Good morning. Well, here’s a top five I am not particularly proud of to see the Netherlands in…

http://qz.com/176070/new-evidence-makes-it-plain-that-ireland-is-a-tax-haven/

PriceWaterhouseCoopers takes a look into the future of Asset Management! (via jan sytze mosselaar)

http://www.pwc.nl/nl_NL/nl/assets/documents/pwc-asset-management-2020-a-brave-new-world.pdf

Talk about global weirding: while much of the US has had a pretty wet 4th quarter, there is one state that stands out with the driest conditions…

http://www.businessinsider.com/california-drought-economy-2014-2

Some read-ups on bitcoin. The first has a very negative title: “The Glitch That Will Help Kill Bitcoin”
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-11/the-glitch-that-will-kill-bitcoin.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/12/us-usa-bitcoin-idUSBREA1A20X20140212

Is the UK doing fine or bad: take your pick!

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2014/02/11/1768992/the-uks-squeezed-bottom-charted/

Don’t wanna get cancer? Go live in Africa is your best option, it seems…

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/02/daily-chart-6

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