“If you can't avoid being deported, scarper now before it's too late. Slip away at night. ... Put on your false nose. Dye your hair. See a plastic surgeon. Become someone else and run, run, run.” - Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs (allegedly giving advice to Australian fugitive Christopher Skase)

“I have built my enterprise on the firmest ground that can be found - the foolishness of people.” - Ivar Krueger

Investment markets in the early months of 2018 suffered several fits of volatility but managed to shake it off and rallied in May and June.   Consequently, Australian share indices ended June at close to their financial year-high points, whilst long-term interest rates, which had crept up towards 3%, retracted to about 2.6% by financial year end.