A good friend comes to see you. He’s setting up a securities company and is looking for investors. This friend has impeccable credentials: former chair of a major stock exchange, senior and well respected member of the financial world. Simple decision? Of course. You jump at the chance to invest and you spread the word [...]
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Spare me the dramatics. Spare me the countless column-inches of ‘how did it happen?’ analysis. The most surprising aspect of the recent financial market crisis has been the surprise itself. It was always going to happen. Now that it has, perhaps we can remind ourselves of a few home-truths. At its core, the current [...]
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