Breaking the Bank – review of ‘Meltdown’ by Duncan Mavin
Credit Suisse, founded as Schweizerische Kreditanstalt by Alfred Escher in 1856, was once an engine of Switzerland’s modernisation, funding both […]
Book Review
Poverty in Plain Sight – review of Darren McGarvey’s ‘The Social Distance Between Us’
Darren McGarvey’s The Social Distance Between Us is a wake-up call for Britain. It isn’t always an easy or comfortable
Inside Iceland’s probe into the 2008 financial crash – review of Jared Bibler’s ‘Iceland’s Secret’
In Iceland’s Secret, former lead investigator for the Icelandic regulator shares his insights into how fraud was unearthed and bankers
Fortune favours the passive – review of ‘Trillions’ by Robin Wigglesworth
There has been a tectonic shift in the world of investment in the past half-century. It has probably passed the
Money for Nothing – review of ‘The Key Man’ by Simon Clark and Will Louch
Arif Naqvi attended his first World Economic Forum (WEF) event in June 2003, a few weeks after George W Bush
Stock horror – review of David Ricketts’ ‘When the Fund Stops’ and Owen Walker’s ‘Built on A Lie’
When Neil Woodford’s fund management group collapsed in October 2019, it sent shock waves through the investment world. But it
Master Criminals of the Universe: review of Anastasia Nesvetailova and Ronen Palan’s ‘Sabotage’
Sitting in a white leather armchair at a hustings event in June last year, Boris Johnson bragged that he had,