Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Just some initial thoughts on the overnight news that David Cameron is to become our new Prime Minister as head of a Conservative and Liberal coalition. First and foremost does his elevation spell the end for the Financial Services Authority as Cameron had promised to scrap it and return its regulatory ...
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published its final rules on the liquidity requirements expected of firms in the future. The far-reaching overhaul, designed to enhance firms’ liquidity risk management practices, is based on the lessons learned since the start of the credit crisis in 2007. The new rules, published ...
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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Just a quick blog about a great TV show I saw last night called Freefall on the BBC. The plot was about three central characters – a top City executive selling CDOs and other exotic investments, perhaps their first ever mention on a mainstream drama programme; a mortgage broker selling ...
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