Increased Friction Costs
We start today’s article with a cry for a return to common sense and a reduction in the unnecessary Friction Cost in the economic system (especially here in Britain). Friction Cost, in economic terms...
View ArticleThe Value of the Synthesist (as opposed to the Analyst)
We had some very rewarding conversations recently with business partners and peers regarding the Value of Synthesis versus Analysis. Synthesis we believe to be a ‘higher level’ skill and experience...
View ArticleThe Markets do not need certainty
There has again been a short period of drift and volatility in ‘The Markets’ recently. And yet again we have heard the old refrain: “Markets hate uncertainty”. This we assert is yet again a misused...
View ArticleThe Sustainability Gene
The CBI published a report entitled “The shape of business – the next ten years” in late 2009. The authors identified 5 key drivers affecting the business environment, namely: 1. Changing finance...
View ArticleDoes Law inform or enforce culture?
If ‘the Law’ is the codification of cultural norms and practices, does the Law then not inform culture? Policy, social malice and engineering of social outcomes bend these laws into legislative blunt...
View ArticleShort-sighted: Actor behaviour in the market for competitiveness
Competition is a good thing. Of that we are sure. It is one of the key ingredients of a dynamic market process, yet is competition and the potential negative consequences of short-sightedness a means...
View ArticleThe Cost of a ‘Licence to Operate’
Reputation Risk and damage mitigation must be some of the watch words and the top priorities at BP at the moment. So how are they faring in the management this agenda item? What ‘price’ or cost must we...
View ArticleCommentary on newly proposed UK Financial Regulation
The news headline: Osborne gives Bank of England top regulatory role Our response: Firstly, we are relieved to see no sweeping statements such as abolishing ‘boom and bust’, which by inference must...
View ArticleCapricious Markets
The market is capricious. We are paraphrasing a line from one of Bernard Cornwell’s series of historic novels on 9th century England, where he referred to the ‘old gods’ (pagan gods) of the Danes and...
View ArticleRisk Management Ideas
Risk has as one of its essential elements TRUST as a foundation. Trust on the other hand has many other factors that interplay and interact on it. Markets are created when there are needs that are not...
View ArticleTransaction Cost Economics is ruining everything!!!
…or is it regulation and process not taking into consideration Transaction Cost Economics? This post is really a little rant. We just tried to contact a well known global financial services institution...
View ArticleBehavioural Consequences – The UK Bond Market Rigging Scandal
Health Warning: The UK Bond Market rigging issue is all behaviourally driven. We express a personal opinion in this post and do not endorse or condone breaking any jurisdiction’s sovereign laws. We...
View ArticleAn Ownership Revolution is required
We have been following the G20 ‘get those naughty multinationals in the tax tent’ debates raging for a few months now, with amusement we have to add; here at theMarketSoul and have the following short...
View ArticleThoughts on 2014 – Moral Hazard PLUS – Part 1
Reflections on 2014 As a behaviourally focused economics publication we have been very quiet and inactive during 2014. A year of reflection and introspection, however, we are ready to resume service,...
View ArticleWake up Britain. You are a #TAX Haven too!!!
Let’s just pause for a moment: #Tax avoidance talk is all the rage at the moment… In order to redress the balance of negative sentiment, combined with a political(ly) charged environment with...
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