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Inside the Wall Street Journal's Future of Finance Initiative

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 12.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Total Return Swap, Alistair Darling, Financial Stability Board, Financial Reform, Carlyle Broup, Too Big to Fail, Ccc, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Socially Useless, Allianz Global Investors, Wall Street Journal, Paul Volcker, Ana Botin, Finanancial Innovation, JPMorgan Chase, Sir Howard Davies, Elizabeth Corley, Mario Draghi, Hedge Funds, Future of Finance Initiative, Barclays Plc, Financial Crisis, Bear Stearns, Securities and Exchange Commission, Moody's, Robert Diamond, Peloton, Banesto, Business News
Janet Tavakoli

We, the middle aged financiers, are responsible for taking action on the issue of massive financial fraud. If we don't, we will never restore trust in the financial system.

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Does Gordon Brown Attempt to Kill the City?

Georges Ugeux | Posted 12.10.2009 | World

Read More: London, Alistair Darling, UK Parliment, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Tony Blair, President Sarkozy, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Labor Government, Barclays, World News
Georges Ugeux

While fighting a regulatory battle President Sarkozy and Chancellor Merkel, Prime Minister Gordon Brown is slowly but surely killing the City.

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RBS ATM Withdrawals Were Monitored Hourly During Banking Crisis

The Guardian | Jill Treanor | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Uk, Alistair Darling, UK Bailout, Fsa, City, Royal Bank of Scotland, London, Financial Services Authority, Wall Street, Rbs, Britian, Lehman Brothers, Atms, RBS Bailout, Banks, Northern Rock, Economy, Lloyds, Hbos, Business News

City watchdogs were monitoring cash withdrawals from Royal Bank of Scotland every hour during the height of the banking crisis, the Guardian can revea...

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Financial Reform: Political Will For Change May Be Disappearing

ft.com | Norma Cohen | Posted 10.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Alistair Darling, Financial Reform, Economy, Tim Geithner, Banking Regulation, Imf, g20, Financial Regulation, Business News

As the world's banking system teetered on the brink of collapse just about a year ago, there were widespread, heartfelt, calls for reform. Politici...

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First Encounter with Secretary Tim Geithner at London's G-20 Summit

Rani Singh | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Alistair Darling, G20 Summit, Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, London, Pittsburgh, Washington, Business News
Rani Singh

When Secretary Tim Geithner walked into his press conference, he had a surety and purpose about him which commanded attention.

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Economic 9-11: Did Lehman Brothers Fall or Was It Pushed?

Ellen Brown | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Naked-Short-Selling, Gordon Brown, Alistair Darling, Federal Bailouts, Bank for International Settlements, Sec, Global Currency, Financial Stability Board, Globalization, Northern Rock, Timothy Geithner, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, September 11th, Business News
Ellen Brown

Why was Bear Stearns saved from bankruptcy but Lehman Brothers was not? How could the decision makers not realize the dire consequences of letting Lehman go down?

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UK Economy Sinks Amid Worst British Financial Crisis Since Great Depression

Sheldon Filger | Posted 05.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Gordon Brown, British Banking Crisis, Alistair Darling, Financial Crisis, Uk Economy, David Cameron, Business News
Sheldon Filger

The UK economy has been transformed, in effect, into a candle burning at both ends. Tony Blair may have been called George W. Bush's lap dog, but Gordon Brown is proving to be his economic disciple.

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