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April 2011

Note Trying to assess the Cajas’ mess

The real estate bubble was huge and now Spanish banks are in a mess. Two questions come to mind: why does this comes into the spotlight so late ? what is the exact size of the mess and what is the possible impact of a full stress scenario on financial markets (...)

March 2011

Regulation Basel III: regulators seem to ignore market failures

The changes in our regulatory framework (BASEL 3) and the widespread use of inappropriate IFRS rules will not solve the imbalances of the international financial and economic system

February 2011

Regulation Solvency II: The conventions of the standard model and possible adverse effects

The Solvency II framework will change the way insurance companies address the investments performance in risky assets, by adding a new parameter to the traditional risk / reward tradeoff ....

February 2008

Stories Nouriel Roubini, the man who predicted the crisis.....

In 2006, Nouriel Roubini had predicted that the United States was in danger of being hit by a serious depression, statements which made people smile at the time. Two years later, no-one is laughing, or so the New York Times (...)

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