26 Jul 2010

Verdict on Dood-Frank bank reforms

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This quote ( Liam Halligan, Sunday Telegraph , 25 July 2010) says it beautifully: "Based on sound-thinking courageous judgement, the Gl...
14 Jul 2010

Limits to Vulture Funds?

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A report about buyers of under-performing mortgages trying to strong-arm borrowers points to the problems that can be created by unfettere...
6 Jul 2010

Goldman cannot separate Derivative Profits

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from its profits in cash securities. According to Bloomberg Goldman Sachs has refused to disclose how much it makes trading derivatives to ...
4 Jul 2010

Re-Recruit your team every day

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In this interview the CEO of The Limited makes the interesting point that 'her job is to re-recruit her associates every day and give ...

Lagarde: Stress tests will show EU banks healthy

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Strange that she seems to know what the tests that are currently performed will look like.
8 Jun 2010

Germany: Compliance Madness

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It is well-known, that thanks to Karl Marx Germany 'gifted' Communism to the World. He may not have been the sole inventor of this c...
27 May 2010

Banking: Maturity Mismatch continues

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Reports about increasing levels of stress in bank funding should surprise no one. One of the key lessons - if not THE key lesson - of the C...
26 May 2010

FSA behaves like a traffic warden

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The FSA is a enough of a burden for the ordinary saver in this country. More than 4000 bureaucrats are well paid to push around paper and a...
25 May 2010

Bank Chief: Savers should lose in bank failure

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We tend to agree with Peter Sands , chief executive of Standard Chartered , who said "that people with savings above any sum guarantee...
24 May 2010

Dubai debt settlement leaves sour taste

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With members states of the UAE sitting on reserves and investments worth hundreds of billions it is - to say the least- astounding that the...