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Lessons from history IV: Banking separation (2/3). The true history of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933
The Glass-Steagall Act was adopted by US Congress in 1933. It separated investment banks and commercial...
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A misleading argument on bank separation – the “client facing” criterion
For believers in the good of the market, the arguments for bank separation are as simple...
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Lessons from history III: Banking separation (1/3) The Other Separation: the separation of Banking and Commerce in the United States
A good way to put the separation of investment and commercial banks into perspective is to...
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Airlines and energy companies must disclose their derivatives trading too
Big corporates must play by the rules on derivatives trading as well as big banks. That...
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Interview with Paddy Hirsch
Paddy Hirsch is a US-based journalist and financial blogger who likes to explain financial mysteries –...
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#NoMoreCrises: Unkept Promises of Reform
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Buying complex retail investment products
In the butcher’s shop you see two options: one says 90% lean beef, the other says...
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Who are the senior bankers calling for separation?
Here is a list of senior bankers and key industry figures calling for the complete separation...
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Banking union: untangling sovereigns from their banks
How do you end the feedback loop between sovereign states and their banks? As the Eurozone...
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