John Maynard Keynes had the full backing of his backers even when he went through a very dodgy performance patch I am reading a slightly niche book: The Origins of Asset Management from 1700 to …
The modern-day perils of fund management
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The modern-day perils of fund management
I am reading a slightly niche book: The Origins of Asset Management from 1700 to 1960 by Nigel Edward Morecroft. It isn’t exactly what most people would consider leisure reading, but if you like a …
Governments are flexing their muscles over bad corporate behaviour, starting with social media firms
Mark Zuckerberg’s grilling proves Facebook is not above the law Over the last few years we have pointed out over and over again that when governments feel like being in control, they can take control. …
Governments are flexing their muscles over bad corporate behaviour, starting with social media firms
Over the last few years we have pointed out over and over again that when governments feel like being in control, they can take control. This is something the global corporations that have spent the …
No, hobbyists shouldn’t get Universal Credit
“Universal Credit to slash benefits for the self employed.” So claimed a headline in The Observer at the weekend. True or not true? That rather depends on how you define self employed. You are able …
Aviva has had a rethink on preference shares, but what now?
Earlier this month Aviva announced that it intended to cancel £450m of its preference shares using a legal loophole discovered by their very clever lawyers (see here for our take on it when it was …
Aviva has had a rethink on preference shares, but what now?
Aviva has lost trust with investors Earlier this month Aviva announced that it intended to cancel £450m of its preference shares using a legal loophole discovered by their very clever lawyers (see here for our …
Our robot future: better and more unpredictable than we can imagine
Robots will change the future in ways that we just can’t foresee If you are worried about the rise of the robots, go out and buy a copy of Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage …
Our robot future: better and more unpredictable than we can imagine
If you are worried about the rise of the robots, go out and buy a copy of Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain by James Bloodworth. It isn’t the first of its genre, but …
What makes a good active fund and where you can find them
Sometimes it pays to be active With all the market turmoil over the past few weeks, it is easy to forget why it is that we – the we in this case being us ordinary …