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Sage advice in 140 characters 3 May 2013 | 04:29 pm
Recognising an opportunity when he sees one, the Sage of Omaha has opened a Twitter account. The move comes on the heels of the recent “legalisation” of Twitter, at least within financial circles. It ...
The Social (Financial) Network 3 Apr 2013 | 08:28 am
Quarterly and interim results have always been brief, but they may get even shorter – just 140 characters to be exact. The SEC has ruled that companies are allowed to use Twitter, Facebook and other s...
Kicking the tires 15 Mar 2013 | 04:09 pm
Bernstein Research shows how if you want to understand a complex mechanism with lots of moving parts – like China – you need to understand every little piece of the puzzle. They bought two of the most...
Emerging realities 12 Jun 2012 | 10:42 am
The rise of emerging markets has seen an explosion in IPO listings in developing economies. But China serves as an example of how a high GDP does not necessarily equate to high returns. Major challeng...
Emerging realities 12 Jun 2012 | 07:42 am
The rise of emerging markets has seen an explosion in IPO listings in developing economies. But China serves as an example of how a high GDP does not necessarily equate to high returns. Major challeng...
Rise of the Robots 1 Jun 2012 | 06:52 pm
Narrative Science’s new software can generate surprisingly well-written news stories from merely a set of data (link). Sounds perfect for the ruthlessly efficient financial sector. Are financial write...
Short Game 18 May 2012 | 08:06 pm
Recent analysis by the TIM Group (link: timgroup.com) shows that brokers with a short-term slant provided the best trading advice to fund managers in 2011. According to the survey, “contrarians, recom...
Meet the muppets 26 Mar 2012 | 10:10 pm
In light of the furor raised by Greg Smith’s editorial about leaving Goldman Sachs, the bank is on the defensive. Might we suggest taking a page from the (unofficial) @GSElevator Twitter, which has b...
The value of origami 16 Mar 2012 | 02:43 pm
Every once in a while we all have a slow day – M&A deal is stalled, Blackberry server goes down, etc. – so why not grab some money from the vault and try your hand at these creations by Kristi Malakof...
Shorting snow 13 Feb 2012 | 07:02 pm
Anyone with tickets booked for a ski trip this winter will be hoping for the best powder, but some on Wall Street are betting against it. “I’m short snow,” says Bill Windle, who heads up weather trad...
