Friday, April 30, 2021

The tough task facing the Australian securities regulator

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Australia has several jurisdictional issues that make it a haven for corporate criminals. These features are sometimes for better, sometimes...
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Monday, March 22, 2021

How big is the Greensill problem at Credit Suisse?

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The franchise of Swiss Banks has historically been access to large numbers of seriously high net worth individuals and stuffing them full of...
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Friday, March 12, 2021

Greensill - who is holding the bag - part two

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 Insurance Australia Group reacted to my last  post by stating that they carried no net risk. It was all reinsured to Tokio Marine (the big ...
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Monday, March 8, 2021

Greensill - who is holding the bag?

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There has been much fabulous reporting in the lead-up to the collapse of Greensill, the eponymously named Australian domiciled but London he...
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Saturday, December 26, 2020

Job Interview Questions: Plus 500

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I gave someone a quick job interview today. It was kind of miserable except the kid was enthusiastic and came with a lot of (what he thought...
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Thursday, December 17, 2020

Delusion, fraud and the role of the SEC - the General Electric long-term care case

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Luckin Coffee just settled with the SEC for a fine which I guess will be paid by shareholders. Given that the whole thing is a massive admit...
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Saturday, October 10, 2020

Charity auction: fishing the Manning river with local professional fisherman (and me)

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In March/April I sought to donate money to a few charities hard-hit by COVID-19. My family wound up donating to three women's shelters. ...
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Monday, June 22, 2020

Olaf Scholz - the German Finance Minister is delusional

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Wirecard - a major German fraud - is unwinding as I write this. They have withdrawn several years of accounts and they wonder whether the bu...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Will the market lend USD500 million to a Canadian reverse merger with a collapsed stock, marginally unprofitable gold mines in China, and a non-legally binding State guarantee?

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China Gold International ( CGG-TSE ) is a Canadian listed company with two not particularly good gold mines in China. One of these mines is ...
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Friday, May 15, 2020

Open letter to Institutional Investor Magazine

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Last night Australian time Institutional Investor published a piece on Bronte Capital's position in Herbalife . To quote the opening s...
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