by Webmaster | Jun 30, 2020 | Insights
Looking back at the impressive track records of global leaders such as Microsoft and Nestlé, it’s tempting to daydream of travelling through time just to get in at the ground floor and share in the spoils of their meteoric rises. But a closer examination of each of...
by Webmaster | Jun 4, 2020 | Insights
The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare many frailties in economies, government systems and business models; and exposed the costs of “progress” borne by society and the environment. Caught flat-footed, and wrestling to get a proper grip on a myriad complex and...
by Webmaster | Jun 3, 2020 | Insights
In September 2006, economics professor Nouriel Roubini warned an incredulous audience of fellow economists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the US housing market was at risk of collapsing – an event that could ruin the global financial system. This was at...
by Webmaster | May 25, 2020 | Insights
Before I began working in the financial services industry, I understood very little of the jargon and terminology used, or how investing works. Fortunately, I have been privileged to become a part of the investment world, and I have learnt so much about better...
by Webmaster | May 12, 2020 | Insights
We know that market volatility is a certainty. While we don’t know what the price of shares will be a day or a month from now, we do know that the price will fluctuate. We also know that during periods of volatility – be it market highs or market lows – over-reacting...
by Webmaster | Apr 29, 2020 | Insights
One of the most famous poker games ever recorded took place at the 2008 World Series of Poker, where Motoyuki Mabuchi, completely confident in the winning prospects of his rare four aces, went all-in, betting all his remaining chips against opponent Justin Phillips....
