Global Finance

Seriously Funny: Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis has been called “the funniest serious writer in America” – the sort of contradictory label that has been pinned to the 55-year-old...

The Power of Incremental Change and the Quest for Perfection

Toyota spends in excess of $10bn annually on automotive research and development. That pile of money buys the company incremental improvements in nearly all...

North America: US Elections – Truth? How Stupid Is That?

One contrast between the UK and the US versions of the television show The Apprentice is that the British programme takes place in a...

Jeremy Corbyn: A Political Oddity

Jeremy Corbyn is not easily whipped into toeing the party line. In the 2005-2010 Parliament, he defied his government whip no less than on...

Billionaires’ Toys: There Is No Point other than Bigger is Better

Turn the clock back a few centuries, and all a man had to do to show off his wealth was to build a massive...
Piggy bank and flower. UK Spring Budget illustration

Spring Budget sets BV phones and email buzzing

Pundits and experts were quick off the mark to comment on Jeremy Hunt’s first offering... By HAL WILLIAMS BRITISH Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget has prompted...

Queen Rania of Jordan: A Royal Force for Change

Recognising the need for change, Queen Rania of Jordan is not afraid to speak her mind: “We’ve witnessed frustrations boil over as young people...
New Zealand All Blacks - pre-match haka challenge

Ka mate, ka mate! All Blacks in investment firm’s sights

By Hal Williams NEWS OUTLETS are forming a scrum around reports that US tech investment firm Silver Lake intends to acquire a 15 percent stake...
Irish Border Protest

Glue-shoe syndrome for Brexit: a step forward… or sideways?

An analysis of the latest Brexit developments shows that just beneath the surface of the mud… is more mud. BV’s Jason Agnew reports. THE Eagles’...
Decentralised Finance, DeFi, institutional investment

Cryptocurrency: The future of institutional investment?

By MARTHA REYES THE DECEMBER Federal Reserve minutes, released this month, confirmed the Fed would end the purchase of bonds by March and seek to...