Lehman Brothers
A deal between eurozone finance ministers to insure against attacks on the currency may not be enough
24 May 2010
Repo 105 is not a scandal – it’s a revelation of the pressure that companies are under to massage quarterly figures
26 Apr 2010
The Valukas bankruptcy report into Lehman fuels the debate for global regulation and a review of Repo 105 is on the cards. But can governments, regulators and markets learn to play fair?
26 Apr 2010
Callan, O’Meara and Lowitt under fire. Melanie Stern reports
21 Mar 2010
Richard Meddings, finance director of Standard Chartered – one of the only banking groups to have survived the crisis virtually unscathed – is one of a clutch of top FDs confirmed to speak at this year’s FD Summit.
25 May 2009
After some exuberance since early March, financial markets have retreated modestly. While the pace of decline is moderating, most leading economies are still contracting and unemployment is rising. Download our financial markets charts by clicking here
25 May 2009
Despite all the initiatives launched by the government, the banks are still being accused of being more keen to get their money back than to lend it out again.
23 Feb 2009
Just as we were going to press with our interview with the CFO of the London Stock Exchange, it announces who will succeed Clara Furse.
13 Feb 2009
Real economic activity plummeted at a frightening pace in the aftermath of Lehman Brothers’ demise, halting the recent easing in financial tensions. A new financial crisis is not inevitable, but the risk is escalating.
26 Jan 2009
The collapse of Lehmans brings a new danger to pension funds: the risk that counterparties in swap deals could go under overnight. Is there a safe way to do liability-driven investment?
24 Nov 2008
Huge pay, questionable competence. Answers are needed about the role played by some of the FDs and CFOs at the most damaged financial institutions
27 Oct 2008
Emilio Botín has turned what was a virtually unknown Spanish bank into one of the world’s most profitable financial institutions
27 Oct 2008
Supply of affordable credit to companies will not recover until as late as mid-2010, according to finance directors and CFOs polled in accountancy firm Deloitte’s latest report on CFO sentiment.
27 Oct 2008
Fair value accounting is under increasing pressure as losses on writedowns tighten the credit markets further
27 Oct 2008
It is difficult to be optimistic about a speedy economic recovery. The recession will hit hard, but we will probably avoid a major depression
27 Oct 2008
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