10 Sept 2013

More Swaps, more Risks

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Glad to see that another swap market  (Chinese Yuan) seems to be in rude health, but nearly all swaps are facilitated by a bank acting as co...
22 Aug 2013

Government Mis-Selling Scandal

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Having been on the receiving end of many a sales call trying to convince me of the necessity of buying identity theft protection for my cred...
20 Aug 2013

CMI should know better - no point in meaningless comparisons

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When the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) proclaims that women on average receive a lower bonus than men one has to wonder what purpos...

FATCA - Testimony to EU Incompetence

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While no one can blame the US for perpetrating legislative overreach as long as it gets away with it the oppressive  FATCA  legislation woul...
17 Jun 2013

Co-op Bank: Slaughter of the Innocents?

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Talk of bailing-in holders of certain bonds demonstrates that investors and depositors in European Banks are well-advised to be ultra cautio...
13 Jun 2013

Hester to leave RBS by 'mutual agreement'

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Replacing the CEO? No problem, George Osborne can try his hand on running a real business, and his friend/buddy Cameron can fill the role of...
10 Jun 2013

Bureaucrats to run UK Financial Sector

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The Great, the Good and the Not-so-Good are slowly taking over the running of the UK Financial Sector. After all, it the Establishment manag...
22 May 2013

EU Bonus Cap - Welfare for all is ultimate destination!

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One may agree with this policy  ( EU casts wider net for Bank Bonuses, CNBC ) or not - but there will be many side-effects, intended or not...
7 May 2013

Commerzbank defeated in Bonus Fight

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All managers involved in employee compensation will be well advised to study the implications of this protracted legal case (see here  and h...
17 Apr 2013

Scariest Part of Gold Crash?

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Reads a headline but the article forgets to mention what really should scare investors, market professionals and regulators: the fact that t...