Tag: Finance
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Once upon a time, there was a wise and kindly Emperor, with a faithful retainer called Sid. One day, the Emperor took...
Pop goes everything
The years since the 2008 financial crisis have been among the strangest in the history of monetary policy. Interest rates have been lower than...
Capturing the regulators
A new book by Financial Times journalist Dan McCrum tells the story of Wirecard. The German company, which acted as a payment processor (an...
Why competitiveness should not become a goal for the FCA
The promotion of competition is an existing aim of financial regulation. But in proposals around the Future Regulatory Framework in the Queen’s...
Alice in Wonderland College
Alice opened the door to the Hall of Wonderland College. In the absence of the Dean, the Mad...
The Bezzle Years
This essay was originally written for Project Syndicate in 2015. If anything, it is more relevant now.
More than...
Robust and Resilient Finance
Support for this paper was gratefully received from the Korea Institute of Finance, which has published it here.
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Rethinking Risk
To mark the end of his time as an Independent Director at Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, John was interviewed by James Anderson,...
Finance in the Public Interest
John participated in a panel discussion on finance in the public interest, hosted by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. He was...
RIP PLC: The Rise of the Ghost Corporation
From the mid-19th century to the end of the 20th, one form of economic organisation seemed to be displacing all others—the limited...
