Owner of Macrae Finance
Dr. Victor Macrae is the Financial Times Publishing author of Mastering Interest Rate Risk Strategy. He is the owner of Macrae Finance and is active in investment, consulting and risk. Regarding investment, Victor arranged infrastructure projects across Europe at ING Bank’s infrastructure project finance department. For Alliander he established an investment fund which invests in renewable energy infrastructure projects. As a consultant Victor executed various projects for organisations including Rabobank, the Authority for Consumers & Markets and Deutsche Bank. Victor has developed an analytical method that enables formulating an optimal interest rate risk strategy which is licensed to third parties.
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2 most common financial risks faced by a company
| 16-6-2017 | Victor Macrae | treasuryXL | You might visit this site, being a treasury professional with years of experience in the field. However you could also be a student or a businessman wanting to know more details on the subject, or a reader in general, eager to learn something new. The ‘Treasury for non-treasurers’ series […]
Waarom ongevraagde biedingen waardevol zijn
| 17-3-2017 | Victor Macrae | Unilever en Akzo Nobel hebben een resoluut ‘nee’ uitgesproken tegen de ongevraagde biedingen van buitenlandse opkopers. Publiek en overheid hebben verontwaardigd gereageerd over verkwanseling van het Nederlandse erfgoed. Maar de ongewenste avances hebben een groot voordeel: de door de acquisitiekandidaten voor de toekomst geplande strategie wordt nu versneld […]
FX volatility creates opportunities
| 18-10-2016 | Victor Macrae | The British pound has strongly decreased in value against other major currencies such as the US dollar and the euro. Such FX movements can negatively impact firms’ financial statements and destroy firm value. On the other hand, they can also create opportunities. I would like to demonstrate this on the basis of […]
McKinsey beats Warren Buffett
| 10-06-2016 | Victor Macrae | According to investigations made by the Financial Times, McKinsey Investment Office (MIO), a formerly unknown investment daughter of the top tier strategy consulting firm, has shown a stunning performance over a long period of time. MIO holds $9.5 billion in assets from current and former McKinsey partners, half of which […]
Is this the solution to solving the derivatives mis-selling issue?
12-05-2016 | by Victor Macrae | Recently the Dutch Ministry of Finance appointed three independent experts to solve the long-lasting issue of derivatives mis-selling in the Netherlands. This is important for both firms and banks as the dispute puts severe pressure on their relationship. Moreover, judges are reaching more and more verdicts in favour of SME’s. […]