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Just ask Bob.And we're all broken with MONEY and everything[1], and we're like the Titanic, and the REALITY of the WORLD is our iceberg[1], and we're all broken with MONEY and everything[2], and morning is broken, and afternoon is broken, and evening is broken - and the night-time is BROKEN(!)[1], and we're like the Titanic, and the REALITY of the WORLD is our iceberg[2], and I can just, just,

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Yes, another hedge fund has had enough. I haven't even heard of Occitan Capital Partners. 'You have now.' Yes, I have now. / I think it has returned most of its investors' money. It'll be gone in a couple of months. Imagine being an investor! You give your money to some hedgies, saying: "Invest this money for me, hedgies. Make me rich, or even richer." And they return it a year or so later: "

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I'm only human.And I'm sick, right now[1], and it gets too much for me, this DIZZY stuff, occasionally, every NOW and THEN, and I want to find a new WAY[1], and I'm sick, right now[2], and SICK is what I say[1], and it gets too much for me, this DIZZY stuff, occasionally, every NOW and THEN, and I want to find a new WAY[2], and I (ah, yeah, it's me) get this urge ... to crawl a-ROUND, to hear my

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Jesus H. Christ! 'What?!' And I've just finished reading Donnie Brasco as well. I wonder if Joseph Pistone has been working at SAC Capital. 'I wouldn't be surprised.' That man has balls of steel. / The RICO Act. Serious stuff. Stevie Cohen seems to be in a bit of a mess. 'Forget about it, Mikey. He'll be okay. Everything is beautiful. Jesus Christ himself can't touch Mr Cohen.' Oh, I don't know,

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No one told me. I thought there weren't going to be no more regulators. I thought we were entering a golden age. Why am I always the last one to know? / And who's this Martin Wheatley when he's at home? 'Any relation to Dennis?' What happened to The Dead Shark That Refuses To Believe In Death? 'I'm shocked, Mikey.' So am I, Voice. / What do you make of this? - We regulate the financial services

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Ain't that exciting?! / No, I don't know who Greg is. It doesn't really matter who he is. He's probably just another square. 'Mikey, Mr Geiling is a senior managing director of Blackstone, and the head of BAAM's special situations investing group.' BAAM?! What the fuck is BAAM, man? 'Beats me, son. But since joining Blackstone, Mr Geiling has been involved in sourcing and evaluating direct

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It's so confusing, ain't it?And it's hard to tell who's inside and who's outside, and everyone's guilty ... of something[1], and it's none of my business what these traders get up to, and yet ...[1], and it's hard to tell who's inside and who's outside, and everyone's guilty ... of something[2], and what did Lear say?[1], and it's none of my business what these traders get up to, and yet ...[2],

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But the SEC has charged him. I don't know what to believe or who to believe. Maybe I shouldn't get involved. / I'm listening to The Jesus and Mary Chain at the moment. I'd forgotten how good they are/were. Her Way Of Praying is my favourite song of theirs. If there were any justice in this world they would be as big as Oasis. I suppose they don't have the killer classic songs like Wonderwall,

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She's crazy to want me.And she says she's been talking to Jesus for me, and I don't know what to believe[1], and I've never worn a gold chain[1], and she says she's been talking to Jesus for me, and I don't know what to believe[2], and I don't need ANYONE to talk to GOD for me, or JESUS H. CHRIST(!) for me[1], and I've never worn a gold chain[2], and I've got all that hissing in my ears, man[1],

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And who is he, exactly? / No one told me. No one asked for my permission. I guess they think: "Oh, the Master is preoccupied with his music these days. We won't bother him with all this boring financial rubbish." Well, boring rubbish it may be, but when a man I've never heard of gets promoted at a firm which is packed full of financial shamans I want to be involved. / I've been looking at Mr

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This is the way I like it at night, calm, peaceful, listening to Brian Eno's Apollo. / My perforated ear drum is beyond a joke now. Another setback. If you haven't got your health ... forget money, man.Hopefully, it's going to be raining the whole day later today, so I can stay in and finish You're Lying. / Seconds, minutes, on the music; and hours, days, weeks, on the lyrics. It's just the way

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Nearly. Nearly going on. / Or he could be Dai Jixin. Some people seem confused. (Not me! Or I.) I don't care either way. But there was no need for the exclamation marks. / Anyway, Dai is an interesting character. Actually, half Welsh/half Chinese!!! (Amazing!) There's a large Welsh community in Hong Kong, a bit like Argentina. (You learn something new every day.) This Tian hedge fund thing

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A special phrase. That's all I want. I'm not asking for the moon. I'm asking for the sun.And fuck the moon(!!!)[1], and we'll blow up the moon[1], and fuck the moon(!!!)[2], and great phrases can get us beyond the THREE, and they can make us FREE[1], and we'll blow up the moon[2], and ONE LIFE, I'll touch the sun[1], and great phrases can get us beyond the THREE, and they can make us FREE[2],

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Well, she will have it, soon, next month. RWC Partners is launching the Global Horizon fund especially for her. That's nice, isn’t it? No one ever launches funds for me. What am I doing wrong? Never mind. / Louise joined RWC from Marathon Asset Management. / It's amazing, really. People are still joining RWC in spite of its trouble with Mike Corcell. 'Mikey, he's in that cage. It's not a problem

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I doubt it. And oh - OUT of THIS!!![1], and Jeremy ain't here in the flesh, but I do believe HE IS ... here in the spirit, and that's more than enough for me[1], and oh - OUT of THIS!!![2], and in the spirit, stuck with insanity, YES(!), it's a result[1], and Jeremy ain't here in the flesh, but I do believe HE IS ... here in the spirit, and that's more than enough for me[2], and I'm a-ROUND with

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Well, I will. It's a question of arrogance. His, I mean. / Jeremy Podger says: "I refuse to become a hostage to the wild, mad spinning cycles of one of Michael Fowke's conceptual blog posts. He's done it to Mike Corcell, and others. But he ain't doing to me, man." It sounds like a challenge to my authority, doesn't it? 'That's what it is, Mikey. What are you going to do about it?' What do

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My dear friend, Mr Buffett, or "Warren" to his enemies, says US stocks will eventually get so high that ... 'Yeah?' ... they'll touch the sun! This is what I'm talking about! 'What, Mikey?' A positive attitude, Voice. / Will Mr Buffett ever retire? There's no need for him to retire, not while he's got his finger on the pulse like this. He says in our lifetime(s) ... 'Anything is possible?' ...

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It was only a little while ago that Jeffrey Vinik was singing a redemption song, returning a little bit of money, the odd billion, the strange billion. Now, the whole firm is being shut down. That's the end of Vinik Asset Management, my friend(s). Jeff has had enough. / Why has it come to this? Well, some say investors were spooked because Mr Vinik likes ice hockey. Crazy! I can't really

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It's a celebration.And it's another new hedge fund, but this one has a name - and it's a real fund![1], and they're calling it Canosa Capital, well ...[1], and it's another new hedge fund, but this one has a name - and it's a real fund![2], and if Timothy Attias were here in the FLESH, or just in the SPIRIT ... oh, it doesn't bear thinking about[1], and they're calling it Canosa Capital, well ..

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It sounds pretty exciting. Except for the macro bit. And we can forget about Sata Partners. That hedge fund don't exist, man. We merely imagined it. / Timothy Attias and Santiago Alarco are mixed up in Canosa. You remember them, don't you? Attias has been on the phone to me. 'Mikey, you're like a mystical Viking or something. You can raid the Rubicon office. Do it for me. Swoop down on them

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Oh, I do.And I feel so sleepy - in the sun, in the blue sky, through the window, in my eyes[1], and I'm rolling away, with it, with it, to ...[1], and I feel so sleepy - in the sun, in the blue sky, through the window, in my eyes[2], and I'll be somewhere ... else[1], and I'm rolling away, with it, with it, to ...[2], and it ... feels so nice drifting off, with an old tune in my head[1], and

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Based in Hong Kong, this firm. Richland Capital's co-founders Alex Au and Eva Lo have had enough. I don't blame them. There are better things you can do with your life. What amazes me are all the new hedge funds that keep popping up. Where do these people get their enthusiasm from? / No, Alex and Eva are all right with me. I bet they've got a bit put away too. Enthusiasm. Christ. / What's worse

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[I'll post this when I can.] Do you want to get ahead in business, dear reader(s)? Well, here's an idea you might want to consider. Start up a mobile phone company. Offer a service. Charge for that service. But do not provide that service. Apparently, it's totally legal. I suppose I should be positive about the situation. This means I don't have to look at any financial news. 'It's an ill

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Stefan Krause is the chief financial officer at Deutsche Bank, and he reckons all the talent is moving to hedge funds. (Well, not all of it. I'm not going to a hedge fund. After lunch, I've got that lyric to write. I'm really excited. This new one will be a crooner's torch song. I can see Tony Bennett recording it, seriously. 'Fuck off, Mikey!' I'm serious, Voice.) / So, bankers don't want to

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"All you have is yourself. All the rest is nothing."And it's a lonely business: the life of a wild burning belly, and so many bellies are merely lifeless rocks[1], and what can put out the fire? ... Oh, nothing ... well, they are nothing[1], and it's a lonely business: the life of a wild burning belly, and so many bellies are merely lifeless rocks[2], and what can match the light? ... Oh,

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