global financial crisis
How ‘resilience’ became global finance’s mirage of strength
The borrowed metaphor now obscures more than it explains
Bank of England’s Bailey warns First Brands, Tricolor collapses may herald worse to come
BOE plans to run a “stress test” with private equity and credit industry
The crash that could torch US$35 trillion of wealth: Gita Gopinath
The world has become dangerously dependent on American stocks
Crisis memory, geopolitics and the risks of financial contagion
The question of how well we can deal with shocks in our future is not at all clear
Private equity: Five lessons from the GFC
UP UNTIL the 2008 credit crunch, the conventional recipe for success in private equity (PE) was straightforward: Just pour in debt and stir. A generous dose of leverage typically spiced up the financi...
IMF has adequate resources but needs quota reforms, Yellen says
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday (Apr 14) said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has adequate resources to deal with global financing challenges but needs to follow through with “fair ...
Banking turmoil : Stay invested, this too shall pass
HISTORY doesn’t repeat, but rhymes.
The ongoing banking debacle is not a rerun of the global financial crisis – neither its good nor its bad bits
INVESTORS these days are constantly confronted with crises. In early 2020, the Covid pandemic was spreading across many countries. In early 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine.
Hong Kong overnight funding costs double in sign of cash squeeze
THE cost of borrowing overnight in Hong Kong jumped the most in at least 17 years, with analysts pointing to reasons including stress in the global financial system and quarter-end cash hoarding.
Investing lessons in 2023 from the dotcom crash and GFC
ONE month into the new year, many investors are looking to turn the page on a turbulent 2022
