Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010

Russian chimpanzee outperforms 94% of Russian bankers in investment choices

Daily Mail: Lusha the chimpanzee outperforms 94% of Russian bankers

We know where to turn to once all our bankers have fled abroad for tax purposes.
I propose Twycross Zoo as the new world banking hub

Posted by johnycoldears @ 04:03 PM (1108 views) Add Comment

11 Comments

1. inbreda said...

It means that the chimp probably outpoerformed 99% of UK banksters too!

I like this comment under the article:

"There you go,

A replacement for the Prime monster Gordon Brown.. panic over.

And the chimp has better dress sense ?
- Ex Pat Eastern Europe, Braitislava The "

Prime Monster - that one has gotta stick!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 05:24PM Report Comment
 

2. braindeed said...

inbreda@1.....A replacement for the Prime monster Gordon Brown.. panic over.

Many artisans would welcome a more broad-based importation of Eastern European 'competition'

Let me see....Politicians,.Estate Agents, Lawyers, CIVIL SERVANTS, .... - we may be onto something, all in the name of a healthy' marketplace'.
Gets my vote

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 05:39PM Report Comment
 

3. 51ck-6-51x said...

So pointless.
We should only really compare to funds with the same universe of 30 stocks.
How will she do next year I wonder? ( I wonder if we'll even hear?! )

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 06:17PM Report Comment
 

4. 51ck-6-51x said...

In fact, how did she do in 2008? 2007? 2006? ...

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 06:22PM Report Comment
 

5. braindeed said...

3....666 said .....We should only really compare to funds with the same universe of 30 stocks

Tense?

Shouldn't worry, she's due a bonus, and chimps go to pieces on toot.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 06:29PM Report Comment
 

6. 51ck-6-51x said...

braindeed said "Tense?"
- Past or future, makes no odds ;p
Nah, just pernickety as usual :)

But you make another good point.... she had all of £21K - if that's all one of those Russian fund mangers had to play with they would have probably done even better ( especially given that they probably didn't take transaction costs into account - the chimp bought and held, whereas they could have traded in and out ).

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 06:38PM Report Comment
 

7. braindeed said...

666 :6 said.....But you make another good point.... she had all of £21K - if that's all one of those Russian fund mangers had to play with they would have probably done even better ( especially given that they probably didn't take transaction costs into account - the chimp bought and held, whereas they could have traded in and out

Methinks he doth protest too much

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 07:36PM Report Comment
 

8. clockslinger said...

.....But...but... Stephen Hester says he can't attract the talent without the large bonuses...I heard it on the news tonight so it must be true.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 09:45PM Report Comment
 

9. clockslinger said...

Perhaps there is a lesson in this...Pay peanuts, you get monkeys. Pay millions and you get errr, well a far less able order of primate.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 09:48PM Report Comment
 

10. Icarus said...

Chimps are apes, not monkeys. Bankers are monkeys. So yes, clockslinger, you're right.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:19PM Report Comment
 

11. icarus said...

Chimps are apes, not monkeys. Bankers are monkeys. So yes, clockslinger, you're right

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:20PM Report Comment
 

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