1 November, 2016
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1 September, 2015

Palestine: How Banks and Businesses Thrive Under Stress

Euromoney, September 2015  Twenty per cent year-on-year growth is a good result in anybody’s book. But when Bank […]
1 September, 2015

Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund: The Challenge of Combining Scale with Transparency

Euromoney, September 2015 Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is probably the largest in the world, and certainly the most […]
1 June, 2015

So You Landed On The Moon Or Saved Hundreds Of Lives In A Plane Crash – What Next?

Australian Financial Review, May 2015 It was in the town of Dora, Oregon, population 10, in a room […]
1 May, 2015

The State of Play in Islamic Finance: Balancing Innovation with Integrity

Euromoney, May 2015 An industry where asset growth regularly nudges 20% a year. But one that has been […]
1 May, 2015

Fifty Years of Footie

 Discovery Channel Magazine, May 2015 It is July 30, 1966, and the flags are fluttering high above the […]
10 March, 2015

No More Worlds to Conquer

What do you do when you have walked on the moon at 30? Or scored the first perfect […]
20 January, 2015

How to Make Money from the Oil Price

Smart Money, Weekend AFR, January 2015 The oil price hasn’t just declined lately. It has collapsed. Not since […]
1 December, 2014

Euromoney: Inside Qatar’s Investment Diaspora

Euromoney, December 2014 For a country that is relatively new to wealth, Qatar has a surprising diversity of […]
1 October, 2014

Asiamoney: Getting to the Bottom of CIC’s Central Huijin Anomaly

Asiamoney, October 2014 In early September, Li Jiange, the vice-chairman of Central Huijin Investment, was speaking at a […]
26 September, 2014

Iran’s Pivotal Moment

Euromoney, September 2014 Iran is at a pivotal moment. The year ahead will determine which path it takes: […]
30 April, 2014

Libya And Goldman: The Secret Memo

Euromoney, April 30 2014 There are recruitment ads out at the Libyan Investment Authority. Libya’s sovereign wealth fund, […]
1 April, 2014

Bring Up the Bodies

Qantas: The Australian Way, April 2014 “Some day I will go to Aarhus To see his peat-brown head, […]