Can diversification really beat the Dragons?
Recently Syndicate Room published a fascinating study entitled Beating the Dragons How Radical Diversification can out perform VCs. This builds... Continue reading →
Governance in the World of Business Relief
I recently wrote an article about the issues surrounding governance in unquoted Business Relief products for GBI Magazine. It also... Continue reading →
Death in America
Like many, although I have been a little concerned by what he might do, so far Donald Trump has seemed... Continue reading →
Do fees matter for VCTs?
Recently I have been giving some talks on Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) products. This article... Continue reading →
Autumn Statement and Interest Rates
Have written an article on the Hardman & Co blog on the effect of the Autumn Statement on interest rates.
Stressing the Stress Tests
What was released? The weekend saw the release of two linked, but distinct, assessments of European banks. In one the... Continue reading →
Long run economics of independence
Having sort of done this a couple of days ago in a comment on social media, it is clear that... Continue reading →
Performance Fees Part 1
In this section we discuss how performance fees are structured and how effective they are for managers and clients. Performance... Continue reading →
Retail Bond Review No. 1
One of the reasons for my recent quietness on this blog came out today – I have been writing the... Continue reading →
Company Analysis: Charles Taylor Consulting (CTR.L)
This should be read in conjunction with our disclaimer. Its not often when a chief executive steps down after 17... Continue reading →