LOUIS A. BANKS

...Should we simply have pushed the deadline back to tomorrow, given it’s a bank holiday for those Alphavillains working in FTAV’s London bureau? Perhaps yes, and yet here we are....

May 6, 2024

UK economy

Are the Bank of England’s external rate-setters pointless?

...Let’s look at how often the Bank has reached a decision where internal members represented a majority for the decision (ie internal ‘fors’ represented >50 per cent of the whole vote)....

May 9, 2024

FT Live

Managing Operational Risk in M&A Transactions

Examining the value of business licensing and property tax in the deal cycle

UK economy

Alright sickos, here’s even more charts about the BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee

...See, for example, SE Cynic beneath yesterday’s Bank of England post (which you should go read first), who not only pointed out we’d mildly borked the methodology, but also had a great suggestion for further...

May 10, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s further reading

...(Wall Street Journal) — Not lost in a book (Slate) — A third victory parade with no victory (Comment is Freed) — How ‘fun’ social media accounts direct fans to betting giant (Guardian) — How Bill Ackman...

May 10, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s further reading

...Elsewhere on Thursday… — How to talk to a person like ChatGPT (Ars Technica) — Index fund investments in banks (Bank Reg Blog) — How European soccer made peace with fasting during Ramadan (New York Times...

April 4, 2024

FT Alphaville

And the winner isn’t…

...Here’s a small sample of the guesses we received: No, no and no. The correct answer is the short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding for Darktrace, as measured by S&P/IHS Markit....

April 29, 2024

FT Live

Future of Asset Management Europe

New fund firm models for Europe's resurgence

FT Alphaville

And the winner is…

...A redemption arc? After a shambolic performance earlier this month, the author apparently managed to set a decent Friday charts quiz this time around....

April 22, 2024

UK economy

Bracing for the Bank of England’s forecasting review

...Meanwhile, the Bank of England MPC consists of nine policy makers and a common staff....

April 5, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s Friday charts quiz

...If you think you know what those charts are, email us with an appropriate subject line and the correct answers by noonish UK time on Monday, and you’ll be entered to win a highly-exclusive T-shirt....

April 26, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s Friday charts quiz (easy edition)

...If you think you know what those charts are, email us (alphaville@ft.com) with an appropriate subject line and the correct answers by noonish UK time on Monday, and you’ll be entered to win a highly-exclusive...

May 3, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s Friday charts quiz

...If you think you know what those charts are, email us with an appropriate subject line and the correct answers by noonish UK time on Monday, and you’ll be entered to win a highly-exclusive T-shirt....

April 19, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s further reading

...(The Overshoot) — The California man who hid for 6 months in a secret room inside Circuit City (SF Gate) — Teenagers (The Pudding) — Wild orangutan seen healing his wound with a plant (BBC News)...

May 3, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s further reading

...Elsewhere on Thursday… — New York’s panic room boom (New York Magazine) — Offer a meal deal you can’t refuse (Back of Mind) — Calendar types in watches (Fatih Arslan) — Did the Murdoch empire hack MPs...

May 2, 2024

FT Alphaville

And the winner is…

...That’s the share price of Swiss chocolatier Barry Callebaut, which looks a lot like a company that is seeing the price of its key ingredient skyrocket....

April 2, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s further reading

...Elsewhere on Monday… — Tether, FTX, and Deltec Bank: Money time (Amy Castor and David Gerard) — Lending in the sponsor age (Lewis Enterprises) — The sweet science and the sovereign fund (The Baffler)...

March 11, 2024

FT Live

Investing in America

Foreign companies as drivers of US growth, resilience and competitiveness

Equities

Word up!

...might have produced quite a different outcome....

April 18, 2024

FT Alphaville

This CEO is really making the most out of his employee discount

...Last year, he received $2.8mn in compensation, a fall from $3.5mn the year before (mainly driven by a much lower bonus). $1.4mn of this was salary, $635k was private jet travel (🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸), and the next...

April 30, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s further reading

...(Home Economics) — The NYPD is posting by the seat of its pants (Hell Gate) — Anatomy of a credit card rewards program (Bits About Money) — Our tools shape our selves (Aeon) — What is space for?...

April 5, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s Friday charts quiz

...CHARTS CHARTS CHARTS CHARTS CHARTS If you think you know what those charts are, email us with an appropriate subject line and the correct answers by noonish GMT on Monday, and you’ll be entered to win a...

April 5, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s Friday charts quiz (Thursday edition)

...Either 1991 or 1989 years ago, possibly this coming weekend or on a different weekend, a man was killed. As a result, this week’s Friday chart quiz is on a Thursday. Nothing else has changed....

March 28, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s further reading

...Elsewhere on Wednesday… — Transparent Vice (The Verge) — Zambia: third time’s a charm?...

April 3, 2024

Data visualisation

And the winner is…

...Everyone else, get revising and join us again this Friday for a new set of charts and a fresh chance to secure eternal glory....

February 26, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s further reading

...[pdf] (Macro Thoughts) — Irritating arithmetic (Back of Mind) — 23andMe’s fall from $6 billion to nearly $0 (Wall Street Journal) — A journalist goes undercover to reveal the absurdity of the art scene...

February 1, 2024

US & Canadian companies

Meet the pest-control boss with the $140,000 dining perk

...It is reasonable, however, to note that he has a lot to give. According to Forbes, Gary is the 432nd richest person in the world, with a net worth of $6.4bn....

April 22, 2024

US & Canadian companies

Lockheed Martin could probably use its planes a little more efficiently

...Perhaps $350k a year just to get the boss’s air taxi in the right place. Haven’t they heard of Wheels Up? Incidentally, Lockheed Martin — creator of the Hellfire missile — has a sustainability page....

May 3, 2024

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