William BourneSep 9Is the Canadian Pension System the Right Model for the UK Public Sector?This is a longer version of the article published in the Local Government Chronicle on 6th September. I’d better start this with a...
William BourneJul 26Time to be More Wary About Markets?At Linchpin we have had a positive view on markets since March 2023 and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Our thinking was crude: ...
William BourneJun 21Private Equity and the LGPSLast October I wrote a paper on private assets, starting with a statement which a well-known Private Equity (“PE”) investor made in...
William BourneMay 13Have U.S. Equities Really Done So Much Better Than The U.K.?Over the past thirty years, there has been a clear trend for equity mandates to ‘go global’. This has been driven by consultants on the...
William BourneMay 3Fear, Failure, And Feedback – The Latest Linchpin Round TableAfter over 20 webinars over the last four years Linchpin mounted our first ever in-person round table in the delightful River Room at...
William BourneMar 28The Case for Japan I must start by declaring an interest: I have a consultancy agreement with a Japanese fund manager, Arcus Investments Limited. However,...