31 Dec 2010

Central Clearing: Solution or Problem?

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Pushing more business onto central clearing systems is not the ultimate solution in the search for a more stable financial system. The quest...

M+A: Success ratio lower than at Russian Roulette

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The statement may seem to be a bit extreme but anyone contemplating a Merger or Acquisition would do well to keep this warning in mind. All...
30 Dec 2010

Compensation gravy train: one train in the UK that you can rely on!

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A woman has been awarded half a million pounds in a series of compensation payments after accusing four public sector employers of discrimin...
29 Dec 2010

Patchy hiring to follow frenzy at European banks says Reuters

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The real test of management will come when business volumes have declined so much that present staffing levels can no longer be justified. T...

Tulips anyone?

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That comes to mind when reading about the frenzied trading in today's story stocks such as Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. Which bank w...

Deutsche Bank: rated most exposed by Japanese Regulator

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While Deutsche Bank has performed admirably (at least on a comparative basis) during the financial Crash we kept being concerned about the ...
15 Dec 2010

UBS dress code memo

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UBS was (and is?) known for fast-tracking officers of the Swiss Army Militia through its management ranks. We are not sure that the 'ne...
13 Dec 2010

Deutsche Boerse: another Euro 450 mio written off on ISE

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In 2007 the German Stock Exchange ( Deutsche Boerse ) acquired the International Stock Exchange ISE for more than Euro 2 billion. This write...
12 Dec 2010

Secretive Banking Elite rules Trading in Derivatives?

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A New York Times report highlights the lack of official supervision of trading in derivatives. In no industry would it be allowed that the ...

Goldman Sachs in controversy about CDS trade

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We have for a long time called for more effective regulation of the market in credit derivatives. Therefore we are not surprised when detai...