Saturday, January 3, 2015

The largest public investment program in history...

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... rescues billions from poverty ... Economist , June 1, 12013 ... and begets the largest fraud in history. Transparency, checks...
Thursday, March 6, 2014

Do We Need Ratings Agencies?

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TED.com recently published a talk by Annette Heuser about ratings agencies. She argues that the current ratings agencies need to be repl...
Sunday, March 2, 2014

How Your Customers Should Think About Bitcoin

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Bitcoin reminds me of the Gold Standard or UN SDRs. They're great in concept, but probably needs to weather a good crisis or two before...
Friday, June 29, 2012

Is the Future More or Less Secure?

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The Economist online is currently hosting a debate about cybersecurity and specifically the question of whether we are headed for a more...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Did You Know? ... The Makeup of the US Financial Services Industry

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This is the first of a new "Did you know?" category of posts which will appear periodically on this blog. These brief posts will ...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

Quote of the Day: KYC --> EPS

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An organization that positively knows its clients can obtain a commercial advantage over rivals. - KPMG, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance ...
Thursday, January 5, 2012

Food for New Years Thought: The Future of Banking

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Every consultant worth his salt is busy trying to write something prescient on the future business model for banks. GLG Research recently...