Alchemists of Loss, Prof. Kevin Dowd
byWe are delighted to announce a forthcoming book by Cobden Centre Senior Fellow Professor Kevin Dowd and US-based journalist and former investment banker Martin…
Regulation
Do it for the money
byLast year two police women (WPCs) were discovered to have a reciprocal child-minding arrangement. It was initially declared unlawful. Child minders who receive payment…
A day of reckoning: how to end the banking crisis now
byDrawing on the work of Nobel Laureates in economics from three traditions, plus numerous other distinguished scholars, Cobden Centre Chairman, economist and successful entrepreneur…
Remove the systemic risk, don’t levy against it
byVia The Guardian, City minister campaigns to protect taxpayer from bank failures: City minister Lord Myners today stepped up the government’s campaign to ensure taxpayers…
Banking: the shape of the debate
byShould banks be permitted to operate with a fractional reserve on demand deposits or should 100% reserves be a legal requirement? Should there be…
A brief guide to money and banking
byToday, we publish our brief guide to money and banking. The Guide comprises: Four charts showing how Baxendale and Evans’ measure of the money…
How To Destroy the British Banking System –- Regulatory Arbitrage via ‘Pig on Pork’ Derivatives.
byFinancial engineer Gordon Kerr explains how to destroy the British banking system through the use of derivatives which take advantage of the regulatory system,…
The kindness of geniuses
byI once saw an advertisement for a book that would apparently reveal the secret of making a profit in the foreign exchange markets. I…
Chris Neal: If you want to “hug a hoodie” you need to befriend a banker
byCobden Centre Advisory Board member Chris Neal writes on ConservativeHome’s Platform: We have endured a torrid time of late and appear to be in the…
Derivatives and Regulatory Failure – Precipice Bonds
byFinancial engineer Gordon Kerr presents the prequel to his article How to destroy the British Banking System – Regulatory Arbitrage via “Pig on Pork”…