Business

Centrepiece of the Social Sciences

The LSE campus will undergo its largest redevelopment since the foundation of the School. The East building, Clare Market, the Anchorage and part of St. Clem...

LSE hub in East Africa buzzing again

LSE alumni relations in Kenya, the East African economic and political hub, has been re-launched this evening. A national committee has reconstituted it...

Greed never dies

When it comes to financial investments, it's not principally hope which never dies but greed. In the last 5 to 10 years, passive investments as typified ...

Capital futures

I make the following prediction on the capital markets by 2030: Sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and private wealth will increase the most in importance...

Plato and modern governments

The Classical Greek philosopher Plato (428 - 348 BC) wrote about five forms of government, which progressively may degenerate starting with aristocracy and e...

What's risk?

Without uncertainty and exposure there would be no risk. I like the parachute analogy: In jumping out of an airplane with a parachute, there may be uncertain...