London Banker

President Truman famously called for a one handed economist. The Carolingian kings of France would have accommodated him. They realised th...

Imagine a great ship dominating the skyline on a distant sea. Imagine the complexity of that ship: keel, ribs, planks, masts, spars, and ...

I've been hesitant to write about the LIBOR scandal because what I want to say goes so much further. We now know that Barclays and othe...

I was at a private lunch in the City some 15 years ago discussing whether hedge fund investments should be considered a new and distinct ass...

In the old days when banks were local, and owned either as partnerships or mutuals, bankers had a stake in promoting the prosperity of their...

I have had to deal with the idiocy of modern financial regulation rather more than I would like lately. The issue involves FSA regulations ...

It seems that central bankers and politicians are endlessly resourceful when it comes to innovating ways to profit themselves and bankers at...