Nick Corbishley

Bracing for Impact: My View as British Expat Just Before Brexit

None of the gloomiest predictions of how a Hard Brexit could impact UK expats in the EU has come to pass. But there are complications.More

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For HSBC, Life Gets Very Complicated in Hong Kong & China, its Number One Market, as China Tightens the Screws

Amid concerns China’s authorities are using the account seizures to crack down on dissent.More

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Three Big Retailer Casualties in One Week: UK Retail Landlords Reel after Worst Week of Nightmare Year

Some property owners are more exposed to the fallout than others.More

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Just in Time for Holiday Shopping Season: UK Fashion Giant Arcadia Crashes into Bankruptcy

Asset stripping by its owner, years of brick-and-mortar meltdown, topped off by the Pandemic. Suppliers, landlords, and pensioners twist in the wind.More

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Vast Euro-Derivatives Market, Centered in London, Is Set to Fragment as End of Brexit Transition & Uncertainties Loom

It shouldn’t “create risks to the stability of the financial system,” which is soothing to know.More

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Australian Construction & Real-Estate Development Giant Grocon Hits Wall, amid Industry Swoon that Started in Mid-2019

The Pandemic accelerated the mess.More

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Can the “Valuations” of Office Properties in London Be Trusted, Asks Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

These “valuations” are crucial to metrics of REITs and property mutual funds, including net asset value (NAV), amid concerns about conflicts of interest.More

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How the Unemployment Fiasco in Europe Is Kept out of Official Unemployment Rates

The massive and once-again extended Pandemic-era furlough programs serve their purpose, but…More

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Spooked by Fishy Smells & Regulators, Investment Bank Natixis Dumps its 50% Stake in Formerly-$36-Billion Hedge Fund H2O

Blackstone Group, BNP Cardif, Crédit Agricole, and others have also unwound or suspended their relationship with H2O.More

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Interjet Runs Out of Runway. Six Other Latin-American Carriers Already Liquidated or in Bankruptcy

They didn’t get bailed out by taxpayers. But in a radical experiment these days, investors got to eat the losses, as they should.More

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