Benched?
Its been reported via the FT that since January, 45% of UK based Active Fund Managers failed to beat the SP UK BMI Benchmark. Further research over a 10 year…
Et tu, William?
It has came to light that Caesars Entertainment, owner of the renowned Caesar’s Palace Casino amongst many others is in “advanced talks” to buy betting group William Hill. It is…
Trading Up
In recent news UBS has announced that it wants to test out new virtual reality systems for its traders. These would be used to simulate a trading floor environment including…
Behind Closed Cabin Doors
It has came to light in a report today by the House Transport Committee in the US that Boeing knowingly concealed and downplayed issues with its MCAS flight system. This…
Sharp FAANG’s
FAANG is an acronym commonly used to describe the 5 biggest tech stocks: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google. These are big ticket items to say the least. In…
Masters of Disaster
It is said the definition of insanity is repeating the same action over and over again and expecting a different outcome. Its been reported a number of US execs…
From Russia, with Love?
As news emerges of a possible vaccine from Russia the world holds its breath at the possibility of a potential global solution. Unsurprisingly there has been high levels of…
A Debt Offering You Can’t Refuse
It seems like a story lifted straight from a movie, investors having been buying bonds backed by Italian Mafia run front companies. Banca Generali, a private European body, bought up…
No Man’s Sky
The UK in collaboration with India’s Bharti Enterprises have won a joint bid for the satellite broadband operator OneWeb. This will go into direct competition with Elon Musk’s Starlink. They…
Eyes Wide Shut
Confirmation Bias can be defined as the tendency to search for, interpret, favour, and recall information that confirms or supports one’s prior personal beliefs or values. As the Wirecard scandal…