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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?

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Showing posts with label counterparty risk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label counterparty risk. Show all posts
August 20, 2014

Most of the concern with derivatives derives only from the fact that “derivatives” sounds so deliciously sophisticated.

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Sir, Tracy Alloway and Michael Mackenzie when reporting on the “ Dangers to system from derivatives´ new boom ", August 20, might not ...
May 07, 2009

Do not undercut in any way the disciplinarian role of the market

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Sir as an Executive Director at the World Bank 2002-2004 and as member of its Audit Committee I remember as one of my biggest frustrations c...
January 26, 2008

FT should not lend support to the sophisticaters!

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Sir in “The start of the great unwinding” January 26 you say “Complexity also adds to the dangers that any part of the hyper-financial syste...
April 26, 2007

We need some new derivatives!

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Sir, Paul J Davies reports that Moody’s warns on change of control clause”, April 26, with respect to a clause that is supposed to protect t...
May 09, 2005

Market risks and counter-party risks, they all live in the same world.

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Sir Mr. Greenspan recently reminded the participants in the derivatives markets that the counter-party risks are still linked to the market ...
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