Future of Pension funds, institutional investors.  Unsustainably high commissions and charges, fund management compliance and future regulation.  Future of Investment Banking and Private Banking..

Future retail funds and client trends - how expectations are changing. High net worth clients and managing investment risks. Investor and investment activity.

Swine flu virus - outbreak in Mexico, US, Canada and ? UK. Risk of global pandemic? Need for urgent government action, strict isolation (gurantine) and rapid treatment plus effective contact tracing. Symptoms of Swine flu Virus. Treatment of Swine Flu Virus. Public health measures. Lessons from Sars which killed 860 our of only 8600 cases and caused chaos with billions lost in SE Asia economy, global impact on travel and tourism, and disuption in many nations. Recorded April 26, 2009, 10:33 PM by Dr Patrick ...

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Making video clips for youtube on early iphone is more difficult than on smart phones which have two cameras.

Contrast between publicly owned companies and privately owned. Role of private equity and influence of management buyouts. Short-termism in analyst valuations of companies. Pressures on boards and senior teams for quarterly profit forecasts. Cultural contrast. Family owned business tends to take a longer term view. Different priorities and agendas. ipos can create huge new pressures on business leaders. Analysts should take a longer term view since it is impossible to run a business quarter by quarter on key performance indicators which apply only to the ...