Ten years after Lehman, another crisis is in the making (Premium)

September 12, 2018

Global financial crisis, Lehman Brothers, topstory

A funny thing happens after a financial crisis: memories fade over time, people retire, and the warning signs of a financial crisis are not spotted until it’s too late. Basel…

A fascinating new paper on Lehman's failure points the blame at politics and Henry Paulson

July 26, 2016

Josh Galper

Collateral Management, Federal Reserve, Systemic Risk, US

Federal Reserve, Lehman Brothers, topstory

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In what should be required reading for anyone interested in financial history and the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-2009, Professor Laurence Ball of Johns Hopkins University has released “The Fed…

FASB will soon issue final rules on "repos to maturity". Will they be history?

January 28, 2014

Jonathan Cooper

Repo

FASB, Lehman Brothers, MF Global, repo to maturity

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The issue of how to deal with repos to maturity is still bouncing around. A January 16, 2014 article in Compliance Week by Tammy Whitehouse “FASB Readies Final Standard on…

The US debt uncertainty starts to affect repo, and we are getting concerned

October 10, 2013

Josh Galper

Federal Reserve, Lehman, Money Market Funds, Repo, US

Lehman Brothers, Liquidity, Repo, US default

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The lunacy in Washington over a possible US debt default is now manifesting in the repo markets, and repo is the canary in the coal mine. This is a troubling…

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