by john | Aug 24, 2017 | Careers, London 2016, Markets, old
Guy Simpkin, Bats Europe – The Difficulties of Business Development Guy Simpkin – BATS Europe Perhaps the finest leader [Britain] has ever had once suggested that the three hardest things a man can do is, one, to climb a wall that’s leaning towards...
by john | Aug 24, 2017 | Careers, London 2016, Markets, old
Scott O’Malia, ISDA – The Financial Crisis and Its Aftermath Scott O’Malia – ISDA When I first took the job, people said, ‘Scott, you know, it hasn’t been all that busy. You might want to think about getting a hobby.’ Well, the financial crisis hit....
by john | Aug 24, 2017 | London 2016, Markets, old
Tim Edwards, S&P Dow Jones – The Relative Importance of Skill, Conviction and Blind Luck Tim Edwards – S&P Dow Jones I believe that the next big trend in our industry is going to be far more customized, far more bespoke, and it’s all going to be...
by john | Aug 24, 2017 | Careers, London 2016, Markets, old
Robert Russell, Divento Financials – Pathways into the Financial Services Industry Robert Russell – Divento I told him my name, my age — he fell asleep. He had two photos on his desk, one of his daughter wearing a tennis uniform and one of his son wearing...
by john | Aug 24, 2017 | Careers, London 2016, Markets, old
Anthony Pereira, Percentile – A Technical Ride Through Two Market Crashes Anthony Pereira – Percentile What [the dot-com bubble] made clear to me was that the marketplace and what was actually going on in the world of software development were two very...
by john | Aug 24, 2017 | Careers, London 2016, Markets, old
Fraser Bell, BSO – Change Is The Only Constant Fraser Bell – BSO Technology is affecting everyone. Just simple things we take for granted have a massive, massive infrastructure behind them, a massive amount of money behind them, and a massive amount of...
