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Lehman Brothers

David Kern is chief economist at the British Chambers of Commerce

Opinion

The Macro View: Cost of euro currency stability – an eyewatering €750bn?

A deal between eurozone finance ministers to insure against attacks on the currency may not be enough

24 May 2010

Robert Bruce is a leading commentator on accountancy issues

Opinion

Corporate Governance: Repo accounting and the pressure to massage figures

Repo 105 is not a scandal – it’s a revelation of the pressure that companies are under to massage quarterly figures

26 Apr 2010

Analysis

Valukas Report, Lehman and the need to review Repo 105

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

Analysis

Lehman CFOs face 'Repo 105' questions

Callan, O’Meara and Lowitt under fire. Melanie Stern reports

21 Mar 2010

Analysis

Stanchart's Richard Meddings joins FD Summit 2009

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

Analysis

Market comment: Premature market euphoria gives way to sober realism

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

Feature

Give us the cash: what will it take to get credit flowing again?

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

Feature

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: London Stock Exchange FD – Lucky for some: New CEO for London Stock Exchange - FD misses out

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

Analysis

Comment: Real economy plunge threatens new collapse

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

Feature

Safe haven: Lehmans downfall changes the face of liability-driven investment

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

Feature

Taking stocks: Finance chiefs have a lot to answer for

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

Analysis

Santander – who is behind the world's 5th most profitable bank?

Emilio Botín has turned what was a virtually unknown Spanish bank into one of the world’s most profitable financial institutions

27 Oct 2008

Analysis

Credit to corporates to remain blocked until 2010

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

Analysis

SEC issues statement clarifying 'fair value'

Fair value accounting is under increasing pressure as losses on writedowns tighten the credit markets further

27 Oct 2008

Analysis

Is economic recovery likely?

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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Latest Opinion

Business' best friend

Finance people must be the critical friend of business, writes CIMA's John Windle

Cutting electronic systems down to size

To be more competitive, we need far less management in companies, government and our electronic systems

Markets are too addicted to repeated doses of cheap cash

Large injections of liquidity by the major central banks have played a key role in underpinning recent bouts of optimism, but danger is still lurking in the shadows

Latest Analysis

Practical implications of a GAAR

The lack of certainty may inhibit many arrangements which are currently felt to be part of everyday planning, writes Owen Clutton

IAS 39 problems flare up again

Pirc is advising shareholders to vote against Barclays’ annual report. Richard Crump finds out why

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