Archive for August, 2007
Friday, August 31st, 2007
romance.doc
I’m talking financial romance here. (It’s not that kind of site.) Macquarie Bank announced that it is splitting its investment banking activities into a separate non-bank subsidiary. That is very romantic.
Posted in Australia, Bank Management | No Comments »
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
rating-agency-whipping-boys.doc
The Mortgage Lending Crisis is a Government-Sourced Financial Crisis Made in London, Paris, Tokyo and Washington. Blaming the Rating Agencies is a cowardly act.
Posted in Games Bankers Play, The Banking Crisis, Polticial Decisions Affecting Banking, When Regulation Goes Wrong | No Comments »
Monday, August 27th, 2007
sovereign-funds.doc
If I were a citizen of Abu Dhabi, I would hate Sovereign Funds. But why does anybody else object?
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
china-lends-to-risky-mortgage-borrowers.doc
Yes, the survival of the global financial system depends on finding life on Mars. But that doesn’t mean we’re desperate.
Posted in Sovereign Funds, The Banking Crisis, Markets Matter, Polticial Decisions Affecting Banking | No Comments »