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Which Truth: The Battle for Meaning, Propaganda and Capture of ESG
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has become less a framework and more a battlefield. What began as a well-intentioned movement to align capital with sustainability has devolved into a war of narratives, where ideology, lobbying, and regulatory capture threaten to undermine its credibility.

DDL Ltd
Nov 13, 20257 min read


Shutdown Syntax: Parsing Power, Politics and Portfolio Risk
The October 2025 shutdown of the United States government is not merely a fiscal event. It is a linguistic theatre, a semantic battleground where power is wielded not just through policy, but through prose. In the spirit of New Fund Order, we must interrogate the narratives, not just the numbers.
"In the Spirit of the New Fund Order, we must interrogate the narratives, not just the numbers." JB Beckett
Read why...

DDL Ltd
Oct 14, 20254 min read


Other Voices: What if the next great arbitrage isn't numeric, nor behavioural, but linguistic?
Co- written by Author & Special Advisor to DDL, JB Beckett (#newfundorder)
In the labyrinthian theatre of capital markets, where algorithms hum and narratives collide, the search for alpha has become a war of noise and attrition. Hedge funds, once the avant-garde of financial innovation, now find themselves in a crowded arena of sameness; quants chasing ticks, macros reading tea leaves, and long-short managers parsing balance sheets like sacred texts.

DDL Ltd
Sep 16, 20255 min read


Kingfisher PLC III – Leverage. The art of doing more with less?
This is the third in a small series of blogs analysing Kingfisher PLC’s Earnings Call Q&A session for their full year results on 25th March 2025.

DDL Ltd
Jul 2, 20253 min read


How Forensic Statement & Linguistic Analysis (FSLA) Is Helping Solve Cold Cases - with DDL
In the realm of criminal investigation, words can be as revealing as fingerprints.

DDL Ltd
Jun 9, 20252 min read


Love, Lies, and Language: How Forensic Statement and Linguistic Analysis Exposes Romance Fraud
In the age of dating apps and digital intimacy, love has never been more accessible or more vulnerable to deception

DDL Ltd
Jun 8, 20252 min read


Manchester United’s Red/Rude Devil
In a report published by The Guardian Online on 29th May, Manchester United Winger, Amad Diallo is reported to have been seen on social media making an obscene gesture to fans outside the team’s hotel in Kuala Lumpur. He claimed his actions were in response to fans who had insulted his mother.

DDL Ltd
Jun 7, 20252 min read


Forensic Statement and Linguistic Analysis (FSLA) in Insurance: Uncovering the Truth Behind The Claims
How DDL uses FSLA to help identify Insurance Fraud

DDL Ltd
May 7, 20253 min read


Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting - Red Paint Incident before Rematch between Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan

DDL Ltd
Mar 28, 20253 min read
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