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This table summarizes the losses by banks and securities firms as a result of the subprime crisis. Source: Bloomberg. If you are faced with a question on how to rank the losses resulting of the subprime crisis (see video here, … Continue reading →
04. May 2008 by kasi
Categories: Discussions |
Tags: banks, bloomberg, securities firms, subprime crisis |
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Deutsche Bank has a glossary for market and stock terms. They list the following international financial institutions: AIBD – Association of International Bond Dealers, now ICMA. BIS – Bank for International Settlements EBR – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development … Continue reading →
23. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Memo |
Tags: aibd, banks, bis, definition, deutsche bank, ebr, ecb, ecsda, eib, iasb, iasc, icma, imf, issa, stocks |
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George Reisman, who is associated with the Mises Institute, has written an interesting article called “Our Financial House of Cards“. As a student of Ludwig von Mises, he exemplifies the thinking of the Austrian School of Economics which is, like … Continue reading →
19. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Discussions |
Tags: austrian school of economics, banks, credit rating agencies, economic theory, george reisman, goverment-sponsored-mortgage-lenders, libertarian, ludwig von mises, minimum capital requirement, subprime crisis |
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In commenting the G7/FSF-report, Bill Cara makes an exemplified critique in the tradition of the American Populist movement: The G-7 meetings are ‘potentially’ the most important in the world. This is the gathering of Finance/Treasury Ministers and Central Bankers of … Continue reading →
15. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Discussions |
Tags: banks, bis, central banks, finance ministers, financial regulation, g7 |
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French Finance Minister Christine Lagard has compared the recent FSF-report released by the G7 Finance Ministers last week to the Plaza Accord (as quoted by Christopher Swann in an article at Bloomington): The April 11 statement was “not very different” … Continue reading →
15. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Discussions |
Tags: accounting standards, banks, christine lagard, exchange rates, finance ministers, france, fsf, g7, iasb, plaza accord |
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The FSF Report on Financial Stability (called “Enhancing Market and Institutional Resilience”) was yesterday approved by the G7. To assess the impact of the report on the global financial architecture and the responses to the credit crisis in the financial … Continue reading →
13. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Reports |
Tags: banking supervision, banks, credit rating agencies, exchange rates, financial regulation, financial stability, fsf, g7, imf, sovereign wealth fund, subprime crisis |
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Institution: Institute of International Finance Abbreviation: IIF Type: Private Founded: 1983 Members Total: 350 members headquartered in more than 60 countries. Mostly commercial banks, but membership is also open to Securities firms, Fund managers. Law firms, Multinational companies, Stock exchanges, … Continue reading →
02. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Organisations |
Tags: banks, financial architecture, financial institutions, iif, josef ackermann, private, washington |
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