28 Aug 2010

Cash bonuses reduce risk - Study

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Banking regulators all over the world think that it will help to reduce the risk of the banking system if they require a larger portion of t...
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27 Aug 2010

Musings of a Hedge Fund Manager

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If ever you thought that the books on management you read at University were full of obvious platitudes you have seen nothing yet. Ray Dalio...

Bank Capital should be 13 pct - Basel Committee

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The problem with defining the appropriate level of capital that banks should hold on their balance sheet is that in a general panic no amou...
24 Aug 2010

Image Campaigns - do they make sense for Banks?

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Both Credit Suisse and UBS have recently launched advertising campaigns that are aimed to bolster their brand image. But does the sponsoring...
23 Aug 2010

Who should regulators be accountable to?

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The complaint by financial sector trade bodies about proposed changes to the UK's regulatory system raises the interesting question ab...
2 Aug 2010

Pay rules: Bureaucratic nightmare in the making?

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A report by PriceWaterhouse raises the spectre that new pay regulations could be applied to thousands of financial services firms. While th...
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 ...