29 Oct 2011

Russia: do not learn the wrong things from Western Bankers

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'Senior western financiers (...) gathered in Moscow on Friday to advise Russia on its efforts to transform Moscow into an international ...

Fireproof the British Banking System

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'The remorseless logic of the monetary union is starting to bite' ( Financial Times ). The curse of the bad Deed (Goethe, Faust) hau...
27 Oct 2011

Banks should rely on customer deposits

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As in tighter regulation of maturity mismatches, future regulation of banks should also reduce the need for the interbank merry-go-round . B...
26 Oct 2011

Yahoo Board looks harder for new CEO

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Headlines such as this one illustrate that many boards are completely negligent in one of their key tasks - making sure that there is a prop...
25 Oct 2011

Today's Banks are by necessity a sort of Ponzi Scheme

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Martin Wolf's suggestions for banking reform may all be admirable but they are basically just reshuffling the chairs on the deck of the...
21 Oct 2011

Advice to the City of London: stop the bureaucratic control freaks before it is too late

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Reading Monsieur Barnier's latest utterings (pity he has no pregnant young wife, maybe that would put a stop to his unnecessary activit...
20 Oct 2011

Barnier on Rating Agencies: Shoot the Messenger!

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If banning ratings that do not suit the political establishment is all that the career bureaucrat Barnier can come up with, it is back to t...
18 Oct 2011

Deutsche Bank's exposure to Las Vegas Casinos

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When a single bank lends nearly USD 1 million per room (!!) to a Las Vegas casino-cum-hotel project one has to wonder what senior managemen...
12 Oct 2011

Highest Income Tax Rates Worldwide - KPMG Study

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A handy reckoner for those interested to move to a tax-friendly climate can be found here
4 Oct 2011

Dexia troubles - no surprise given waferthin capital cushion

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One glance at the balance sheet of the troubled lender makes it all-too-obvious what is at the heart of the banking crisis: equity capital i...