I’ve spent decades working towards the moment when I’d retire from my high-powered job in finance. Now what?
Markets are in a tailspin, making a return to the old cyclical highs much more elusive
Wishful thinking results in a faceplant
CoreWeave’s faltering IPO is a symptom of market enshittification
An innovative play on bitcoin maximalism, or an instrument of maximal shareholder dilution?
Bitcoin’s chief hype-man is testing the boundaries of public markets regulation
Stifling dissent by dominating the room isn't just Oval Office politics
Blistering critique by JPMorgan’s chief of remote work and bureaucratic bloat resonates in banking
Bigmouth STRKs again
Pitch in poetry, execute in prose
What counts in banking is reputation, not liberation
The past dramas of ‘comp days’ have given way to more sanitised procedures
Accelerating purchases, insider sales, and a rapidly evaporating premium
There has been a profound shift in thinking on capital raisings
Self-reinforcing market forces are creating demand for Michael Saylor’s ‘lottery ticket’ convertible bonds
Despite massive fundraising plans, the stock is up 450% this year, valuing the company at about $90bn
At-the-market equity offering; in-your-face bitcoin evangelism
Bold action signals aerospace giant is trying to take risk of financial distress off the table
It’s another lean year for equity new issues, but might there be signs of life?
Investment banks’ favourite employee evaluation tool is easily gamed and frequently undermined
Deal is a textbook example of how not to create price tension in a capital markets offering
Bespoke banking can never be nine-to-five
Ack-man of La Mancha
No Go! No Go! Ackman
Dual-class struggles
