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Friday, December 17, 2010

Looming excess capacity in getting you smashed and Chinese statistics

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A few years ago I travelled by local transport (mostly boats along the Mekong) from Saigon to Siem Riep. I traveled with my wife and my the...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Fish and chips in Kiama

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I am back in Australia after my trip to the USA and I am taking a few days break. Its lunch time – and I have been reading the annual repor...
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Shawn Richard of Astarra enters a guilty plea

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Just over a year ago I wrote a letter to regulators detailing a fraud at an Australian fund manager (Astarra/Trio Capital).  This was the Be...
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Saturday, December 4, 2010

Laundry lessons - a first follow up

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The subject of income distribution is taboo in the USA.  On my blog readers noted a simple comparison of the price of laundry in London and ...
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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Lessons in my laundry - part 1

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I am on a trip to the United States to raise money for my funds management business.  Its like an endless series of first dates.  If things ...
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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Hell is empty: A review of Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera on the financial crisis

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There are lots of books on the financial crisis and some are very good.  Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera have entered a crowded market - but t...
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Monday, November 15, 2010

China Media Express: A Wall Street drama

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Sorry I have not been blogging for a while.  There are a few reasons.  Firstly I have been travelling to raise money for my funds management...
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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Karratha property boom

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I was criticized by some for cherry-picking my houses in the last Australian property post.  I did not cherry pick houses – but chose ordina...
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Friday, October 8, 2010

Universal Travel Group: the auditor resigns edition

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On September 29th Universal Travel Group held a conference call to discuss their business model. They took no questions on the phone but ins...
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Thursday, October 7, 2010

Australian bubble pornography

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I have a lot of readers who ask me about the Australian bubble and when it will burst.  I am not the person to ask – I have been wrong for a...
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