Restructuring

The European Agreement Offers Other People's Money

Georges Ugeux | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Sovereign Debt, Debt, Bail-Out, Eurozone, Gnp, France, Restructuring, Basel III, European Union, Euro, Proprietary Trading, Greece, Germany, Private Sector, Volcker Rule, Banks, Efsf, European Financial Stability Fund, Europe, Business News
Georges Ugeux

The simple notion that China might be part of that new fund is sending waves throughout Europe. Does Europe need the IMF and China to resolve a $500 billion problem?

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CPD Faces Layoffs, Reassignments And Restructuring

Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Ernest Brown, Administration, Organized Crime, Garry McCarthy, Restructuring, Chicago-Impact, Chicago News, Garry McCarthy Chicago Police Chief, Brian Murphy, Organizational Development, Juan Rivera, Layoffs, Cpd-Reassignment, Rahm Emanuel Chicago Police, Detectives, Internal Affairs, Nicholas Roti, Beatrice Cuello, Patrol, Thomas Byrne, Chicago Police Department, Garry Mccarthy Cpd, Chicago News

A combination of reassignments and the elimination of several command positions will “trim the fat on executive staff” at the Chicago Police Depar...

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European Analogies to the 1920s and '30s

Robert Zevin | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: UK, Europe, Germany, Emu, Default, Restructuring, Eurozone, Portugal, Sovereign Debt Crisis, Spain, Euro, Greece, World News
Robert Zevin

The slow motion train wreck that is the Eurozone continues to roil bond markets, banks and governments as countries pursue policies of reduced spending.

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Why it Is Not Smart to Short the Euro

Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Parliament, Germany, Eurozone, Bankruptcy, Currency, Restructuring, European Union, United States, Short Selling, Paul Volcker, Euro, Sovereign Bonds, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Greece, Trade, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Bond, President Sarkozy, Imf, AAA Rating, US-Budget-Deficit, World News
Georges Ugeux

It took three years to execute the colossal task of changing currencies into Euros. The Euro is essential, and the current decision reinforces the European common currency.

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We Don't Need a New Version of the Glass-Steagall Act

Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Securitization, Credit Derivatives, Capital Markets, Equity Positions, Derivatives, Restructuring, Fixed Income, Federal Reserve, Banking Sector, Glass-Steagall, Business News
Georges Ugeux

I tend to believe that the Glass-Steagall approach, an institutional way to address the question, overlooks the importance of a market response.

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General Motors Europe and the Cold War

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Germany, Bailout, General Motors, Angela Merkel, Restructuring, Cars, Gerhard Shroder, Opel, Magna International, Business News
Diane Francis

The old saw is that "what's good for General Motors is good for America" and that's why the Magna International bid for GM's European operations is unlikely to succeed.

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The Flow-Chart Fallacy

Max Stier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Federal Workforce, Politics News, Partnership for Public Service, Federal Government, President Obama, President Obama Administration, Restructuring, Max Stier, Mergers, Politics News
Max Stier

Do reorganizations make government work better? The results have been mixed.

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Like Somali Pirates, Wall Street Holds U.S. to Ransom

Ann Pettifor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Treasury Department, Unemployment, Wall Street, 100 Days, Insolvency, Restructuring, Banks, Financial Crisis, Federal Reserve, Quantative Easing, Business News
Ann Pettifor

All this daylight robbery and confusion takes place because policymakers -- at the US Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the British government -- do not understand what is going on.

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Big Three Come Back To Congress With Different Agendas

New York Times | BILL VLASIC | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Three, Auto Bailout, Big Three Bailout, Ford Chrysler GM, Detroit Automakers Agenda, Restructuring, Nardelli, Wagoner, Mulally, Business News

DETROIT - The Detroit automakers have been lumped together for decades as the Big Three, and for good reason; their goals have usually been aligned. ...

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