Category Archives: Banking
German banking game riskier with go to jail card
Negligent bankers could end up behind bars in Germany if a proposed bill passes. …
Commerzbank write-off highlights low-profit future
The German lender has announced a 560 million euro writedown on deferred tax accruals. …
Deutsche bosses live down to unfortunate tradition
(This comment has been initially published as a Reuters Breakingviews comment on 17 December 2012.)
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Filed under Banking
Why the Euro crisis is the key to a stronger Europe
This essay originally appeared in the first issue of “TLQ - The Digital Magazine For Thought …
Filed under Banking, Economic Policy, Financial Crisis, Monetary Policy
Bankers just don't get it
A new paper sheds light on an amazing learning disability within the financial sector: …
Filed under Banking, Financial Crisis, Regulation
Is there anyone who cares about the stress tests?
Moody’s, the rating agency, today has published an interesting analysis about the market reaction …
Filed under Banking, Financial Crisis
EU banks hold 194.1bn Euros of potentially toxic bonds
The 90 most important banks in the European Union jointly hold 194.1 billion Euros …
Filed under Banking, Financial Crisis
More on target: Draghi speaks out, CESifo in denial mode, FT Alphaville
The Target2 saga continues….
Lorcan Roche Kelly, Chief Europe Strategist at Trend Macrolytics gave me a pointer …
Filed under Banking, Monetary Policy, Target 2
