Category Archives: Rants

Two Business Models: Godfather II and Superman III

I spend a fair bit of time explaining how our business works. It isn’t very complicated. It’s different from others and for that reason people assume it’s sophisticated. I thought I would summarise how most businesses in financial services work. … Read More

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Posted on 12/05/12

Apple obsession

The current obsession with Apple has now gone too far. It’s difficult to get through the day without a spurious link between financial services and Apple or Steve Jobs.It’s typically product manufacturers who are most guilty and for whom the … Read More

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Posted on 25/01/12

Postmodern website

Soon we will launch our new website, I’ve been working on it this week, and wanted to give you an idea of what I want to achieve. I want to build a postmodern website. It will be too clever to … Read More

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Posted on 20/01/12

Phrases I Hate: Work Life Balance

I’ve always disliked the phrase ‘work-life balance’. Whenever I hear anyone use I immediately look for the nearest exit. It has always been an instinctive reaction, borne, I assumed, from a hatred of trite phrases and pointlessly evasive corporate-speak. Staring … Read More

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Posted on 05/10/11