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How banks learnt to play the system
May 06 2009 20:02
The results of the US stress tests are a harsh judgment on the biggest US banks and a damning verdict on Basel and two decades of capital adequacy regulation. If governments want to do better this time, they must learn the lesson that banks faced with new balance sheet rules will strive to evade those rules, writes John Gapper Read more »
Until death or a downturn do us part
May 06 2009 22:13
Does economic turmoil wreck marriages? Divorce lawyers report no great surge in business. But instead of recognising pre-nuptial agreements, courts handling high-value cases should reduce huge settlements that distort behaviour, writes Jonathan Guthrie Read more »
Insolvent banks should feel market discipline
May 06 2009 14:48
Big banks should be allowed to fail, as the knock-on risks can be managed, write Matthew Richardson and Nouriel Roubini Read more »
Hyperactive Sarkozy has failed to deliver
May 06 2009 22:23
President Sarkozy has elevated action – and how it is perceived by the public – over results. This is to the detriment of in-depth reform, writes Zaki Laïdi Read more »
Ascendant China eclipses trailblazing Japan
May 06 2009 22:39
There is a mixed sense of pride and trepidation at the rise of an Asian superpower, but the regional sway Beijing exerts contrasts markedly with Tokyo's attempts at leadership, writes David Pilling Read more »
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