The next wave of innovation? It’s here. July 28, 2020 “How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” ~Ernest Hemingway I’m sure many of you are familiar with Hemingway’s oft mis-attributed quote about financial calamity. I believe it also applies to change, particularly in technology, which tends to happen very slowly, and then all at once – at [...]
Yamaha issues musical instrument case warning after Carlos Ghosn escape January 14, 2020 Yamaha has warned people not to try and squeeze into musical instrument cases after reports former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn used the ploy to escape Japan. The musical instrument maker refused to give a specific reason, but said it had noticed increased interest in climbing inside the cases in recent weeks. “We won’t mention the [...]
There’s more to Nissan’s X-Trail move than Brexit, but there’s no denying the cost of uncertainty February 3, 2019 The UK may or may not leave the EU on 29 March, and if it does the departure may or may not be facilitated by a formal withdrawal agreement. Unfortunately that's about as precise as anyone can be at the moment. With politicians still wrangling over the kind of Brexit that may emerge, businesses from [...]
How working flexibly can give investors an edge August 24, 2020 I’ve always said that the question of how you create a high performing investment culture is inextricably linked with the individuals involved and how they interact with each other. This is a people business and this view has been at the heart of how we approach investment matters at Schroders. As a leader of an [...]
Tesla shares rise as it unveils plan for $2bn stock issue February 13, 2020 Shares in Tesla rose this afternoon after the electric car maker said it would raise roughly $2bn (£1.5bn) by issuing new stock. Idiosyncratic chief executive Elon Musk will personally purchase up to $10m of shares in the new offering, while Oracle founder Larry Ellison, who sits on Tesla’s board of directors, will also buy up [...]
Bespoke Aston Martin Vanquish 25 is a retro supercar dream July 25, 2020 Die Another Day certainly isn’t the best Bond film – and frankly, Pierce Brosnan isn’t the best Bond. But the Aston Martin Vanquish might be the coolest car modified by Q Branch. Having shaped the Vanquish two decades ago, Ian Callum has now modified one, too. The famous car designer’s new company – simply called [...]
Cryptoforhealth Twitter Scam exposes the benefits of cryptocurrency, not the flaws July 21, 2020 Bitcoin tends to get a bad wrap and has ever since its inception. It’s a useful headline for the media, doom mongers and legacy protectors that always have a go. The truth is that the scale of this activity in the cryptocurrency space pales in significance compared to the multi billion dollars scammed everyday from [...]
Tax system to the rescue: Six policy tweaks that could kickstart the economy June 23, 2020 The past three months have seen a deluge of economic, political, and legal moves that would have been unthinkable at the start of the year. As civil liberties were curtailed on a scale never seen in peacetime and ten million children were turned away from school, new hospitals were built in a matter of weeks, [...]
Investing in undervalued care sector is complex and challenging, warns Advinia’s chairman April 21, 2021 Over the past decade, investors and private equity firms have piled into private health and social care, sensing the potential for high returns. However, as the sector is beset with financial stress brought on by the global financial crisis following the pandemic, a range of healthcare providers, including HC-One, the UK’s largest, have started to [...]
Elon Musk test fires new Space X Raptor rocket engine for Starship space craft February 4, 2019 Eccentric tech billionaire Elon Musk’s space exploration company Space X has test fired the Raptor engine for its Starship space craft. Musk tweeted videos of the tests today from Space X’s Texas base. Read more: Elon Musk wants you to work 100 hours a week First firing of Starship Raptor flight engine! So proud of [...]