28 Apr 2011

Mitsubishi/Morgan Stanley JV loses big on Derivative Bet

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One should have thought that the turmoil of the past few years has led managements in all securities units to batten down the hatches and ke...
6 Apr 2011

Size matters - but not in the way the consultants think

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A well-known consultant to private banks recently claimed that smaller (Swiss) Wealth Management Banks face a challenging future. The proble...
8 Mar 2011

Employment Contract: Court Judgement

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An interesting document for all those interested in the intricacies and potential pitfalls of employment contracts ( Source )
4 Mar 2011

CDS - Why not prohibit states issuing debt?

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When a professional party politician like the MEP Markus Ferber (he is a charge on Europe's citizens since the tender age of 29!) state...
3 Mar 2011

UBS CEO raises doubts about London

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Oswald Gruebel, CEO of UBS , wants the British government to state its intentions concerning regulation and taxation that will affect the b...
16 Feb 2011

Arbitrary Bonus Awards - potential for contentious litigation

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A recent court judgement illustrates again that arbitrary bonus awards and redundancy decisions should be avoided at all costs. Not only do...

Profitability of Commodities business disappoints

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The headlong rush into the commodities business may not be as profitable as banks and brokers expect. Each commodity requires special skill...
13 Feb 2011

Barclays: Protium deal worries shareholders

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A look at the longer-term performance of the shares of some of the leading 'universal' banks confirms that shareholders have largely...
12 Feb 2011

UK banking regulators: lunatics at the controls?

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When 'bank regulators are launching a new type of "stress test" that forces banks to consider unlikely but potentially disastr...
8 Feb 2011

Forced Ranking: UBS falls for Management Fad

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The ' forced ranking ' human resource management tool introduced by CEO Oswald Gruebel at UBS has created bad blood among employe...