New Money Review podcast

Dec 10 2024 100 ep. 331676 mins 17
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Why the dollar era will end slowly—then suddenly

Dec 10 2024 30 mins  
The latest New Money Review podcast focuses on Trump, tariffs, deglobalisation and the currency markets. My guest, Mark Astley, is a former colleague, a currency and fixed income specialist who recently retired as chief executive of asset manager Millennium Global Investments. “We are living in an epochal time in the history of exchange rates and trade policy,” Astley says in t

The cat and mouse game of payments security

Sep 30 2024 35 mins  
In the last decade, the way we make our payments has become more seamless, faster and cheaper. We’ve switched from signatures on paper cheques to a few swipes and a tap on a mobile phone.But with these advances have come massive new opportunities for cybercriminals.From cons using deception and social engineering to romance fraud, unauthorised transfers, hacks and identity theft,

Default: why sovereign debt matters

Sep 09 2024 35 mins  
When, why and how do countries go bust? That’s the topic of the latest New Money Review podcast, where I’m joined by Greg Makoff, a former physicist, banker, government advisor and now senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.Makoff is the author of a recent book (https://www.defaultthebook.com/) on what has been called “the most contentious default in history”—Argenti

Capitalism on steroids

Jul 15 2024 31 mins  
Supporters of the $10trn private equity industry say it fuels economic growth and delivers leaner, better-performing companies.One leading critic of the sector is Ludovic Phalippou, who says that the industry routinely overstates its financial performance. And, he says, private equity funds charge a whopping 6-7% a year in fees, wiping out any potential benefits to investors.In the

From the frontlines of Web3 fraud

Jul 05 2024 39 mins  
Want to know what happens when fraud is a core component of your business model?Want to know how a business idea described as an “economic fairytale” could be valued at $300m? Want to know how an unknown cryptocurrency exchange could end up with a $1bn a year marketing budget, rivalling that of Microsoft?Want to know how easy it is to corrupt auditors and journalists with crypt

All things repo

Jun 27 2024 33 mins  
In the latest New Money Review podcast, I interview Richard Comotto, a specialist in repo, the multi-trillion dollar marketplace used by large financial institutions to borrow and lend money in the short term.Richard, who started his career at the Bank of England, works for the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA), for whom he has authored the ICMA “Guide to Best Prac

How the Stoics saw money

Jun 05 2024 45 mins  
The Stoic philosophers said we should manage our emotions when it comes to money and wealth.But is this a realistic goal? How can we resist the siren call of riches? How can we persevere and stay positive through tough economic times?In this episode of the New Money Review podcast I’m joined by Donald Robertson, philosopher, psychotherapist and author of best-selling books on how

Gaslighting for money

May 08 2024 31 mins  
Almost half of the crime now committed in the UK is now fraud, most of it taking place online. But only 1% of police resources are devoted to catching the fraudsters.In the last New Money Review podcast I looked into how to bridge this alarming gap, exploring the mindset of the cybercriminal with my guest Sarah Armstrong-Smith.In this episode I dig into a small, but disturbing and

The mind games of cybercrime

Apr 23 2024 34 mins  
Cybercrime is often more than just a demonstration of hacking skills. The attacker could be motivated by money, but equally by nationalism, a search for notoriety or revenge. The victim may be random and innocent, but he/she could have been singled out because of an emotional weak spot. Following the crime, other human emotions, such as guilt or shame, may prevent the attack from b

Rebuilding trust

Apr 12 2024 37 mins  
We need a new approach to building trust in economic and monetary systems, says Ian Grigg, my guest on the latest episode of the New Money Review podcast.Grigg, a computer scientist and cryptographer, is one of the pioneers of internet-based money. In the 1990s, he worked on digital cash systems, which applied strong cryptography systems to money transfers. Grigg also published art