took the entire world for a ride, backed by top bankers and VC funds, this man’s extravagance knew no bounds. A story of the rise and fall of a real estate tycoon, Adam Neumann, a person who wants to become the world’s first trillionaire, the president of the world.

Practical Profits From Blockchain

Blockchain being a nascent industry with very high potential, could be your ‘golden ticket’ in causing an ‘impact’ on the future. Blockchain is potentially the next big paradigm shift the world shall see and cryptos are just one tiny subset of it (just like how during the Internet Revolution, the initial email concept was just one tiny aspect of the Internet). Cryptos, being volatile and lucrative do appeal to the rich as well as the middle class, but do not delude yourself into thinking that blockchain ends where crypto ends. Since, it’s a highly undersaturated field, you have a high chance of being the front runner in this (r)evolution. The renowned names and professional giants such as IBM, JP Morgan etc. are willing to chip in up to $130k p.a for blockchain professionals. Read more about it in our article to know about where you can start and what you can potentially do to be a part of the future.

What are Hedge Funds?

Since 1988, Medallion fund has generated average annual returns of 66% before charging hefty investor fees—39% after fees—racking up trading gains of more than $100 billion. No one in the investment world comes close. Warren Buffett, George Soros, Peter Lynch, Steve Cohen, and Ray Dalio all fall short. So what are Hedge Funds? Find out!

The Evolution of Islamic Finance

Until the 1400s the concept of taking interest on the amount lent was considered a sin in many religions. However, with the advent of traders and merchants that concept soon died. Not entirely though. The concept of interest free loan seems to be picking up again. Islamic Finance is governed by Sharia principles. There a few stark differences between Islamic and Conventional Finance. To know more, read the article!

The Blockchain Game

Cryptocurrencies have been intriguing and voluminous investments ever since 2008. The basic understanding of the Blockchain Technology, How they derive it’s values and what are some of the trading systems have been provided in short here. Do give it a read!

In God we trust our Privacy?

With the advent of internet things have drastically changed around the globe, or have they? The issue of privacy after the commercialization of internet has come far and things do seem scary at the moment. Read the article to find out more.