Making Risk Normal
Remarks to: Worshipful Company of Insurers Friday, 28 June 2019, Guildhall
Category Long Finance
When would we know our financial system is working?
“You Never Stop Trading” – Institute Of Export Awards Ceremony
Institute Of Export Keynote Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli 23 May 2018, Mansion House “You Never Stop Trading” Minister, Aldermen, Fellow Masters, Ladies, and Gentlemen. The City of London, what better place to graduate in trade and export. The Inspector of…
It’s Not All About Winning, Unless You Win
I had a wonderful time at the City Debate last night, Tuesday, 6 March. Here’s a photo of all of us at the start: CSFI & CISI City Debate: Antony Jenkins (10x) Nikhil Rathi (London Stock Exchange) Michael Mainelli (Z/Yen)…
Ad Perpetuum Kak + Mike Mainelli
I have long admired Jem Finer’s fantastic Longplayer project. Alongside the marvellous Long Now and Z/Yen’s own Long Finance, these projects are meant to inspire us to think about the long-term. I have also struggled to give the luckiest couple…
London Forever! Reality Or Rhetoric?
The Financial Services Group of Livery Companies asked me to provide an inaugural FSG Lecture in memory of its Founding Convenor, Jeremy Goford, Past Master Actuary“London Forever! Reality or Rhetoric?” I was pleased to deliver it on Wednesday, 20 September 2017 at…
Liquidity Ditty – LiquiDitty – The Poem Drops
Ten years ago I gave a lecture on liquidity at Gresham College – “Liquidity: Finance In Motion Or Evaporation?” (5 September 2007). I recommend the transcript as easiest to read with the slides. The lecture was actually scheduled back in February…
Plebicide Or Silver Lining?
EU Referendum – Strategy Thoughts À La Recherche Du Temps Trouvé For many months we have been discussing the EU Referendum. Since 24 June we have been discussing even more fervently the result, to “Leave”. To get the obvious question…
Staying In EUr Relationship Is Hard Work – With Or Outwith The UK
Published: Thursday, 23 June 2016 10:53 Long Finance Blog – The Pamphleteers Hopefully, Thursday, 23 June 2016 is a quiet, slow news day with everyone at the polls. Regular readers know that Pamphleteers is about the long-term. We have published…
ChainZy – Anchoring Mutual Distributed Ledgers (aka blockchains) In Reality
Over the Last year there was a lot of hype about mutual distributed ledgers (MDLs, aka blockchain technology). Leaving aside the coin-based systems of Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum, I think Z/Yen’s practical work in the field is fascinating. Much of Z/Yen’s work was…