Ted Black: Baubles, Bangles and Beads – Richemont is a ‘jing linga’ machine
“Baubles, bangles and beads, hear how they jing, jinga linga” would have been a…
The Black Swan Articles
Bloomberg View: Is humanity growing out of war?
Some argue the recent peaceful past is almost certainly causing us to seriously underestimate…
Magnus Heystek on his business success: “Revenge is a dish enjoyed slowly.”
Magnus Heystek reflects on the success of his second enterprise far surpassing the success…
Insights from Switzerland after last week’s currency shock
I've witnessed strange things in 35 years as a financial journalist. But never before…
Joining Foord in TenCent – and aware of the “unknown, unknowns”
By Alec Hogg Enjoyed a stimulating few hours at the annual Morningstar Conference in…
SA swoons for R13bn platinum mine promoter Robert Friedland; Steve Jobs warned he’s a con man, charlatan
Mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland is, well, interesting. Listed by Forbes magazine as a billionaire…