Hedge Fundie's College Scheme

A hedge fund billionaire and his financial journalist wife provided for their children's education – in hugely unconventional ways. – September 28 / Intelligencer

Kidnapped Beer Billionaire

A look back at the 1983 kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, including a global manhunt for who had nabbed the brewery heir for an $11 million ransom attempt. – September 27 / Forbes 

«We Over Me» as Jet Sold

A $60 million Gulfstream G650 emerges as an emblem of everything wrong with We's collapsed stock-listing. – September 26 / Busines Insider

Meet the Banker-Crooner

Merle Hazard is the stage name of a portfolio manager and former Paine Webber broker who moonlights as a country singer. – September 20 / Axios

Credit Suisse or UBS?

Which Swiss bank comes out on top in a sober look at the data? – September 17 / Forbes

Wall Street's Inside Joke

Finmeme influencers are making the smartest inside jokes about Wall Street. – September 16 / Institutional Investor

Libra Locked Out of Europe?

France has said it will block the development of Facebook’s Libra in Europe, dealing the cryptocurrency a fresh blow. – September 13 / The Guardian

Central Banks Were Always Political

Independent central banks were once all the rage. Taking decisions over interest rates and handing them to technocrats was seen as a sensible way of preventing politicians from trying to buy votes with cheap money. – September 12 / The Guardian

The Billionaire Hated by the Hard Right

He's a Jewish multi-billionaire philanthropist who has given away $32bn. Why does the hard right from America to Australia and from Hungary to Honduras believe George Soros is at the heart of a global conspiracy, asks the BBC. – September 11 / BBC News

Keep Your Gold In Hong Kong?

With the recent unrest and demonstrations in Hong Kong, and particularly with the impediments of the airport due to demonstrations there, we have just sent out an alert letter to clients with precious metals stored at our Hong Kong vault. We recommended that they consider changing their storage to another jurisdiction. – September 10 / Global Gold

A Trump Social Network Readies for Launch

His campaign plans to launch its own app soon, professionalizing its operation to track «the army of Trump» and keep supporters donating, volunteering and recruiting. – September 8 / Politico

From Goalie to Goldman Sachs

When Chelsea Women open their season against Tottenham Hotspur Women in front of a full Stamford Bridge this Sunday, one ex-Blues player will be watching with mixed feelings. – September 8 / BBC News

Britain’s Political Chaos Shows Everything Is Okay

The country’s unwritten constitution is being stretched to its limit, but is still in place—for now. – September 5 / The Atlantic