Cobden Partners on Radio 4
byThe Cobden Centre contributor and Cobden Partners founder Gordon Kerr was featured on BBC Radio 4’s Today yesterday talking about Kevin Dowd’s recent paper…
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Bank reform demands monetary reform – an essay for Banking 2020
byThis article was published yesterday at stevebaker.info. Today sees the return of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill to Parliament. It does not do enough. In…
Bankers’ bonuses and unlimited liability
byOn the 29th of February, Conservative MP Steve Baker tabled a 10 minute rule bill on bankers’ bonuses. In it he proposes that directors…
Reshaping risk-taking incentives
byThe evolution of banking as I have described it has satisfied the immediate demands of shareholders and managers, but has short-changed everyone else. There…
TCC’s Kevin Dowd on ‘The Decapitalization of the West’
byTCC Senior Fellow Professor Kevin Dowd recently gave a brilliant and must watch talk at the Adam Smith Institute. Very kind with his remarks…
Ringfencing retail banks – just rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic
byThe 363 page ICB report implies more rules, more regulation, substantial taxpayer costs in drafting, implementing and overseeing. Will this approach work to protect…
Kevin Dowd to speak at Adam Smith Institute
byKevin Dowd to speak at Adam Smith Institute On the evening of Monday 12th September 2011, TCC Senior Fellow, Professor Kevin Dowd, is giving…
Never Mind Keynes, Wealth Managers Should Read Kipling
byThis article appears courtesy of WealthBriefing, where it was first published. Whenever there is a crisis in financial markets such as that we have…
Kevin Dowd: A tale of three capitalisms
byProfessor Kevin Dowd has penned an excellent article for the Institute of Economic Affairs. Here’s a sample quote: Then there is the third and…