De nouveaux modèles opérationnels vont émerger
Le marché de la banque privée connait une mutation importante. De nombreuses réflexions ont été initiées de la part des principaux acteurs de l’industrie de la banque privée. Ces réflexions ont souvent eu comme point de départ le business model et les stratégies d’adaptation à mettre en œuvre face à ces mutations. L’ « effet ciseau » […]
A brief review of the economics of financial market intervention
The storm over end 2009 bonuses What are the social costs of the measures put in place ? State guarantees for bank debt Guarantees to banks will only cost money if the bank cannot subsequently honor its debts. If the bank pulls through, the state will pay nothing. State guarantees have generally not been provided free. […]
Introduction to structured securites
CDOs, CBOs, CLOs Context Recent events : The financial crisis in 2008 is inextricably linked to the development of collateralized structured securities. Collateralised debt obligations were the preferred structures used to package and refinance sub-prime real-estate mortgages together with normal mortgages. When the US economy slowed and the US real-estate market collapsed, the value of the […]
The paradox of risk regulation and risk management
Regulation of liabilities and assets In past articles we have looked at some of the aspects of risk-management, looking at the weakness of Basel 2 (non-definition of capital) and lack of a frame-work to assure liquidity adequacy. Here we look at the way in which the crisis has illuminated the way in the regulation of […]
Deposit bank responsibilities and the risks involved
The discussion on the obligations of deposiary banks in the light of the Madoff affair Christine Lagarde publicly compared the Luxembourg fund model negatively to the French one, particularly in respect of the obligations of depositary banks. Luc Frieden was provoked to respond at the beginning of the year (at a point when the CSSF […]
Central bank policy and asset inflation
Comments on the IMF WEO October 2009 “Lessons for Monetary Policy from Asset Price Fluctuations” Since the mid-80’s the global consensus has been that central banks should orientated their policy only towards the control of retail price inflation. The development of the financial crisis has sparked a renewed debate on enlarging to role of central […]
La crise est derrière nous
Un douloureux réveil La planète se réveille au lendemain d’une overdose de consommation : les américains surendettés, sans aucune épargne disponible, ont consommé comme des cigales pendant une dizaine d’années. Les nations laborieuses, l’Allemagne en tête leur ont vendu moultes machines outils, la Chine moultes biens de consommation électronique, la Suisse montres et bijoux de luxe, […]
Custody banks
A new role after the crisis ? Context Banks act as securities depositaries for their clients at various levels. Retail and private banks maintain securities accounts for their clients and in many market also often act as brokers too, passing client orders, registering transactions etc. Globalisation of investor activities and the industrialisation of investment products […]
Un impact capital sur l’architecture globale métier et applicative de l’industrie des fonds
L’initiative réglementaire UCITS IV s’inscrit dans le processus d’intégration des plateformes de distribution européennes et veut renforcer le principe de libre circulation des services financiers dans le cadre de l’UE. A la différence des directives précédentes, UCITS I-III avaient comme point d’attention le développement du volume de distribution, la directive UCITS IV est centrée sur […]
Impacts of the G20 resolution on the banking industry
Possible impacts of G20 resolution on the banking industry Interview with Alex Blinkhorn – Senior Manager NGR Consulting
