Where’s the credit shortage coming from?
Have you ever wondered why it’s become so difficult to open, or even just simply operate, a bank account these days? Why your bank treats you in a way that […]
Tag Archives: banking
The Destabilizing Risks of Globally Coordinated Regulation
Punchy title, eh? But when there’s something nobody talks about, but everyone agrees when I mention it, it scares me. So here it is. In the aftermath of the financial […]
EU legal opinion on the Financial Transaction Tax
My opinions on the EU-11 Financial Transactions tax have been reported extensively in this blog, in May, April, and February this year. The legal advisor to EU finance ministers — the “Council legal service” […]
A New Road-Map for Deposit Insurance
Chatting with one of Europe’s former central bankers recently, we discussed how Cyprus could have been handled differently, and what it all means for European banking integration and deposit insurance. […]
Swiss Exec Pay Curbs: A Totally Different Animal
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 […]
The Sustainability Report 