Alec Hogg's Blog Covering Ecomonic Events

Travis John Hogg

23rd July 201530th May 2008

My son Travis John Hogg died in May 2008. His passing was a mystery to the Irish coroner whose lengthy investigation and inquest ended with a verdict of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome – the grown-up version of the better known but equally mysterious “cot death”. Travis left a huge hole in many lives. Losing a … Read more

Nassim Taleb – Lebanese-born financial genius who wouldn’t stick out in the rough south of Joburg

22nd May 201911th July 2006

A couple years later Nicholas Nassim Taleb would later hit the global headlines after his book Black Swan correctly predicted the massive financial meltdown of 2008.

Allan Gray, Gijima AST and The Law of Unintended Consequences

30th April 201514th April 2005

Just as well that before entering the birth canal, none of us know the hand we’ll be dealt. Some have the good fortune to find themselves surrounded by wealth, others are conceived by paupers. But no matter how one starts out, when it ends all we really possess is our reputation.

Bursting AST’s Bubble

30th April 201528th March 2005

In most walks of life, optimism is good. Not so in business, where “good news” filters can be terminal. Those at the top need factual information, warts and all. Without it, executives put themselves at risk every time they open their mouths in public.

Revisiting “Shame on you, Mark Shuttleworth” 13 years later

25th April 201425th May 2001

By my calculations, I’ve written something approaching 15 000 articles in three decades as a journalist. Of those, only a few stay fresh in the memory because of the reaction they generated. This piece, written almost 13 years ago, was easily the most commented-on article during my 15 year custodianship of Moneyweb. I’m still not … Read more