New Zealand: Not Another Rogue Company Incorporator, Surely? No: Two, Actually
The trolls are multiplying in New Zealand’s Company Register
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New Zealand Reserve Bank Gesticulates at Pseudobanks Run by Offshore Directors (and Registered by Offshore Company Agents)
More perfumed offerings from the New Zealand Company Register
Read more...New Zealand Company Register Facilitates Arms Dealing With Iran, Massive Money Laundering, But Will the Minders Beat the Perps?
Cleaning up New Zealand’s register of companies: how’s it going?
Read more...Belated European Report and Elite Disconnect
While I’m a bit late in reporting on my trip to Europe (coastal Spain, Portugal, and France), I had thought not to say anything at all, given that I learned vastly less about the economic state of play than I expected. But that in and of itself is a data point of sorts.
Read more...Lynn Parramore: Why the Rich Are Sending Pets on a Diamond-Studded Trip to the Afterlife
I live in Manhattan, where signs of the New Gilded Age scream from the windows of deluxe pet spas and boutiques hawking crystal-studded dog collars. The biggest emerging trend of all? That would be giving dead pets the star treatment.
Read more...Robert Cowley, 2nd Baron Ardwhallan: an Unauthorized Web Biography (II)
By Richard Smith, spelunker of the Web. We started Robert Cowley’s web bio here and this is the second installment. We will be in Mayfair, London, or on the Gold Coast of Australia, and the story involves a dead Daily Mail journalist, a great racing driver, and a bad racing driver: a very bad one, […]
Read more...Robert Cowley, 2nd Baron Ardwhallan: an Unauthorized Web Biography (I)
By Richard Smith, proud scion of a 5,000-year-old line of soot-smeared metal bashers, (purportedly). An early version of this post was born prematurely, and then, since blogging is more forgiving than obstetrics, hurriedly stuffed back into the womb by the flustered midwife. This is the fully developed version.
Robert Cowley, aka Earl Cowley, aka 2nd Baron Ardwhallan, aka Sir Robert Cowley, aka the Right Honorable Robert Cowley, is a faker, fantasist, social climber, fraudster and con man from Australia.
I suppose I could stop there, but it wouldn’t be much of a biography, and Cowley has such a shadowy and fantastical pedigree that it would be a shame not to record some of it: the traces he leaves aren’t always durable, but they are always vivid while they last.
Read more...“By 2015, [X] is Going to Represent 95% of the Content on the World Wide Web”
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Read more...Michael Hudson: The Man Who Fired Greenspan
This is the transcript of an interview with Michael Hudson in an Australian film, discussing a 1966 incident:
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From Bad to Worse for the IMF
By Delusional Economics, who is horrified at the state of economic commentary in Australia and is determined to cleanse the daily flow of vested interests propaganda to produce a balanced counterpoint. Cross posted from MacroBusiness.
For some time now I have been pointing out poor economic policy implementations within the European economy and how those policies are likely to effect the real economies of European nations. As I re-stated on Monday, my major concern with the current thinking from European economic leaders is their misguided belief that implementing austerity before credit write-downs/offs is a credible policy for a highly indebted, non-export competitive nation with a non-deflatable currency.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Germany’s Last-Ditch Compromise, At A Price
By Wolf Richter, San Francisco based executive, entrepreneur, start up specialist, and author, with extensive international work experience. Cross posted from Testosterone Pit.
“I’m very happy with the result,” Chancellor Angela Merkel told the cameras on Friday morning as she climbed out the limo. She talked about the start of a stability and fiscal union and didn’t want to accept any “lazy compromises.” But the vague agreement that emerged may be illegal under European Union law and may devastate weaker economies.
Read more...Econoparody: The Cinders of Ayn Rand
The folks at Versus have released a set of holiday econoparodies. This is my favorite:
Read more...Most Evil Person of the Year Award?
Reader MyLessThanPrimeBeef inquired after having a NC Most Evil Person of the Year Award, and Doc Holiday was enthusiastic:
Smashing concept! I see member votes, contributions, discussions, videos, pixs, stories, editorials and a big build-up, possibly door prizes, publicity, snaxs, parties and a great summation of who had done the most damage to the global economy … best role by a central banker, best supporting role by a Greek Prim Minister, Best financial illusions, best use of a MEFO Covered Bond by a German, Best Italian bankruptcy, Best French Connection, Largest Chunk Of Cash Looted or Burned … great lists that could go infinitely, as we continue our exploration of the black hole this drama is played out in!
Doc is correct in that this is a target rich environment.
Read more...Dog Whistle Economics’ Code Words
Here are a few code words that you will often see in economic writing followed by their true meaning. The code word is a dog whistle. It acts like an emotional marker only for those attuned to the underlying ‘moral’ issues implied by the code. While you may agree with the logical framework behind the […]
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