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Category Archives: Finance

retirement systems / tax systems / banking system / insurance sector

Cyprus, Round Two

March 20, 2013by karlstrobl 5 Comments

Commentary is wildly diverging over whether the Cypriot parliament’s rejection is a big deal or not. Surprisingly many articles predict something like Europe-wide bank runs, Russian Mafia killings, and what […]

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Current affairs, Finance

Cyprus: The State Giveth, The State Taketh Away

March 18, 2013by karlstrobl 4 Comments

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 […]

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Current affairs, Demographics, Finance
A Bridge to Nowhere; image by Martin Burns (flickr)

From the Fiscal Cliff to the “Terrorism of Exceptions”

March 6, 2013by karlstrobl 2 Comments

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 […]

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Demographics, Finance
photo by pixelshoot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69070275@N03/)

Swiss Exec Pay Curbs: A Totally Different Animal

March 6, 2013by karlstrobl Leave a comment

Following my article on the EU bonus curbs, I got so many comments that — with Switzerland “following suit” — who still believes that these curbs are wrong? This is […]

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Finance

EU Bonus Curbs: The Art of Having Oneself Over a Pork-Barrel.

March 4, 2013by karlstrobl Leave a comment

According to Wikipedia: over a barrel means to be in a predicament or helpless in a situation where others are in control. It seems rather amazing, then, that it is possible […]

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Finance

EU-11 “To Bin” Tax: The Coming of the Great White Handkerchief

February 21, 2013by karlstrobl 3 Comments

Quoting from wiki.ironchariots.org: The Great Green Arkleseizure is a deity mentioned in a work of fiction by Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Although not offically considered a god, the Great Green Arkleseizure is […]

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Current affairs, Finance

Interview with SRP (part 2)

February 6, 2013by karlstrobl Leave a comment

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 […]

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Demographics, Finance

Interview with SRP (part 1)

February 6, 2013by karlstrobl Leave a comment

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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Demographics, Finance

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