Financial economist with eclectic interests: finance, governance, risk, geoeconomics, IR, history, religion, sports • @DrewWalkCo • NED/ trustee • Views my own
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What many families aim for, but not all realise > "...For the Japes, succession means combining family cohesion with professional management, while continuing to invest for a future they may not live to see..."
A(nother) fascinating family story > Inside inheriting the Top End’s most fearless family fortune theaustralian.com.au/busines… via @australian
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"Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent." John Maynard Keynes (maybe) > "When Retail Capital Flow Overwhelms Institutional Fundamentals" via @CFAinstitute
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Trading apps have replaced bucket shops, but Wall Street abounds with eerie parallels to 1901, writes @jasonzweigwsj via @WSJ wsj.com/finance/investing/wh…
Complex dynamics > Heirs to the Jack Daniel’s dynasty are fending off a hostile takeover and a rebellious cousin, who accuses the company’s board of “rewarding failure.” wsj.com/business/retail/brow… via @WSJ
There are very few things better (in cricket 🏏) than watching Starc when he’s bowling like this #AUSvsBAN
One of the 521 … it was nearly my father #LestWeForget #VietnamVeteransDay
Good morning all & today is Australia's Vietnam Veterans Day. Approximately 60,000 Australians served in Vietnam from 1962-1975 with 521 making the ultimate sacrifice, and more than 3000 wounded in action. Lest We Forget! #VietnamVeteransDay
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Consistent with our experience > "...Family offices may become more professional as a second generation onboards, but family dynamics add a layer of complexity..." > Family Offices Face a Turning Point ai-cio.com/news/family-offic…
Yikes > Flush with cash, Wall Street and Silicon Valley are vying to hire the same tiny pool of genius graduates wsj.com/tech/ai/the-million-… via @WSJ
Interesting > Department of Cerberus bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-… via @business
One party, but not one ethnicity, cuisine, etc. > Why criticism of the Qing dynasty scares the Communist Party economist.com/china/2026/07/…
More to ponder, especially for economic policy/ statecraft types in Western govts. > China’s Moment of Weakness foreignaffairs.com/china/chi… via @ForeignAffairs
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Our latest via the @GovInstAus > Prof @MichaelEDrew and Dr @AdamNWalk on Governing other people’s money governanceinstitute.com.au/n…
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With thanks to the @CISI, @MichaelEDrew & @AdamNWalk discuss the centrality of investment governance, the Mansion House Accord, and the future of UK pension investing.
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For those interested in sports and #WealthManagement > How Jalen Brunson and Kristin Lemkau are Educating the Next Generation of Athletes wsj.com/video/how-jalen-brun…
At this @FIFAWorldCup, "simulation" is generally followed (when there is no whistle) by a miraculous recovery > “Flopping” Isn’t Only in Soccer by @andykessler wsj.com/opinion/flopping-isn… via @WSJopinion
"...The task before Taipei is therefore not imitation but translation: the recasting of Ukrainian innovation for a theater more maritime and more exposed to the air..." > The Ukraine Lesson Taiwan Keeps Missing foreignaffairs.com/united-st… via @ForeignAffairs
An article that underlines why history is such a necessary discipline > The real reason the CCP hates America theaustralian.com.au/comment… @milesyu10 via @australian