The real life gordon gekko who thought greed was good

In the world of bonds and fixed income, US billionaire Howard Marks is a titan. After making a name for himself at Citicorp in the 1970s and then TCW Group in the 1980s trading distressed bonds, he fo

Issue of the week: are markets too complacent? ...

“What would you do,” was the question pitched by a dear reader. The batter, your very own columnist, will take a swing at it. Our preference is to buy land or private businesses. Private business is b

Companies in the news ...and how they were assessed

Jimmy Carter’s abrasive foreign policy adviser and rival to Henry Kissinger

When you learn to weigh the benefits of new options versus familiar standbys, those big questions (about work, life and, yes – lunch) become easier to answer