The Top Class Wednesday Update has checked down the back of the machine
It turns out that quite a lot of asset managers are still using fax machines. 62% to be precise. And the UK isn’t the worst – the USA and Singapore are up at well over 70%
The Top Class Wednesday Update says consensus works
This week we venture to Pensionsland, not for the lulz but to highlight an interesting skirmish led by our own pensions simian Lord McPhail of The Shires.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is a fan of both Terry and June
Hello and welcome to your June. I’m a big fan of June; it’s a month where lots of things happen. The heating is off (not because it’s warm up here, just because we can’t afford it), lots of exciting worky things are happening, the industry is finally cranked up and into gear, and this year […]
The Top Class Wednesday Update is possibly terminal
I don’t mean to frighten anyone but I’ve god a gold id by dose and am currently the sickest I’ve ever been like ever and no-one has ever been sicker than me even if they say they have. It’s not easy being a man you know. But don’t worry, I’ve been in touch with the […]
THE TOP CLASS WEDNESDAY UPDATE DON’T LIKE CRICKET, OH NO, IT LOVES IT
Week two of the boss man’s holiday is normally when he finally switches off, and radio silence is maintained. I last saw/heard from him 5 days ago via Strava, heading off for a walk in 32-degree temperatures. I’ll give it a couple more weeks before I send for a search party. Anyway, on to the […]
THE TOP CLASS WEDNESDAY UPDATE NEVER TAKES A HOLIDAY…
If you are a regular reader of this email, boy did you get a classic end of season cliff-hanger at the end of last week’s episode. The boss has gone off on his hols, tossing the keys to the TCWU machine in the direction of his drones from sector 7g. Will the update be sent? […]
THE TOP CLASS WEDNESDAY UPDATE NEVER ASKS FOR AN EXTENSION
Anyone who’s ever had coursework to do for anything knows that feeling of fear as you have to go and ask your tutor / teacher / boss for an extension. I can’t help remembering a time when, hung over, I had to go and ask my English Language tutor for one, and I just couldn’t […]
SAY I LOVE YOU WITH THE TOP CLASS WEDNESDAY UPDATE
It’s true, siblings. Nothing makes your love light shine brighter than the Top Class Wednesday Update… …but enough of all that. It’s an advisory-themed Update this week. And we’ll give the Valentine’s schtick a rest. There are two stories that have got me thinking about advice. First, it turns out that Lloyds is planning to […]
