Investor's Notebook
High executive pay is no excuse for state intervention
The High Pay Centre has just published its latest report on the remuneration of FTSE-100 CEOs. As usual, the report shows median pay which, by most people’s standards, is pretty colossal....
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Falling house prices in Germany add to the pressure on the ECB
Last week brought some news which caught my eye. On Thursday, Bloomberg told us this: Germany’s housing boom is over as prices for residential properties dropped for the first...
The Economist
Why the economy is bigger than you think
In what follows I will call upon youthful memories of when we used a mixture of washing-up liquid, water, and a plastic circle to aimlessly and harmlessly blow bubbles into the...
Alternative assets
Marinas
Originally published October 2022. Part 1: an introduction for investors. We’ve all heard the old axiom: if it floats or flies, rent don’t buy. So, how does one treat a...
The Storyteller
A rainy December day, long thoughts therein
I saw the phrase ‘friendship recession’ in a headline last week, which has a musical swing to it, but refers to growing social isolation, particularly among men, due to people...
The Economist
What to watch this winter
The top five films coming your way, according to this writer. The bricks and mortar cinema experience may be in terminal decline, particularly in the USA. Only a handful of...
The Analyst
Fund management: relearning two inconvenient truths
Two inconvenient truths are fundamental to the relationship between fund investors and asset/fund managers in real estate investing. They are straightforward and well-understood,...
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