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The chairman acknowledges a lapse from accepted standards of cynicism by his friend and colleague over the government’s “weasely” switch of indices for measuring inflation.
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Paul the psychic Octopus is installed as Scam’s chief investment officer, but when he stages a squelchy version of The Great Escape the chairman revises his view of the creature’s talents.
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The IMA’s chopping and changing over whether UK Equity Income funds should be in one sector or two sets the chairman wondering if a many-limbed invertebrate has been involved.
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The chairman is concerned over the implications of the FSA’s somewhat belated report on the with-profits industry. So who are the victims in this saga? The fund groups, naturally…
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In the midst of a philosophical discussion on cartoon characters and the influence of certain substances, the question of government budgets and the merits of chancellors raises its head.
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The chairman suffers from existential nausea and bemoans the lack of public interest in his funds, which is compounded by the realisation that the apathy extends to his marketing team.
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The chairman blames himself for missing a trick by failing to see the World Cup as a marketing opportunity - and learning how weak the competition’s efforts are is probably no comfort…
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The chairman is aghast at a suggestion that Scam should follow a growing trend and take itself to the stockmarket, envisaging a PR disaster as the newly aggressive FSA looks for a scalp.
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After confusing The Big Society with a popular music band, the chairman fails to see how a rise in CGT fits in with responsibility and respect, but he is pleased to hear that Wang Chung is back.
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The chairman sees through the Financial Services Authority’s ’get tough’ machinations, but are investment firms getting defensive by recruiting newly unemployed New Labour heavies?
