London Banker

Thursday, 26 May 2011

Concentration, Manipulation and Margin Calls

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Over the past 25 years the financial markets of the world have become highly concentrated in the intermediation of a handful of firms, and r...
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Monday, 21 March 2011

Quote of the Day: Greenspan's reputation dead as a parrot

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“Greenspan is an ex-Maestro; his reputation is pushing up the daisies, it’s gone to meet its maker, it’s joined the choir invisible. H...
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"You can't build a car with 97% of the parts"

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The title statement summarises the challenge for the global manufacturing sector with Japan's industry and logistics disrupted for an u...
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Friday, 18 March 2011

Inflation and Deflation revisited

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In December 2008 I came off the fence and plumped for deflation as inevitable . Mostly I reasoned that debasement of accounting practice, m...
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Sympathy and concern for Japan

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Children of Adam all come from the same source, When one is wounded, all share the pain, He who cannot feel the pain of others, Cannot ca...
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Thursday, 3 March 2011

Insurance and Banking: Risk, Resiliency and Harmonisation

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I attended an interesting discussion of risk management in the City this week, bringing together insurers with bankers. The two sectors man...
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Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Sap rising, a new job and the NHS

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I’m starting this month mildly optimistic. Those who have laden our societies with inequality and our economies with debt are being repudia...
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London Banker has been a central banker and securities markets regulator during a varied and interesting career in global financial markets.
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