Tag: Happened to me
A rule that Mae be broken
I have certain rules. One of them is that, when a friend asks you to watch their daughter do a stand-up comedy routine at an upstairs theatre in an Islington pub, you say “No, thank you”. So when an email came in from a friend I hadn’t seen for over 20 years – and not likely to bump into any time soon, because he lives more than 3,000 miles away – it should have been a no-brainer. Except … Read more »
Posted: February 5th, 2012 under Topics: Communication, Happened to me
It’s very disconcerting …
… to be giving a presentation whilst the audience is tweeting their comments onto a screen behind your head. Read more »
Posted: November 25th, 2010 under Topics: Communication, Economics, Fair Value, Finance, Happened to me, Pensions, Regulation
Game, Stress & Match
I took the morning off to watch Andy Murray’s semi-final in Australia before heading to the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation for a discussion on risk modelling. Intriguingly, it was the guys sponsored by RBS who outshone at both events. Read more »
Posted: January 28th, 2010 under Topics: Accounting, Actuarial, Banks, Economics, Finance, Happened to me, Pensions, Regulation, Sport
A Frog in My Throat?
Someone stuck a knife in my neck last week. Fortunately for me, he was a qualified surgeon. Fortunately for him, Read more »
Posted: October 19th, 2009 under Topics: Economics, Fair Value, Finance, Happened to me
Inauspicious Anniversary
Saturday 12 September 2009
I’ve had a difficult 24 hours. Booked a flight to the US (where I am now). Figured I needed to leave on Friday (yesterday) in order to meet the schedule that brings me to the US. It wasn’t until I had to give someone my travel dates that I realised I’d picked September 11th to fly on American Airlines! Read more »
Posted: September 12th, 2009 under Topics: Happened to me, Professions, Regulation