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The big bailout mop-up

Looking through the key headlines of last week, the biggest headline of the week had to be the one from the Daily Telegraph: “£2,000,000,000,000” That’s about the size of the bailout budget generated by the actions of Gordon Brown and other world leaders over the past week. In the UK, that bill of £500,000,000,000 ($850…

The big bailout mop-up

Looking through the key headlines of last week, the biggest headline of the week had to be the one from the Daily Telegraph: “£2,000,000,000,000” That’s about the size of the bailout budget generated by the actions of Gordon Brown and other world leaders over the past week. In the UK, that bill of £500,000,000,000 ($850…

Who’s to blame for this market meltdown?

The last month has seen the world crippled by financial markets that have dried up. Everyone is looking to blame someone, and governments are running around desperately trying to work out how to get the markets’ heart beating again. For all the efforts of everyone, it doesn’t seem to be working although we hope ,…

Who’s to blame for this market meltdown?

The last month has seen the world crippled by financial markets that have dried up. Everyone is looking to blame someone, and governments are running around desperately trying to work out how to get the markets’ heart beating again. For all the efforts of everyone, it doesn’t seem to be working although we hope ,…

Who’s to blame for this market meltdown?

The last month has seen the world crippled by financial markets that have dried up. Everyone is looking to blame someone, and governments are running around desperately trying to work out how to get the markets’ heart beating again. For all the efforts of everyone, it doesn’t seem to be working although we hope ,…

Who can get this heart beating?

Each day it gets harder to know what to say about the events taking place all around us. Sure, a bit of gallows’ humour, a bit of a laugh, a stick two fingers up at the markets and then put your hands together and pray things get better … it just gets hard to know…

Who can get this heart beating?

Each day it gets harder to know what to say about the events taking place all around us. Sure, a bit of gallows’ humour, a bit of a laugh, a stick two fingers up at the markets and then put your hands together and pray things get better … it just gets hard to know…

Who can get this heart beating?

Each day it gets harder to know what to say about the events taking place all around us. Sure, a bit of gallows’ humour, a bit of a laugh, a stick two fingers up at the markets and then put your hands together and pray things get better … it just gets hard to know…

New G30 report on Financial Supervision

The Group of Thirty have just released a special report entitled: "The Structure of Financial Supervision: Approaches and Challenges in a Global Marketplace". Here’s the blurb: "This G30 special report compares and analyzes different approaches taken in financial regulation, revealing the advantages and challenges of supervisory structures in seventeen markets. It is the first time…

New G30 report on Financial Supervision

The Group of Thirty have just released a special report entitled: "The Structure of Financial Supervision: Approaches and Challenges in a Global Marketplace". Here’s the blurb: "This G30 special report compares and analyzes different approaches taken in financial regulation, revealing the advantages and challenges of supervisory structures in seventeen markets. It is the first time…