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Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Raghuram Rajan |
Straight Talk Risky Business Even as financial markets evolve, we have to constantly rethink the ways they are regulated and supported by policy, all the while being careful not to snuff out creativity and innovation. Only then will we be able to utilize their true potential.  |
Finance & Development September 2009 Andrew Crockett |
Rebuilding the Financial Architecture What needs to be done to strengthen financial regulation and supervision?  |
IDB America July 2001 Ann Moline |
How to navigate in financial storms New book offers a practical approach to financial risk management in emerging markets...  |
Finance & Development March 2009 Kodres & Narain |
What Is to Be Done While there is enough blame to pass around, one key contributor to the global financial crisis was inadequate regulation. The scope of financial regulation needs to be revamped and the provision of liquidity improved. Here's how.  |
BusinessWeek April 1, 2010 Raghuram Rajan |
Making Debt Holders into Watchdogs Bank debt holders got off scot-free in the financial crisis. A tweak to the Dodd bill would make them soldiers in the war on foolish risk.  |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Noel Sacasa |
Preventing Future Crises The financial crisis has exposed weaknesses in the current regulatory and supervisory frameworks and made it clear that we are in need of regulatory reform.  |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2008 Anand Chokkavelu |
Why Paulson's Plan Works Saluting the Secretary of the Treasury's proposed overhaul of financial institution regulations.  |
Registered Rep. July 24, 2008 |
SEC Versus Fed: Who Should Regulate Investment Banks? In the wake of the sub-prime crisis and near-collapse of Bear Stearns in mid-March, regulatory reform for investment banks has become a popular topic in Washington and on Wall Street.  |
BusinessWeek May 15, 2006 Maria Bartiromo |
Straight Talk From The Fed Tim Geithner, president of the influential Federal Reserve Bank of New York, talks about the central bank's goals.  |
BusinessWeek June 12, 2006 |
Spending Other Peoples' Money John Gutfreund talks about risky banking, changes on Wall Street, and why banks take bigger chances after they go public.  |
Finance & Development December 2010 |
Risky Business Global banks will adapt to the new international rules on capital and liquidity, but at what cost to investors and the financial system?  |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: Consumer Credit Use economic data to gain the upper hand in your investing. The Federal Reserve's consumer credit report provides some useful information about the borrowing practices of typical consumers.  |
OCC Bulletin August 11, 2003 |
Liquidity Risk Interagency Advisory on the Use Of the Federal Reserve's Primary Credit Program in Effective Liquidity Management  |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Kang & Miniane |
Global Financial Turmoil Tests Asia As the global financial crisis spreads, how will Asia weather the storm?  |
Finance & Development September 1, 2006 Groome et al. |
Aging and Financial Markets Governments, domestic businesses, and financial markets compete globally for investment capital, and the potential economic effects of aging may adversely influence their competitive positions, as well as macroeconomic and financial stability.  |
U.S. Banker February 2009 Michael Sisk |
Capital Reservation The financial industry is in for a major regulatory overhaul, and one area that's getting lots of attention is capital ratios.  |
Knowledge@Wharton February 26, 2003 |
The Perils of Hedge Fund Regulation Hedge fund products are increasingly available to a broader audience than previously had access to this asset class. A barrage of news reports focused on hedge fund fraud and blowups raises the idea that regulation might provide a useful fix. So should hedge funds be regulated? No.  |
Investment Advisor July 2008 Jeff Joseph |
The Vicious Credit Cycle Goes Round and Round Financial institutions remain under threat from a self-feeding spiral of debt contraction that fuels asset liquidation that in turn triggers more debt contraction.  |
CFO April 1, 2011 Vincent Ryan |
The Big Fail Despite the reach of Dodd-Frank, the "too-big-to-fail" bank dilemma lives on.  |
HBS Working Knowledge March 20, 2006 Ann Cullen |
Unlocking Your Investment Capital Many companies can double or even triple their capacity to invest in strategic assets and competencies by properly managing their risk balance sheet.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2008 Jon Ruff |
Balancing Act Commercial real estate investors and traditional wealth managers live in the same world but speak different languages. Discover how liquid assets can best offset an investor's illiquid risks.  |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
This Will Cause the Next Financial Crisis Pension funds are getting desperate, turning to risky strategies to make minimal cash.  |
U.S. Banker March 2010 Joe Adler |
Get Ready for Rising Rates Near-zero interest rates won't last forever, and regulators are warning banks -- particularly those that added long-term assets using short-term funds -- to take steps to manage their risk.  |
Investment Advisor October 2007 Jason Brady |
Bottleneck While driven by fundamental weakness in U.S. real estate, in particular subprime loans, the current liquidity crisis has become a general lack of confidence in banking and financial institutions globally.  |
BusinessWeek May 13, 2010 Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to Nouriel Roubini In 2006, economist Nouriel Roubini famously predicted a global recession. His new book, Crisis Economics, addresses the consequences.  |
Finance & Development June 2010 Per Kurowski |
Letters to the Editor No reform can serve its purpose if it does not understand what is really wrong with the current regulations.  |
Finance & Development September 2011 |
Unconventional Behavior Innovative balance sheet policies of central banks helped during the recession, but they should be used only in exceptional circumstances.  |
HBS Working Knowledge July 21, 2010 |
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation What do Harvard Business School faculty experts who conduct research on financial markets and regulation and who, in many cases, have held leadership positions in the financial sector, think about the bill and its intended (and unintended) consequences?  |
Investment Advisor April 2006 Joseph & Kurdas |
Hedgeworld Hedge Fund Focus: Institutions Bypass Funds of Funds Increasingly, pension investments include direct allocations to hedge funds -- a long/short equity manager here, a couple of global macro managers there, or their current favorite -- multistrategy funds.  |
On Wall Street June 1, 2011 Lorie Konish |
Five Questions With Phil Angelides A conversation with Financial Crisis Inquiry Chairman Phil Angelides about the report's findings and how they can help shape the industry's future.  |
BusinessWeek May 2, 2005 Laura Cohn |
Europe's Pension Plans: Switching Over To Hedge Funds More institutional investors are going for higher returns -- and higher risks.  |
HBS Working Knowledge June 22, 2009 Roger Thompson |
"Too Big To Fail": Reining In Large Financial Firms The federal government should slap tough new regulations on all firms that pose "systemic risk" - the risk that a failure of one institution could wreak havoc across the entire financial system.  |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
How the Fed Affects You Federal Reserve decisions about interest rates trickle down to everyone.  |
Finance & Development March 1, 2006 Hilbers, Otker-Robe & Pazarba |
Going too Fast? Managing rapid credit growth in Central and Eastern Europe.  |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger |
Expert Roundtable: Will the Financial Reform Bill Prevent Future Crises? The House passed a bill to reform the financial services industry, leaving the Senate to vote on it after the July 4 recess. Experts consider the implications.  |
HBS Working Knowledge December 21, 2009 Roger Thompson |
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government's Role as Fixer In his new book, Too Big to Save, HBS senior lecturer Robert Pozen tells us how to fix the system.  |
Finance & Development March 1, 2002 Gerd Hausler |
The Globalization of Finance Financial globalization has brought considerable benefits to national economies and to investors and savers, but it has also changed the structure of markets, creating new risks and challenges for market participants and policymakers...  |
BusinessWeek June 25, 2009 Theo Francis & Mark Scott |
European Regulators Target U.S. Firms New regulatory efforts by European policymakers may put American banks, insurers, and money managers at a competitive disadvantage.  |
CFO November 1, 2010 Vincent Ryan |
Making Sense of Bank Reform The Dodd-Frank Act is arguably as inscrutable as the institutions and instruments it is supposed to fix.  |
BusinessWeek April 7, 2010 Paul M. Barrett |
The Wall Street Reform Fight We Really Need The coming Senate battle over the Dodd bill will distract attention from a simple, powerful change that could actually buffer banks against the next financial crisis.  |
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Operational Risk Poses Challenges to Financial Institutions and Regulators Operational risk is the chance that an institution may be laid low by an internal system failure -- such as not guarding against a rogue trader's activities -- or an external event.  |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Keller et al. |
The Bottom Line Weaknesses in public and private sector balance sheets could be the sign of a crisis in the making.  |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2008 Andrew Sullivan |
Why Lehman's Failure Is the Best Outcome As painful as it is, as painful as it will be, the fact that both the government and the financial industry let Lehman fail is ultimately a sign of confidence in our financial markets.  |
Finance & Development March 2011 Irena Asmundson |
What Are Financial Services? In the aftermath of the global crisis, there has been a call for tighter regulation of financial services. But what is a financial service?  |
Entrepreneur March 2009 Rosalind Resnick |
Alternative Investments: Pros and Cons Successful entrepreneurs -- especially those who have sold companies or taken them public -- are frequently offered investment opportunities that most investors can only read about in the paper. As with any other investment, they should well understand the risks before putting money in the pot.  |
Finance & Development June 2009 Giovanni Dell'Ariccia |
Asset Price Booms: How Can They Best Be Managed? Not all booms are alike -- making the right call on which policies to deploy depends on how assets are held and who is exposed to a possible bust  |
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2009 John Berlau |
Overregulation Plan Won't Fix Financial Crisis Initial reports indicate that these early hopes of a more accountable regulatory structure from the Obama administration have been dashed.  |
Investment Advisor October 2007 Ronald W. Roge |
To Hedge or Not to Hedge The underlying premise of hedge funds, to reduce volatility in a portfolio, is not in itself flawed. What can we do, as fiduciaries, to use them to achieve the performance necessary to meet our clients' long-term financial objectives?  |
Finance & Development March 2009 Amar Bhattacharya |
A Tangled Web Everyone agrees on reforming the governance of financial markets, but who will do what remains unclear.  |
U.S. Banker June 2010 Robert Bliss |
It's the Interconnectedness, Stupid The IMF s reform ideas contained in its Global Financial Stability report evaluate the complexities of international risk that U.S. regulatory proposals ignore.  |