Archaeology of innovation: The Danger of constant change I thought this was a brilliant piece, oddly an archaeologist can also have quite valid input into the solution of a long term trend rel... Continue reading
Challenges facing Pension Trustees This is a fascinating talk that was given by two of Ireland's leading Trustee advisers to CFA Ireland (with sponsorship by KBC). It cov... Continue reading
Kevin O’Rourke talks to CFA Ireland This is the video taken at the Radisson Golden Lane in which Kevin O'Rourke of TCD delivered a talk about 'The Great Depression to the ... Continue reading
Why I am an optimist by John Mauldin John Mauldin sends out a weekly investment letter which has a readership of over a million people, the genius of his letters are that h... Continue reading
I, Pencil This is a fascinating piece about a common pencil, written in 1958 it looks at the miraculous synergy that occurs, to make the seemingl... Continue reading
Controlling the fiscal cost of banking crises this is an extract taken from Patrick Honohan and Daniela Klingebiels paper on banking crises which was written in 2000, its evidence i... Continue reading
Bill Gates and Warren Buffet: Were business schools to blame for the meltdown? This is (to my warped mind), one of the most beautiful things to witness, world class leaders in their respective fields talking to the... Continue reading
‘What If’ … Economists were a few hundred years ahead of the game? The Trinity Science Gallery is just across the street from our offices, proximity, linked with my interest in science (confession: I dr... Continue reading