Gosling's Grouse: A question of integrity

GOSLING'S GROUSE

clock

WORD - mine is my bond - is it yours? These are the words in a series of adverts which started running this week in London, Dublin, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Leeds.

They have been placed by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), which has the subsidiary headline ‘integrity matters’. You might think it slightly ironic some of these ads are going to run at Bank and Canary Wharf underground tube stations in London – depending on your view of who, or what, caused the financial meltdown five years ago. It this a case of too little, too late, or a welcome reminder? I do not subscribe to the view the entire crisis can be laid at the feet of the likes of Bob Diamond from Barclays, Fred Goodwin at RBS, or even Dick Fuld at Lehmans. ...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Investment

Stories of the week: FCA, Cash ISAs, and AIM

Stories of the week: FCA, Cash ISAs, and AIM

FCA to cut down on regulation; Cash ISA 'hoarding'; AIM could thrive alongside PISCES

Sarka Halas
clock 28 March 2025 • 1 min read
Funds to Watch panel: Fund selection leaders on manager turnover, boutiques and SDR

Funds to Watch panel: Fund selection leaders on manager turnover, boutiques and SDR

Key issues for selection teams

Katrina Lloyd
clock 27 March 2025 • 10 min read
Partner Insight: Robeco Active Quant - How to target alpha today

Partner Insight: Robeco Active Quant - How to target alpha today

Robeco
clock 27 March 2025 • 5 min read
Trustpilot