What Makes Data Big?
‘Big Data’ is a popular subject nowadays. Here is what Wikipedia says on the subject: “Big data is a termContinue Reading
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Three Questions to Executive Chairman of Universal Ratings
Short interview with Dr. J. Marczyk, the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Singapore-based Universal Ratings Pte Ltd. See video here.
Global Financial Complexity Index Anticipates Dow Jones Falls.
The Global Financial Complexity Index™ (GFCI™) is a meta-index which measures the complexity of the global financial system. TheContinue Reading
Why This Crisis Won’t Go Away (Soon)
Why do most theorems in maths start by saying “let f(x) be a continuous differentiable function…”? Why do so manyContinue Reading
Project Management: Why Cost Overruns and Late Delivery?
Why over 90% of projects finish late? There is plenty of literature on the subject. This is a good example.Continue Reading
Sustainability and the Dramatic Importance of Systemic Analysis
You only appreciate the importance of systemic analysis once you see the kind of new knowledge it delivers. There isContinue Reading
Correlation is Charlatanism.
“…correlation is charlatanism” Photo: AP photo/Richard Drew “Anything that relies on correlation is charlatanism” is a great article. But isContinue Reading
Oil, Ukraine, Greece, China and Volkswagen. Measuring the Reaction of Global Finance.
Over the past twelve months we’ve had the Ruble crisis, the plummeting oil prices, the Ukraine crisis, the GreekContinue Reading
When did China (Really) Start to Slow Down?
China has made headlines recently when it devalued the Yuan and when its stock markets fell. By mid-July theContinue Reading
Investing Based on Systemic Analysis of Markets
Suppose that one wishes to invest in US public companies and eventually two candidate portfolios are available. Suppose that bothContinue Reading
Artificial Intuition 