Humour

They say that women control most of the spending in the world (or is that men in the world?), so I was amused to see this advert for Citibank during my recent trip to India, as it appeals to this share of wallet. You may disagree, until I heard my male colleague say:  “Yes, and…

They say that women control most of the spending in the world (or is that men in the world?), so I was amused to see this advert for Citibank during my recent trip to India, as it appeals to this share of wallet. You may disagree, until I heard my male colleague say:  “Yes, and…

Having blogged previously about who is the richest royal (and it’s not our good old Queenie), I noted that French President Nicolas Sarkozy was blowing over $150 million a year on his lavish lifestyle at the time. Strange then that he claims he is only worth $4 million in total wealth.  Even his dear first…

Having blogged previously about who is the richest royal (and it’s not our good old Queenie), I noted that French President Nicolas Sarkozy was blowing over $150 million a year on his lavish lifestyle at the time. Strange then that he claims he is only worth $4 million in total wealth.  Even his dear first…

Just spent the weekend in New York City, or New York frickin’ City as the locals say. When they say this, they are of course referring to the great industrialist and financier Henry Clay Frick who left them this wonderful museum of art. Yes, New York is so cultured and varied as you can see…

Walking around Davos, we stumble across a small enclave of bank chiefs sharing breakfast.  In this case, Demon, Blankfine, Jinkens and Gilliver, the CEOs of JPM, GSachs, Barcs and HBSC respectively. The conversation takes an interesting turn. Jinkins: “I disagree with you.  We have to change, we are changing, we will change and we are…