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We chat with Dr. Ishrat Husain about Pakistan's balance of payment crisis and the economic imbalances that have led the emerging market economy to seek yet another IMF bailout. Dr. Ishrat Husain is the current Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Institutional Reforms and Austerity. He has also previously served as Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and Chief Economist at the World Bank for Africa and the East Asia and Pacific Region.

Ken Lee is an MSc Programme Director at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), prior to which he was the Head of Equity Research EMEA at Barclays. In this episode, Ken reminisces about his time as a valuation analyst at Citi and provides insight on what incoming analysts should expect when they take up their roles after graduation.

In this episode, ACT hosts Ronojit and Ramesh chat with Adriano Sbroscia, an analyst at Sequoia Investment Management. Adriano talks about how the Sequoia Economics Infrastructure Income Fund implements sustainable investing principles and the challenges they face in the process. Adriano enlightens listeners on a whole host of issues ranging from ESG screening, greenwashing, and comparability to how this is becoming a ‘must-know’ to break into the buy-side.

In a new season of Act.Count.Think, LSE student Lewis Patterson chats with Nick Anderson, ex-Portfolio Manager and Head of Equity Research at Janus Henderson Investors, who now sits on the influential International Accounting Standards Board. Nick discusses the Board’s role, the current challenges facing the Accounting Standards and the continued usefulness of annual reporting. He also offers some advice on careers within Asset Management, as well as commenting on the usefulness nowadays of the CFA® for students and professionals alike.

Plamen Monovski is a seasoned investor who helped build the emerging markets team at Blackrock, and served as Managing Director there before joining Renaissance Asset Management as CIO. Today, Plamen is an angel investor on a mission to transform investing in private companies using the power of quant. He also teaches young professionals with promising careers how to invest in the public market so that they build real wealth overtime.

If you are interested in learning more about Plamen's investment course, please reach out to him at [email protected]