I just saw a new publication on the Basel website : Guiding principles for the replacement of IAS 39. Here are some highlights :
August 27, 2009
‘A picture says more than a 1000 words..a graph is probably worth more’ Read the whole article here.
August 25, 2009
The distribution of market returns is a quite difficult topic (at least in my humble opinion). However, I already wrote something about it a month ago. Here are some more insights based upon a white paper of JP Morgan Research.
August 13, 2009
Every day, the Economist publishes a so-called daily chart. Last week, the biggest publicly listed companies by market capitalisation were compared to see what they lost (in terms of market cap) during the past year.
August 12, 2009
The Black Swan Squawks – CNBC.com
August 12, 2009
Fannie Mae Eases Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending. Published : Thursday, September 30, 1999. NYTimes.
August 10, 2009
Van der Moolen, HFT’s loss: Dutch trading and brokerage firm Van der Moolen on Monday sought creditor protection (FT Alphaville) Flash Orders in Options Now Face Greater Scrutiny (Tradersmagazine) Goldman getting the hint on programme trading? (FT Alphaville)
August 7, 2009
Suddenly, there is a new discussion going on these days about the (latest ?) trading technique on the financial markets : high frequency trading. I believe the NYT was one of the first ones to write about this subject.
July 25, 2009
The story of Volkswagen and Porsche isn't a new one. In short, it could be summarized as follows.
July 23, 2009
In a previous post, I mentioned a recent book of the University of New York : ‘Restoring financial stability : how to repair a failed system’. The university also organised five lectures within the frame of the book’s content. The full versions of all these lectures are now online, so you can take a shortcut… [Read more…]
August 28, 2009
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