17 August 2017 Better the devil you know?… Libor may be a dead man walking – but the pace will be very slow. by Frank O’Nomics There are many people in financial services who must wish that Libor had never been invented. Obviously those traders who are currently detained in Her Majesty’s prisons will be… Continue reading Issue 118:2017 08 17:Better the devil you know (Frank O’Nomics)
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Issue 101: 2017 04 20: Libor-ed into lowballing (Frank O’Nomics)
20 April 2017 Libor-ed Into Lowballing Time for the Bank of England to celebrate its role in saving our financial system? by Frank O’Nomics The BBC Panorama programme last week featured recordings of telephone conversations that suggest that in 2008 the Bank of England took steps to encourage traders to set an artificial level of… Continue reading Issue 101: 2017 04 20: Libor-ed into lowballing (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 65: 2016 08 04: Computers and Risk (John Watson)
04 August 2016 Computers and Risk Could what went wrong in banking go wrong elsewhere? by John Watson When Kevin Rodgers states that traders get better with age, he is wholly convincing. His book “Why Aren’t They Shouting?” (Random House Business Books 2016) takes you through his career as a banker specialising in foreign exchange… Continue reading Issue 65: 2016 08 04: Computers and Risk (John Watson)
Issue 14: 2015 08 06 UK News
6 August 2015 Week In Brief: UK NEWS CALAIS: Blame is the game as migrants continue to besiege the Calais terminal of Eurotunnel, with: Mr Cameron being criticised by Nigel Farage and others for referring to the migrants as a swarm; Eurotunnel criticising the French authorities for providing an insufficient number of police; Keith Vaz… Continue reading Issue 14: 2015 08 06 UK News
