WE NEED MORE CATS (2) – AMAZING ANALYST REQUIRED
YOU’RE NOT NORMAL, ARE YOU? Need a change? Had enough of being treated with dignity? Come ply your trade at the lang cat! We all float down here in Leith. You’ll float too! This is a job advertisement from the lang cat. Have you heard of the lang cat? Daft name, brilliant company. Since […]
SEVEN YEARS, NO ITCH
Hello, first post from me for a while. It’s self-indulgent, but it’s short. I only have 45 minutes to write this, and it’s important (to me, anyway) that I publish it before the fire dies and the clock ticks over to tomorrow morning. It’s seven years ago to the day that I left corporate life […]
SEVEN YEARS, NO ITCH
Hello, first post from me for a while. It’s self-indulgent, but it’s short. I only have 45 minutes to write this, and it’s important (to me, anyway) that I publish it before the fire dies and the clock ticks over to tomorrow morning. It’s seven years ago to the day that I left corporate life […]
PLATFORMS THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
If it was a human, the platform sector would be studying for its A levels (or Highers, if it lived in Scotland). It would have started drinking about two years ago, wouldn’t be able to get a Glastonbury ticket for love nor money and would be seriously confused at the concept of a telephone that’s […]
PLATFORMS THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
If it was a human, the platform sector would be studying for its A levels (or Highers, if it lived in Scotland). It would have started drinking about two years ago, wouldn’t be able to get a Glastonbury ticket for love nor money and would be seriously confused at the concept of a telephone that’s […]
PUNS ABOUT SPECIALIST SIPP DUE DILIGENCE ARE HARD TO FIND
Here at the lang cat, we’re no strangers to banging on about due diligence. We’re also not above making suggestions as to how it could be that little bit better/less painful for all concerned. But our feline musings have traditionally been aimed at platforms. While no-one could accuse the regulator of being overly specific in […]
PUNS ABOUT SPECIALIST SIPP DUE DILIGENCE ARE HARD TO FIND
Here at the lang cat, we’re no strangers to banging on about due diligence. We’re also not above making suggestions as to how it could be that little bit better/less painful for all concerned. But our feline musings have traditionally been aimed at platforms. While no-one could accuse the regulator of being overly specific in […]
5 not out
So a big week for me and for the lang cat, although there’s no time to stop and reflect. Yes, this is one of those self-indulgent milestone blogs. Feel free to stop reading. It’s five years ago this week that I left corporate life and started out on what would become the lang cat. With […]
the lang cat recruits Mike Barrett from Old Mutual Wealth
Yes, you read it right. Big news and great times for us. The below is the text of a press release that’s going out today. We are very excited, but we’re sitting down so you can’t tell… The lang cat, Leith’s leading[1] independent platforms, pensions and investment consultancy is almost childishly excited to announce the […]
THE LANG CAT WILL SOON NEED A BIGGER BASKET
Worldwide press release. 9 February 2015. The lang cat, (probably) Leith’s leading independent platform, pensions and investment consultancy is delighted “no, scrub that” tumescent to announce three new additions of financial services misfits to its burgeoning ranks. Terry Huddart will join the lang cat Market Intelligentsia team on 16 March. He will be tasked with […]
