TR EMERITUS

People are paying millions but are getting monkeys. The financial industry especially investment banking and broking gets a bad name because of the outlandish bonuses for the rainmakers or the swinging big dicks i.e. top traders and salesmen. But it’s abt income generated whether thru fees, commissions or trading profits.... 

The unthinking Sinkies are behaving like sheep without a mind of their own. The agenda has been set and all are dutifully following the cue to talk about affordability. They have forgotten that affordability is worse than a four letter word when misused or abused. What is affordable to a king is not affordable to a pauper. So... 

We were almost into our last two days of our workshop for Climate Change on the Bantayan Islands in the Philippines. The youth representatives of the respective member parties in CALD Youth were getting chummy with the local litigation lawyers and environmental activists, hanging out at a beach bar near our accommodations. It’s...