Regulation

In my usual quiet way, I was interviewed by Bloomberg last Thursday in anticipation of the European Banking Authority (EBA), previously the Committee of European Bank Supervisors (CEBS), about the forthcoming stress tests released on Friday. Last year, these tests were quite laughable and this year I expected more of the same. Here's the whole…

Paul Volcker’s in town and he’s been everywhere! He popped up on Bloomberg, and “said the pace of financial-regulatory reform has slowed ‘to the point of ineffectiveness’ because of the complex work needed and resistance of lobby groups.” He made a few comments on Reuters, and said “there are limits as to how much more (the Federal Reserve)…

For the past two years, we have performed a major survey around the euro and the Eurozone, and how the developments of the infrastructures to support this is changing. The survey for 2011 is now live and looks at the world after the PSD and SEPA, particularly the implications of the end of the euro,…

For the past two years, we have performed a major survey around the euro and the Eurozone, and how the developments of the infrastructures to support this is changing. The survey for 2011 is now live and looks at the world after the PSD and SEPA, particularly the implications of the end of the euro,…

For a long while now the Tobin Tax, or Robin Hood Tax, has been discussed. It's been heavily promoted by sympathisers such as Richard Curtis and his luvvies mob, but has yet to gain serious traction in Parliament or amongst the G20. Nevertheless, it now looks like a Tobin Tax will be a reality as…

For a long while now the Tobin Tax, or Robin Hood Tax, has been discussed. It's been heavily promoted by sympathisers such as Richard Curtis and his luvvies mob, but has yet to gain serious traction in Parliament or amongst the G20. Nevertheless, it now looks like a Tobin Tax will be a reality as…