As he steps back after more than three decades in financial markets, John looks back on the crises, triumphs, and lessons that shaped his career — and the enduring truth that in investing, temperament often matters far more than theory.
The Government will closely watch the introduction of new EU tax-efficient savings and investment accounts. But the funds industry may spy a big opportunity to act as the home for the bloc's newest investors.
Private equity's push further into the realm of continuation funds increasingly looks like a Ponzi scheme. Matched with US efforts to open PE assets to retail investors, it has the potential for disaster.
From the Thirty Years’ War to Versailles and beyond, Europe’s history shows that peace is forged as much as it is fought for. However bloody the present, the lessons of Westphalia and Vienna suggest today’s turmoil will one day give way to renewal.
Even as financial markets grow more competitive and skill-based, luck—not talent—has an outsized role in shaping investment outcomes. From Charlie Munger’s wisdom to Michael Mauboussin’s insights, the path to long-term success may depend more on patience than prediction.
London has long been dominant in fintech. Politicians, regulators, founders, and stakeholders have been plotting The City's plans to retain its leadership position.
Venture capital syndicate CircleRock is now five years old. It has backed start-ups like Yonder, Nory and Platform Golf but has ambitions to do a lot more.
Taylor Wessing partners Dannie Hanna and Paul Thorpe on the impact that tariffs and conflict are having on deals in Ireland, the surge in defence spending, and the rise in overseas PE.
European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde believes Europeans are "much less wealthy than they could be". The high concentration of savings and pensions need to be invested.
Kevin Canning, the managing director of Quintas, says his EIIS fund plans to invest in up to six Irish SMEs. It has already identified a childcare business to back.
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