Deflation the symptom, Demographics & Debt the disease; Default the cure?
You should fear deflation, or so the story goes, as it puts a brake on the economy: In a deflationary environment, people expect the same amount of money to be worth […]
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The Future of Offshore Outsourcing: The Case of India
My blog has been silent for a while, as I got ready to speak in Bangalore, India, where my friends at AMBA put on a great conference on offshore outsourcing […]
Ready for Ageing? The House of Lords (Thinks It) Is…
We should envy the UK for having the House of Lords! For they have given us a useful reminder of the consequences of an ageing society. But, like most such […]
Cyprus: The State Giveth, The State Taketh Away
All eyes are on the Cypriot parliament. Will they, or won’t they approve the deal that takes a cut from all deposits, including small ones, in order to get the […]
From the Fiscal Cliff to the “Terrorism of Exceptions”
In my earlier blog on how the EU manages to have itself over a pork-barrel, I promised to follow on with the example of the US Fiscal Cliff. It is instructive […]
The Demographic Brink before the Fiscal Cliff
Sometimes seeing stuff that is hidden in easily and publicly available data is hard. The data I have in mind today is the age pyramid, which, when depicted graphically, magically […]
Interview with SRP (part 2)
The following is an article that appeared in http://www.structuredretailproducts.com/news/latest Institutions Eye the Advisory Side of the Retirement Solutions Sector 31 Jan 2013 Karl Strobl is the former global head of structured […]
Interview with SRP (part 1)
The following is an article that appeared in http://www.structuredretailproducts.com/news/latest The Rules of the Retirement Solutions Game Need to Change 30 Jan 2013 Karl Strobl, the former global head of structured products […]
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