25 Dec 2016

Loan Losses incurred by Banks

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One has to wonder how banks manage to incur horrendous loan losses in the first place. While it is sometimes said that the only safe loans a...
29 Nov 2016

FCA Interim Report on Fund Management

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It is always reassuring that the cast of thousands employed in the recently-established regulatory silos are put to good use. Even if it is ...
7 Oct 2016

European Bank Troubles

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Don't blame Politicians or Central Banks . Of course they must share the blame, but what about Top Management taking their eye off the ...
16 Sept 2016

Brexit - Impact on London Financial Centre

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Merchants of doom are let loose by the result of the Out side winning the EU Referendum in the UK. All sorts of comments are made by object...
24 Jun 2016

Leave London? Cut your nose to spite your face!

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Talk about major financial institutions leaving the City of London in the wake of the Brexit Vote do not throw a good light on the leadershi...
9 Jun 2016

Scared about Brexit? - Update

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Following up on my post from earlier this year (see below) I want to reply to an important point made by those arguing against Brexit. It is...
29 May 2016

End of Hedge Funds?

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Gloom and Doom may work for Marc Faber but it should not overshadow rational analysis of the Hedge Fund Industry.
26 May 2016

Employee Evaluation - when Common Sense and Human Touch go AWOL

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Numerical rankings were already an idea from hell. Trying to achieve precision - am I number 6 or number 7 on the Goldman Sachs list? - is i...
25 May 2016

BHS Pension Fund Debacle

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Yesterday's headline read Green 'missed five chances to save BHS pension fund.' But the article missed the possibility that Phi...
24 May 2016

DIY Pensions -like DIY Brain Surgery

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The idea that the average person should be wholly/predominately responsible to save for his/her retirement is laughable. It may appeal to do...