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Gillian Tett: JPMorgan and the new masters of the universe
...undoubtedly suits the canny Dimon very well - at least cosmetically. But nobody should be in any doubt of Dimon's determination to stay in charge at JPMorgan for the foreseeable future - with or without a "rounded" financial face.gillian.tett@ft.com
Can today's philanthropy fend off future bank-bashing?
...thing that is crystal clear is that Goldman's competitors cannot afford any schadenfreude . As I said, the risk remains that the backlash today is just a foretaste of what is to come - for bankers across the street (and City).gillian.tett@ft.com
Philanthropy takes on bank bashing
...only thing that is crystal clear is that Goldman's competitors cannot afford any Schadenfreude. As I said, the risk remains that the backlash today is just a foretaste of what is to come - for bankers across the street (and City).gillian.tett@ft.com
Podcast: Martin Wolf and Gillian Tett on the bank collapse in Iceland
...this a problem now spreading to other countries? In a special podcast, Martin Wolf, FT chief economics commentator and Gillian Tett, capital markets editor, discuss the fallout from the Iceland crisis. Useful links:Insight: Iceland opens a Pandora...
Gillian Tett: Risky Greek pension funds deal
...feel much schadenfraude. After all, the Greek government is now threatening to probe the other 50-odd structured deals apparently sold to its pension funds since 1999. And who underwrote those? Some of the City's finest names.gillian.tett@ft.com
Gillian Tett: Legal arbitrage over distressed debt
...was because banks and hedge funds have realised that Europe's legal structure is so fragmented that it is creating endless opportunities for legal arbitrage. Cometh the hour, cometh the lawyers - on both sides of the Atlantic. gillian.tett@ft.com
Gillian Tett: Wild West debt sector is regulators' challenge
...also influence Eurotunnel shares, which are held by retail investors.) I would expect to see a lot more regulatory attention paid to London's credit markets in the coming years - whichever way Eurotunnel's debt prices move next. Gillian.Tett@ft.com
Gillian Tett: Why $6bn hedge fund loss left the finance world unruffled
...Manchester United loans it is not enough to study the club's cash flows; instead, football club investors had also better watch what is happening in the gas markets in Alberta - and all the diverse corners where hedge funds play.gillian.tett@ft.com
Gillian Tett: 'Plumbing' issue creates a real stink for Europe's central bank
...regulators are encouraging the credit derivatives world to use electronic trading. Let us hope Europe's policymakers act on the plumbing question soon. Otherwise, the next big financial shock could create a truly unpleasant mess. gillian.tett@ft.com
Gillian Tett: 'Slamming' shows how Wall Street loves to test the wire
...word "slamming " now vanishes from the Street, it is a fair bet that someone will be testing the wire again soon. After all, that is part of the creative genius of American financial capitalism; it is also its weakness.gillian.tett@ft.com
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