How to bet on casino capitalism
Apparently it was a Chinese Communist Party official who quipped: “The stockmarket is like champagne, if it didn’t have bubbles, people wouldn’t pay so much to... Read More
How to see into the future
Most people think that it would be a useful skill to see into the future. Probably they are right. It would certainly be valuable for... Read More
Can Banks Avoid the Road to Rouen?
New entrants, peer to peer lenders, financial technology companies etc are currently making bold claims about how they will change the banking industry. But superior... Read More
What makes a bank a great investment for shareholders?
In January 2007, the management consultants Mercer Oliver Wyman named Anglo Irish Bank “the best bank in the world”. By April 2011, to bail out... Read More