The long view of finance, markets and money as seen by two veteran City editors, Neil Collins and Jonathan Ford, presented in partnership with The Library of Mistakes.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
A Long Time In Finance
Claim This Podcastby Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins
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137 episodes
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The long view of finance, markets and money as seen by two veteran City editors, Neil Collins and Jonathan Ford, presented in partnership with The Library of Mistakes.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
April 17, 2026
The Turning Point: How Arnault gobbled up LVMH
<p>How did Bernard Arnault go from running a construction company in Lille to being Europe's richest man? Neil and Jonathan look at the moment that changed everything for Arnault, the man they call "the Wolf in Cashmere": the audacious takeover of LVMH.</p><br><p>The show is made in partnership with <strong>The Library of Mistakes</strong> who are offering a 25% discount on their Advanced Valuation in Financial Markets course to listeners. Just follow this link <a href="https://www.libraryofmistakes.com/how-to/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.libraryofmistakes.com/how-to/</a> and enter <strong>ALTIF25</strong> into the box marked promo.</p><br><p>Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.</p><p>Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 3, 2026
The Art of the Squeal
<p>When a debt crisis unfolds behind closed doors, who really has the upper hand? Taking in a range of characters – from Donald Trump to Philip Green, the Barclay brothers and the private equity firms – this is a potted history of how some of finance's biggest names have turned reneging into an art form. In this live recording of A Long Time in Finance, hosts Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins, joined by insolvency expert Edward Starling, lift the lid on some of the murkiest manoeuvres in modern finance.</p><br><p>The show is made in partnership with <strong>The Library of Mistakes</strong> who are offering a 25% discount on their Advanced Valuation in Financial Markets course to listeners. Just follow this link <a href="https://www.libraryofmistakes.com/how-to/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.libraryofmistakes.com/how-to/</a> and enter <strong>ALTIF25</strong> into the box marked promo.</p><br><p>Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.</p><p>With Edward Starling.</p><p>Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
March 20, 2026
The Turning Point: Kodak's Digital Asteroid
Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins interview Steven Sasson, the inventor of the first digital camera, about Kodak's near-fatal embrace of digital innovation.
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