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Brian Bollen
Flexible and prolific writer and editor, highly effective media coach, highly entertaining public speaker and novelist.
Interests: Journalism, Public Speaking, Switzerland, Running, Golf, Airdrieonians FC and Airdrie United.
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Your Flexible Fed
By Gary Dugan, chief investment officer Asia and Middle East, Coutts Coutts Wealth Watch - June 19 2013: The US Federal Reserve is likely to imply in its statement and press conferences that the gradual withdrawal of QE is on... Continue reading
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Remember that God exists, and she is a communist!
Mint – Blain’s Morning Porridge - June 19 2013 All eyes on the Fed today. We're expecting Ben to be conciliatory and confirm the expected Fed taper and Fed tightening are wholly unrelated topics. The taper is coming - get... Continue reading
Posted 11 hours ago at Brian Bollen's Blog
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Managing Normalisation: A Delicate Balancing Act
By Virginie Maisonneuve, head of global and international equities, Schroders The normalisation in the US and Japanese bond markets away from an abnormally low interest rate environment is based on the premise of improved economic growth. Quantitative easing Although we... Continue reading
Posted 12 hours ago at Brian Bollen's Blog
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BNY Mellon Strengthens Global Collateral Services
BNY Mellon, currently the undisputed global leader in investment management and investment services, tells us it has made two new senior appointments to continue to drive the growth of its Global Collateral Services (GCS) business. Drew Demko has returned from... Continue reading
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Scotland Murdering Brazil
Here's another anniversary dear to my heart. Today is the 39th anniversary of the night Scotland played Brazil in the 1974 World Cup in Germany, and murdered them 0-0. A bunch of us watched it on the small television above... Continue reading
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You wouldn't recognise a subtle plan
Mint – Blain’s Morning Porridge - June 1 2013 You wouldn't recognise a subtle plan if it painted itself purple and danced naked on a harpsichord singing 'subtle plans are here again'. Yesterday’s market action may have looked muted based... Continue reading
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Electronic Execution Slowed
The long-awaited “Great Rotation” of assets out of fixed income following an uptick in rates will not necessarily reverse the long-term decline in institutional trading volume in US equities, according to new research from Greenwich Associates. At about 6.3bn shares,... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Brian Bollen's Blog
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Allianz Global Investors Boosts Infrastructure Debt Team
Allianz Global Investors has just been in contact to announce the appointment of two hires, as it bolsters its Infrastructure Debt team to meet what it describes as a burgeoning pipeline of deals. Nicolas Lucas joins the growing infrastructure debt... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Brian Bollen's Blog
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The silicon chip inside her head...
Mint – Blain’s Morning Porridge - June 17 2013 The silicon chip inside her head is strained to overload… If you are looking for a short sharp pithy guide to expected market activity, direction or themes this week - only... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Brian Bollen's Blog
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The House Of Silk: Well Worth Reading
I can't remember the last time I read a 400-plus pages book in less than a day, but that's what happened with The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz. I've been a Sherlock Holmes fan for over 40 years, and... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at Brian Bollen's Blog
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International law firm Clifford Chance alerts us...
International law firm Clifford Chance alerts us to its Emerging trends in M&A webinar to be held on June 20. If you have not already registered for the "Emerging trends in M&A" webinar, please click on the 'Register here' link... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Brian Bollen's Blog
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Nirvana: A Tour Diary, By Andy Bollen
Title: Nirvana, A Tour Diary, My Life On The Road With One Of The Greatest Bands Of All Time Author: Andy Bollen Publisher: Metro Publishing Pages: 278 Price (UK): £7.99 Forgive me if I've said this before, but there's a... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Brian Bollen's Blog
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A Bridge Too Far
Mint – Blain’s Morning Porridge - June 14 2013 ..it was 90% successful... I always felt we tried to go a bridge too far... Markets are about emotion - but never be emotional in the way you play them. (Blain... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Brian Bollen's Blog
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Scottish Football Reconstruction
I've just read the news that Scottish football is to restructure itself, yet again (historians of the game know that it's been a constant throughout the past 150 years or so). This time, though, it's different. To get round the... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Brian Bollen's Blog
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Cinven Raises €5.3bn; Floats Partnership
Cinven Raises €5.3bn European private equity firm, Cinven, reports that it has exceeded its target and held a final close for its fifth European buy out fundfat €5.3bn. This follows a close in March 2013 at €5bn. The fund remains... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Brian Bollen's Blog
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Every man desires to live long, but
Posted 6 days ago at Brian Bollen's Blog
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A Sure Sign That UK Economy Is Improving?
I think I've had the clearest of indications that the UK economy is starting to improve. Last Thursday, eve of daughter Anna's wedding, we thought it would be a great idea to have a meal at the Prezzo restaurant in... Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2013 at Brian Bollen's Blog
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Calypso In Korea
Oh dear. Some mornings it feels like I should be booking a one-way ticket to Zurich, so boring are the press releases that stack up in my in-tray, circling like aeroplanes above Heathrow Airport, waiting for permission to land. The... Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2013 at Brian Bollen's Blog
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Cholesterol: Carry On Up Table Mountain
Title: Cholesterol Author: Tony Drury Pages: 256 Publisher: City Fiction Price: £7.99 Cholesterol. It's not the most obvious title for a romantic thriller, let's be honest. But then, what IS a romantic thriller? It's not a genre, or sub-genre, that... Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2013 at Brian Bollen's Blog
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Sign Up Now For 2013 Jungfrau Marathon
Registration for the 2013 Jungfrau Marathon is now open. I can highly recommend it as a first class life experience, even though I still have a slight residual limp from my training for, and completion of, last year's race. http://www.jungfrau-marathon.ch/ Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2013 at Brian Bollen's Blog
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The Joys Of Energy Independence
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG), an asset management firm based in Dallas, Texas, has released a brief on the “Benefits of Energy Independence.” There has been a great deal made recently about the U.S. undergoing an “energy renaissance” and... Continue reading
Posted Jun 10, 2013 at Brian Bollen's Blog
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Growth Shuffles Along
By Dr Jerry Webman, PhD, CFA, Chief Economist, OppenheimerFunds Economists searched urgently for synonyms for the words “modest” and “moderate” last week, as a rash of new data suggested that the US continues to grow at a restrained but steady... Continue reading
Posted Jun 10, 2013 at Brian Bollen's Blog
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Grim Times For Emerging Markets
By Maarten-Jan Bakkum, senior emerging markets strategist, ING Investment Emerging markets have had a rough time recently. Over the past two and a half years, their economic performance has stayed behind that of developed markets. The debt crisis has led... Continue reading
Posted Jun 10, 2013 at Brian Bollen's Blog
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Congratulations Anna And Tom
Posted Jun 10, 2013 at Brian Bollen's Blog
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Drooms, Gloom And AIFMD
Drooms To Advise On AIFMD Requirements Drooms, a global virtual data room provider, today announced that Howard Revens, UK managing director, will present on the impact to fund managers on AIFMD’s wide-ranging and complex reporting requirements at Knight Frank’s ‘2013... Continue reading
Posted Jun 10, 2013 at Brian Bollen's Blog
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