Visionary carmaker Iacocca offers vital management lessons for today
I recently read a 1985 copy of ‘Iacocca: an autobiography’ and was surprised to find many crucial and timely lessons for today’s
Volatile year puts investors at high risk of emotional errors
Extreme market volatility is underlining the importance to investors of staying disciplined and avoiding damaging emotional mistakes. Stock markets have experienced unprecedented
The sad waste of bright talent due to poor data visualisation skills
With data volumes growing 50 times in the last decade, using visualisation to present information effectively has become a critical skill. If
Under the bonnet of a fund
New Excel tools help investors see true value of funds Spreadsheet data extraction enables better fund holdings analysis – what you find
Is statistical ignorance choking us?
The Covid-19 pandemic has made it brutally clear that politicians struggle to understand simple statistics. But they are not alone – too
Creditors must guard against a wave of dirty tricks in the pandemic
Investors and lenders risk being caught out by a wave of corporate dirty tricks as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause financial
How to avoid the Covid bear-trap of bad debt
Act-1 of the COVID crisis drew to a close with the end of lockdown and the start of "back to the (new)
Don’t get burned by zero-based budgeting
As the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc across global economies, companies are cutting costs ruthlessly to survive. But it can be dangerous to
Snow Camp Charity
We have been involved with raising money for Snow-Camp for 5 years now and it’s a chance to give back to the
Confessions of a private investor
I have been managing my own money for over 15 years: in 2000, I gave up the safety of a bank salary
My portfolio: you win some you lose some
Last time I blogged I talked about my top down approach to asset allocation and how I used the Salty Dog data
Insights Discovery at Capital City Training & Consulting
The success of any business is based on the performance of its people. Capital City Training and Consulting (CCTC) is delighted to
Is your firm paying the apprenticeship levy?
Claim it back through training! It has been over two years since the UK government announced it would introduce the Apprenticeship Levy,
What is blockchain? And how can it make a positive impact to global issues?
Blockchain is the big buzzword in financial services at the moment. You may have been to a number of blockchain conferences, forums
Cognitive biases and some good and bad investment habits
In my previous blog, I walked through my portfolio history to give a feel for how I decide my allocations. I hope
How Advances in Digital Technology Have Changed the Way We Train, and New Starters Learn
Keeping up with advances in technology can sometimes feel a daunting task. The speed with which the digital world has evolved in
Corporate Distress: An Ongoing Problem
Once again there are rumblings and warnings of a fresh financial crisis along the lines of 2008. Banks are supposedly better regulated
Remedies of a Healthy Patient
One thing that FCA is good at is trailing its views. So it is that the Asset Management Market Study Final Report
Why Your Company Should Offer Workplace Leadership Training
Strong leadership is integral to the successful future of any organisation, but are leaders born or made? If you don’t believe it
Investing – the simpler way
In Mark’s blog Confessions of a Private Investor, he laid out his position as a top-down investor, with rebalanced asset allocation according
New E-Learning Opportunities with Capital City Training & Consulting
Are you looking to enhance your financial knowledge and skills? Or are you seeking cost-effective training for your staff? Our new e-learning
The Vintage of 2018
The relief of passing MiFID Day is palpable. After so long, it is hard to remember life before MiFID II was ‘just
My Reading List
We are always on the look out for new and interesting books to read and share with our audience. Most recently Mark
Who’s afraid of the big bad V?
So, market volatility is back with a vengeance. The big, bad V! By mid-April, the S&P 500 had moved up or down