The 1MDB scandal: what does it mean for Goldman Sachs? – 1MDB scandal: what does it mean for Goldman Sachs? I’m reading the book Billion Dollar Whale about 1MDB and if it’s to be believed culpability goes to the highest levels at Goldman – Cohn and Blankfein. It was at a minimum willful blindness. I …
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Sweeping overhaul to audit proposed by government review – https://on.ft.com/36IhFD4 via @FT
Blame Economists for the Mess On the contribution of economists to persistent inequality. We’re In https://nyti.ms/2KUw5bm
Tainted Water, Ignored Warnings and a Boss With a Criminal Past https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/24/nyregion/newark-lead-water-crisis.html
‘We Can’t Waste a Drop.’ India Is Running Out of Water. https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-cant-waste-a-drop-india-is-running-out-of-water-11566224878
Artificial intelligence is no silver bullet for governance – https://on.ft.com/2KANMMV via @FT
UK government among those exaggerating impact of aid – report I know first hand impact evaluation process is broken. Not just #globalhealth but across all sectors of aid. Rigorous assessments are rare, riddled with bias and poor implementation. @DFID_UK @USAID @3ieNews https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jul/03/uk-government-among-those-exaggerating-impact-of-aid-report?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Why the UK’s biggest fund supermarket stayed so loyal to Woodford Funds advisory business in UK is hopelessly broken. Decades behind the US. Woodford’s career has thrown up more red flags than Amity Island on shark feasting day. They were ignored. And for those of you not familiar, Woodford was considered the Warren Buffett of …
Europe’s Dirty Money Scandals Highlight Absence of Credible Cops https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-05/europe-s-dirty-money-scandals-highlight-absence-of-credible-cops