Lack of urning power

After a few remarks on resolutions, talk turns to the financial upside of the Aussies holding the Ashes

"Let me guess," said the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment group SmallBluePlanet as we enjoyed a pint or two of Déjà Vu in The Surely The Time To Launch About Forty New Property Funds Is Before Rather Than After The Record Levels Of Inflows Into The Sector. "It's January and so you want to talk about New Year resolutions." "If it ain't broke," I replied. "Although, to defend myself against your implied charges of predictability, I should point out that, this time last year, our little chat centred around managing stress rather than well-meaning but ultimately doomed attempts...