Cass Talks

Cass Talks is Cass Business School's weekly podcast hosted by BBC reporter and Cass MBA student, Alex Ritson. Each Wednesday this podcast is your chance to hear our experts' views on current global business and finance news, and new research from Cass. You can use the links on the right to subscribe.

Episodes: 16-20 11-15 6-10 1-5

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Cass Talks Episode 20 - Paul Palmer on the future finance of charities

Paul Palmer, Professor of Voluntary Sector Management at Cass says the that the Government has been the principle driver of Third Sector funding over the past fifteen years, but that this will soon end.

Wednesday, 03 March 2010

Cass Talks Episode 19 - Stefan Szymanski on football finance woes and the similarities to the banking crisis

Stefan Szymanski says football owners and managers are buying players they can't afford and are gambling on success.

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Cass Talks Episode 18 - Guy Fraser-Sampson on why private equity firms are postponing stock market flotations

Guy Fraser-Sampson says the unexpected extra volatility in public equity markets has forced private equity firms to postpone their plans to launch IPOs.

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Cass Talks Episode 17 - Joseph Lampel on whether the Cadbury deal was an acquisition too far for Kraft

Professor Joseph Lampel questions Kraft's decision to acquire Cadbury and says the biggest winners out of this deal were the hedge funds which made the astute decision to invest in Kraft before the deal was finalised.

Wednesday, 10 February 2010

Cass Talks Episode 16 - Giorgio Questa on the media's role in the financial crisis

Cass Finance expert Giorgio Questa discusses the role of the media in the aftermath of the financial crisis.

Episodes: 16-20 11-15 6-10 1-5