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My Daily Fatwa: The political push against private equity
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International financial regulation until it bores you to death. Wednesday, October 03, 2007. The political push against private equity. Private equity has taken a bit of a back seat recently to the subprime mess, but an article in the Financial Times today (see " Capital markets face shift to opaque investors. In the US, of course, private equity is also an issue - albeit for different reasons. US Senators Byron Dorgan. D - North Dakota) and Tim Johnson. 8220;It is true that there is not the kind of ligh...
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My Daily Fatwa: And another thing...
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International financial regulation until it bores you to death. Friday, August 31, 2007. I want to continue my rant on the New York Times' recent article about how the subprime mess has led some in the "international community" to call for more input into US financial regulation. (See my screed here. And the NYT article here. I'm harping on this point because these academicians really should know better. For example, the article notes:. Rather than an argument that the US regulators are asleep on the job...
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My Daily Fatwa: China's "Nuclear" Currency Option
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International financial regulation until it bores you to death. Wednesday, August 08, 2007. China's "Nuclear" Currency Option. The London Telegraph is reporting that the Chinese government is threatening a massive sell-off of the $1.3 trillion-worth of US dollars it holds if the US Congress passes trade sanctions as a result of China's policy of undervaluing its currency. (See China threatens 'nuclear option' of dollar sales. What's worse, the Telegraph breathlessly reports this as a threat. All I'm sayi...
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My Daily Fatwa: New New Name for Consolidated Regulator
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International financial regulation until it bores you to death. Wednesday, July 25, 2007. New New Name for Consolidated Regulator. Head Mary Schapiro announced a name change, which you can read here. But that just leaves one question: Didn't Finra fight Godzilla in one of those 1960s Japanese. You remember, the guy in the fish suit who twirled around knocking over the little buildings with his radioactive fins? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. The Clinton Service Academy.
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My Daily Fatwa: Why the Heritage Foundation is getting its butt kicked by Cato
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International financial regulation until it bores you to death. Friday, August 17, 2007. Why the Heritage Foundation is getting its butt kicked by Cato. You don't have to go much farther to understand the ideological break up of the Republican Party than the Heritage Foundation's support. For an internal US passport. See Federal ID plan raises privacy concerns. Cato, on the other hand, is right. A national ID card is more about illegal immigration than national security. Of his party these days.). Links ...
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My Daily Fatwa: I'm not saying W has burned up some of his credibility with me...
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International financial regulation until it bores you to death. Wednesday, July 18, 2007. I'm not saying W has burned up some of his credibility with me. But I am saying these guys at Stratfor. Al Qaeda has reconstituted itself? As strong as they were pre-9/11? Then what the hell have you been doing for the past six years? Bush's problem is that the idea that Iraq is linked to al Qaeda rests on. Yes, we have a winner! Give Dr. Friedman the "Diplomatic Euphemism of the Month Award"! The UK FSA lapdogs.
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My Daily Fatwa: The UK FSA lapdogs
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International financial regulation until it bores you to death. Sunday, July 29, 2007. The UK FSA lapdogs. I know it's been a while since I bitched about the UK Financial Services Authority, but last Monday the Wall Street Journal (of all places! Published an article by Alistair MacDonald titled Assessing U.K. Watchdog - FSA's Regulatory Model Gets Some Raves in U.S. A Lapdog at Home? Jackson's research, along with a recent paper by Columbia Law School professor John Coffee (which can be read here. What ...
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My Daily Fatwa: The Clinton Service Academy
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International financial regulation until it bores you to death. Monday, July 30, 2007. The Clinton Service Academy. OK, I hate Hillary as much as the next guy, which means I fully expect her to win the next election. But her new proposal to have a national service academy for public servants is one of the most boneheaded idea in an election season full of boneheaded ideas. (See Clinton: Create Public Service Academy. Does the United States really need a École Nationale d'Administration. If "free educatio...
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My Daily Fatwa: Bernanke's competence on subprime crisis brought into question
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International financial regulation until it bores you to death. Tuesday, August 21, 2007. Bernanke's competence on subprime crisis brought into question. After all, nothing will bring into question your competence on an issue than for Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) to say you "get it." (See Fed ‘Gets It’ on Mortgage Crisis, Senator Dodd Says. Just as an example, has there ever been a more blatant case of begging for corporate welfare than Jim Cramer's beserk attack on Bernanke two weeks ago? The Fed is asleep!
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My Daily Fatwa: Roel Campos to leave SEC
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International financial regulation until it bores you to death. Thursday, August 09, 2007. Roel Campos to leave SEC. Democratic Commissioner Roel Campos announced today. The conspiracy theorist in me expects Paul Atkins. To leave soon as well, in a. Atkins, on the other hand, would rather be ideologically pure than in power. Furthermore, he has a tendency to get the other Republican commissioner (whoever that might be) to get onboard with him. And Democrat Annette Nazareth. View my complete profile.