Tea with FT

As a former Executive Director of the World Bank I know that the columnists of the Financial Times have more voice than what I ever had, and therefore they might need some checks-and-balances.

Would a child shouting out “the Emperor is naked” have his observation published in FT? Would he now need a PhD for that to happen?

For more see "A Blog is Born" at the very bottom.

Showing posts with label Martin Jacomb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Martin Jacomb. Show all posts
September 12, 2012

If prudent finance requires partnerships, why then are not regulators also made liable for bank losses?

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Sir, when Basel II states that banks need zero capital when lending to an infallible sovereign and 1.6 percent when lending to slightly mor...
February 11, 2010

What is ‘socially desirable’ to regulators can be very ‘socially undesirable’ to us

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Sir, Sir Martin Jacomb holds that “views on what activities are ‘socially desirable’ should play no part in the regulatory structure” but fa...
September 03, 2009

Why should our regulators favour our banks to lend to AAA rated clients? Senseless discrimination?

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Sir Martin Jacomb in “Regulators and bankers must share the blame” September 3 is so close to the truth that it hurts. He pinpoints exactly ...
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