According to Bill Gates, “if you can’t explain something simply, you don’t really understand it”. If we apply that maxim to investment concepts, how well do we really understand them? To find out for myself, I’m trying an exercise devised by Randall...
Many of our larger investment management clients are doing business in Asia. And – at the risk of sounding stalkery – where they go, we go. In our recent forays into Asian markets, our client meetings have thrown up a recurring theme. There’s often a disconnect in how...
As anyone who has visited Edinburgh will know, the city is not short of meandering closes and hidden gems in unlikely places. I recently uncovered another: the whimsically named Library of Mistakes. Nestled in Edinburgh’s New Town, it’s a modest place with big...
No-one is more skint than millennials. What they’re not haemorrhaging in rent, they’re squandering on avocados. Or so the story goes. That narrative means millennials are easy to overlook as potential investors – after all, how can they invest in assets they don’t...
When adverts for responsible investment products have infiltrated even your Instagram feed, you know it’s an investment trend that’s here to stay. And if there’s anyone who understands responsible investment, it’s Will Oulton, the man responsible for...
