John Hempton

About John Hempton is a (semi) retired fund manager based in Sydney Australia. His key expertise is in banks and insurance companies though his investing interests extend widely. Says John "Its the quality of the ideas _ AND HOW WELL THEY ARE TESTED - that matter".

Website

http://www.brontecapital.blogspot.com/

Last 50 Posts by John Hempton:

• »In praise of fraudulent accounts
  18 Jun 2008 in Current Market News & Financial & Stocks to Watch
  
• »Its time for a short version of yesterday’s post
  17 Jun 2008 in Current Market News & Stocks to Watch
  
• »What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this? A comment on General Electric’s corporate lending business
  17 Jun 2008 in Financial & Real Estate & Stocks to Watch
  
• »Barclays in denial
  16 Jun 2008 in Financial
  
• »Stephen Cooper – a follow up
  16 Jun 2008 in Current Market News & Financial & Stocks to Watch
  
• »Stephen Cooper’s Business: The past is prologue
  15 Jun 2008 in Current Market News & Financial & Stocks to Watch
  
• »Short post today: Barclays and fraudulent hedge funds
  13 Jun 2008 in Financial & Funds to Watch
  
• »Barclays – strange, stranger and truly opaque
  12 Jun 2008 in Current Market News & Financial & Stocks to Watch & United Kingdom
  
• »You must forgive me my tactlessness: New World Capital Management – a follow up
  11 Jun 2008 in Current Market News & Funds to Watch
  
• »Australia is different: Macquarie Bank edition
  10 Jun 2008 in Australia & Current Market News & Financial & Stocks to Watch
  
• »My old notes on Northern Rock
  09 Jun 2008 in Current Market News & Financial & Stocks to Watch & United Kingdom
  
• »Its a sh-t business – but hey – the dollar is falling
  09 Jun 2008 in Current Market News & Financial & Stocks to Watch
  
• »Joe Gutnick: a first follow up OR Why pay stock shills when you can have News Corp for free
  05 Jun 2008 in Australia & Current Market News & Stocks to Watch
  
• »A colourful charachter stoops to paid stock shills
  05 Jun 2008 in Australia & Current Market News & Stocks to Watch
  
• »Will General Electric get its advanced materials back?
  04 Jun 2008 in Current Market News & Stocks to Watch
  
• »Australia really is another country: Part 2
  03 Jun 2008 in Australia & Current Market News & Stocks to Watch
  
• »Royal bank of Scotland and Charter One – a first follow up
  27 May 2008 in Current Market News & Stocks to Watch
  
• »Fun and games in hedge fund land (or what does it take to go to prison?)
  25 May 2008 in Current Market News & Funds to Watch & Stocks to Watch
  
• »Australia really is another country
  22 May 2008 in Australia & Stocks to Watch
  
• »Japanese regional banks – a mirror on America
  15 May 2008 in Current Market News & Stocks to Watch