Outsider has a habit of naming Money Management special projects after notable disasters, thus “Project Titanic” and “Project Hindenburg” have been applied to two recent initiatives which, sadly, seemed to live up to their nomenclature. Sorry boss.
Thus, Outsider suspects that hedge fund manager, Stuart McAuliffe is on to something in naming his companies after successful pirates, something which explains the successful listing of Henry Morgan last year and his latest venture, Benjamin Hornigold Limited.
According to McAuliffe, his penchant for naming his companies after pirates is because he believes these buccaneers were global, flexible and mobile and existed to make profits wherever they went.
All good stuff from McAuliffe, and after cleaning up the debris from Project Hindenburg, Outsider is thinking about dubbing his next Money Management venture “Captain Pugwash” in the hope that it actually floats.
Looking around the Money Management newsroom, Outsider thinks “Captain Pugwash” is most appropriate given the motley reporting crew and remembering that Captain Pugwash’s mortal enemy was Cut-Throat Jake, captain of the Flying Dustman.
Avast mateys!
