Should fund investors be beware of private company investments?
I was tidying up some stuff and came across this draft article that I wrote in 2017. For some reason... Continue reading →
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 →
Book Review: The Big Short by Michael Lewis
A financial book that’s written like a thriller, but we all know the ending. Before reading its tempting to wonder... Continue reading →
Book Review: The Road to Financial Reform by Henry Kaufman
On one hand Henry Kaufman should be pleased. Back in the 1980s he saw many of the flaws that existed... Continue reading →
Book Review: 13 Bankers by Simon Johnson & James Kwak
Its fair to say that Simon Johnson is a fan of Joseph Sitlgitz, with name checks and quotes in this... Continue reading →
Book Review: Freefall by Joseph Stiglitz
By some margin this is the best book I have read on the current crisis. As you’d expect of a... Continue reading →
Why Bob Diamond May have a Point
Its very easy to dislike Bob Diamond. I have never met him, and really I know very little about him.... Continue reading →
Book Review: This Time is Different by Carmen M. Reinhart & Kenneth S. Rogoff
I’m not sure whether this is the time for this book, or this is a book for our time. Either... Continue reading →